2019
4-H DIVISION
COUNTRY HAM FESTIVAL
GENERAL RULES
1. Exhibits under supervision of Trigg County 4-H Council and the County Extension Service.
2. Only members enrolled in the Trigg County Extension 4-H Program are eligible to enter. Exhibits should not have been entered in previous Ham Festivals.
3. All exhibits must be work of 4-H member and only one entry per category.
4. Exhibits must be entered Thursday, October 10th at the Cadiz Baptist Church Annex Building between 9:00 a.m.- noon. Exhibits and prize money can only be picked up on Monday, October 14 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 at the Cadiz Baptist Church Annex Building.
5. Exhibits to be displayed; Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Cadiz Baptist Church Annex.
6. Neither the Festival & Fair Board, 4-H Council, nor the facility owner will be responsible for loss or damages.
7. All classes judged: Blue-$3.00; Red-$2.00; White-$1.00. Judges’ decisions are final. Prize money will be distributed by person(s) in charge.
8. Prize money support provided by State Department of Agriculture (50%) and the Trigg County Country Ham Festival. For more information on specific questions and items, call the Trigg County Cooperative Extension Office, (270) 522-3269.
SEWING
Items should be clean and pressed.
4H01 Shorts or skirt
4H02 Tote bag or purse
4H03 Shirt, shorts, pants with zipper
4H04 Tote bag, purse, gym bag with zipper
4H05 Upcycled Clothing
4H06 2 piece outfit
4H07 Other Sewn Item
4H08 Small hand sewn item
4H09 Small machine stitched item
NEEDLEWORK
4H10 Crochet Item
4H11 Knitted Items
4H12 Placemat with fringed edges
4H13 Square rag pillow
4H14 Machine quilted item
4H15 Hand quilted item
4H16 Machine quilted runner
4H17 Quilted Wall Hanging
FOODS
Food exhibits must be in a disposable container and put in plastic bags.
4H18 4 Colossal Chocolate Chip Cookies
4H19 4 Chocolate Chip Cookies
4H20 4 Oatmeal Cookies
4H21 4 Bar Cookies
4H22 4 No Bake Cookies
4H23 4 Chocolate Chip Muffins
4H24 4 Blueberry Muffins
4H25 4 Cornmeal Muffins
4H26 4 Biscuits
4H27 4 ½ carrot or zucchini cake
4H28 One-half Loaf Banana Bread
4H29 One-half Loaf Pumpkin Bread
4H30 3 Soft pretzels
4H31 ½ Chocolate cake
4H32 4 Pieces Chocolate Fudge
4H33 4 Brownies
4H34 Cake decorating
ENTOMOLOGY
4H35 Insect Collection – Unit I
25-50/4 orders
4H36 Insect Collection – Unit II
50-100/8 orders
HOME ENVIRONMENT
4H37 Wastebasket
4H38 Bulletin Board
4H39 Table Setting
4H40 Small article made from cloth
4H41 Accessory for the Home
4H42 Color Collage
4H43 Refinished Wooded Item
4H44 Handmade card
GEOLOGY
4H45 15-25 Specimens labeled rock, fossils, and minerals
WOODWORK
4H46 Birdhouse
4H47 Large wood item
4H48 Wood item – not from a kit
4H49 Small Wood Article
4H50 Wood Items/From Kit
4H51 Other Wood Items
FOOD PRESERVATION
Must be in standard canning jars. Jars not processed by correct methods and not sealed will be disqualified.
4H52 Sweet Pickles
4H53 Dill Pickles
4H54 Jam or Jelly
4H55 Preserves
4H56 Tomatoes
4H57 Other canned item
4H58 Green Beans
4H59 Fruits
4H60 Corn
4H61 Dried Fruit
4H62 Salsa
4-H FORESTRY
4H63 Collection of 10 Leaves, Representing 10 Forest
Trees in Kentucky
4H64 Collect and Mount 5 Stems, Leaves, and Fruit,
Representing 5 Trees in Kentucky
ARTS & CRAFTS
4H65 Needlepoint, crewel, embroidery
4H66 Cross-Stitch and Counted Cross-Stitch
4H67 Handmade Bowl
4H68 Recycled Item
4H69 Painted T-Shirt, Sweat Shirt
4H70 Other Painted/Decorated Item
4H71 Leather Craft
4H72 Potholders
4H73 Other Crafts
4H74 Ceramics/Clay
4H75 Woven Item
4H76 Key Chain
4H77 Felt Art
4H78 Decoupage
4H79 Decorative Wreath
4H80 Heritage Craft
4H81 Hair Accessories
4H82 Painting- Oil, Acrylic Watercolor
4H83 Magnet
4H84 Drawing- Pen, Pencil
4H85 Jewelry
4H86 Popsicle Stick Item
4H87 Stained Glass
4H88 Scrapbooking
FIELD CROP
4H89 Best 3 Ears Corn
4H90 Best Hay (1/2 bale)
4H91 Best 3 Soybean Vines
4H92 Best Burley Tobacco (2 hands or stalks)
4H93 Best Dark Fired Tobacco (2 hands/stalks)
4H94 Best Air-Cured Dark Tobacco (2 hands or 2 stalks)
4H95 Best Shelled Corn (1 pt.)
4H96 Best Harvested Soybeans
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
4H97 Best Potatoes (3)
4H98 Best Sweet Potatoes (3)
4H99 Best Onions (3)
4H100 Best Tomatoes (3)
4H101 Best Apples (3)
4H102 Best Squash (3)
4H103 Best Pears (3)
4H104 Best Pumpkin
4H105 Best Bell Peppers (3)
4H106 Best Hot Peppers (3)
4H107 Best Green Beans (6 pods)
4H108 Best Other Vegetable or fruit
4H109 Best Watermelon
4H110 Best Cantaloupe
4H111 Best Gourd
4H112 Best Okra (6 pods)
4H113 Peas (6 pods)
POULTRY
4H114 Best 6 White Eggs
4H115 Best 6 Brown Eggs
4-H ELECTRIC
1. See General Rules applying to all 4-H exhibits.
2. All exhibits requiring blubs must have correct size.
3. Use of molded plug-ins is discouraged.
4H116 Electric Lamp
4H117 Extension Cord
4H118 Electric Circuits or Kits
PHOTOGRAPHY
1. All pictures must be made during the current 4-H year.
2. Each picture must be mounted securely. Rubber cement or
dry mounting tissue. DO NOT use photo mounting corners.
3. Pictures should be mounted on sturdy mounting board or
poster board.
4. Pictures may be cropped (trimmed).
5. Absolutely no writing on front of mounting board.
6. Only one entry per class – per 4-H member.
7. Photography will be judged on the basis of:
Storytelling ability and/or creativity – 25%
Photographic quality – 35%
Composition – 30%
Overall neatness – 10%
4H119 Two photos showing shadows
4H120 Sequence of 3 photographs: subject: a hobby
4H121 Single photo: subject : animals
4H122 Three different points of view of the same subject
4H123 Three to Five photographs of an event
4H124 Five photographs showing movement
4H125 Photo: subject – person
4H126 Single photo: subject – still life
4H127 Single photo that tells a story
4H128 Photos to make a brochure
4H129 Single Horticulture photo
4H130 4 Horticulture photos showing a sequence
4H131 6 Horticulture phot
