MENDOCINO COUNTY FAIR and APPLE SHOW
MENDOCINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCarrie Brown, Chair
Dan GjerdeDan HamburgJohn McCowen
Tom Woodhouse
MENDOCINO COUNTY FAIR AND APPLE SHOW BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANDOFFICERS
Wayne Hiatt, PresidentCraig Titus, Vice-President
Eva Johnson, TreasurerWilliam F. (Jim) Clow, Jr., Honorary Director
Bill HolcombFrank Wyant
Morgan BaynhamCecilia Pardini
COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEEMendocino County Farm Centers
Mendocino County GrangesMendocino County 4-H Clubs
Mendocino County Future Farmers Chapters
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERChuck Morse
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICEJohn Harper, Farm Advisor
Greg Gusti, Forestry AdvisorGlenn McCourty, Plant Science Advisor
Linda Edgington, 4H Youth Development Program Representative
MENDOCINO COUNTY FAIR and APPLE SHOW STAFF MEMBERSJames Brown, Secretary/ManagerLoretta Houck, Business Assistant
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN JR. • SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 • (916) 445-2841
March 26, 2013
California Agricultural Fair Season
Welcome to the 2013 season of California’s agricultural fairs.
The culture of livestock competitions, educational exhibits, carnival
rides and live performances continues a unique tradition in the state.
The fairs and your participation offer an important link to the
agricultural heritage and the California farmers and ranchers that are a
part of it. Each fair encompasses a unique aspect of California and its
pioneering spirit.
Thank you for playing a vital role in California’s vibrant agricultural
community.
Sincerely,
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
CDFA Executive Office ● 1220 N Street, Suite 400 ● Sacramento, California 95814 State of California
Telephone: 916.654.0433 ● Fax: 916.654.0403 ● www.cdfa.ca.gov Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor
March 21, 2013
Thank you for showcasing the many facets of the great agricultural community of California.
California has some of the richest agricultural resources in the world and your exhibits play a
vital role in displaying this. Each fair in which you participate has a unique, local agriculture
flavor that brings people together to celebrate the tradition and innovation of our great farmers
and ranchers.
Thank you for your support of California fairs and for being an important part of California’s
bountiful agricultural community.
Yours truly,
Karen Ross
Secretary
Mendocino County Fair 2015 Table of Contents
How To Enter The Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Statement of Exhibit Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Local Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Senior Livestock–Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Senior Livestock–Dairy Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Senior Livestock–Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Jackpot Poultry Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Jackpot Boer Goat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Jackpot Open Swine Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Senior Livestock–California National Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Senior Livestock–Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Senior Livestock–Sheep Dog Trials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Feature Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Agriculture & Horticulture–Fruits & Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Agriculture & Horticulture–Deciduous Fruits/Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Agriculture & Horticulture–Deciduous Fruits/Grape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Agriculture & Horticulture–Other Deciduous Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Agriculture & Horticulture - Contests & Competitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Floriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Floriculture–Garden Feature Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Floriculture–Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Floriculture–Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Floriculture–Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Home Arts–Baking and Confections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Home Arts–Preserved Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Home Arts–Clothing & Textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Fine Arts–Wood and Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fine Arts–Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fiber Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Junior Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Junior Livestock–4-H & FFA Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Junior Livestock–Beef Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Junior Livestock–Dairy Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Junior Livestock–Swine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Junior Livestock–Dairy Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Junior Livestock–Meat Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Junior Livestock–Pygmy Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Junior Livestock–Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Junior Livestock–Wool Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Junior Livestock–Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Junior Livestock–Rabbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Junior Livestock–Cavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Junior Livestock–Dog Care & Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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Junior Livestock–Showmanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Junior Livestock–Round Robin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Junior Feature Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Future Farmers of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
4-H Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
4-H Clothing & Textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
4-H Baked Goods & Preserved Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
4-H Home Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
4-H Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
4-H Arts and Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Other Junior Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Other Junior Projects–Baked Goods & Preserved Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Other Junior Projects–Clothing & Textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Other Junior Projects–Home Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Junior Fiber Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Other Junior Projects–Floriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Other Junior Projects–Arts & Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
The Staff, Officers and Board of the Directors of the Mendocino CountyFair and Apple Show would like to extend our sincere thanks to all those whosupport our Fair through their generous donations, sponsorships and othersupport!
Please show your appreciation by supporting these establishments!
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