Forage & Grain Crops

Department j

Superintendent: Kathy Elthorp

Best of Show Rosette will be awarded

Premiums awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

1st $4.00, 2nd $2.00, 3rd $1.00​

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• Class winners will be eligible to compete in the New York State Contest at the State Fair

• All entries of hay must be in the form of a machine packed BALE.

• A four-inch slice will be extracted from the exhibit for judging and later exposition entries.

• The silage must be in a one-quart glass container with a top attached.

• All entries must be in by Tuesday, opening day of the fair by 1 p.m.

• Hay ENTRIES will be judged on the basis of time cutting (stage of maturity), legume content, relative to limits of class, color (compared to U.S. No. 1 extra Green) leafiness, fineness and softness of stems, odor and amount of insect or disease damage, mold and various types of foreign materials.

• SILAGE ENTRIES will be judged on such factors as desirable maturity, color, and odor.

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  Entry Form

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Roughages

CLASS

101    First cutting alfalfa not over 10% grass  
102    Second or third cutting alfalfa not over 10%
103    First cutting alfalfa not over 25% grass 
104    Second or third cutting alfalfa not over 25% grass 
105    First cutting mixed hay, any combination of alfalfa and/or birdsfoot trefoil and grass (Not duplicating previous classes)     
106    Second or third cutting mixed hay, any combination of alfalfa and/or birdsfoot trefoil and grass (Not duplicating classes 102 or 104)     
107    Haylage, displayed in quart jars (65% moisture or higher)                 
108    Haylage, displayed in quart jars (Less than 65% moisture)                 
109    Corn silage, displayed in quart jars

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