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DEPARTMENT 010 OPEN CLASS
49 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
Department 010 - Farm bon and premium. All entries must be prepared or
raised by the exhibitor. An entry tag must accom-
Products & Garden Produce pany each article.

Member In Charge-Gary Gerber C. No person will be allowed to make more than one
entry in each class. No entries by clubs or groups
Lori Newport, Superintendent will be accepted. This competition is for individ-
Larry Johnson - Assistant Superinten- uals only.
dent D. All grains and seed must be shown in glass ma-
farmproducts.bcf@gmail.com son jars with screw lids and each variety labeled.
Rules Governing This Department: All grain and seeds are to have been grown in
Please Read All Rules Carefully 2025, except those which mature and are harvest-
ed before the Fair in 2026.
E. Division 4– Exhibitor must be a bona fi de bee-
A. Entries for Art Hall are open July 8th - 18th online keepers. All Entries must originate from the api-
and in offi ce. Entries close and must be into the

Senior Fair Board Offi ce by 3pm. On Saturday aries of the exhibitor and be the production of the

July 18th 2026. If entries are mailed, you may current or fi rst past season and not previously
shown at the Butler County Fair.
check with the fair board offi ce at 513.892.1423 to

see if they have been received before the dead-
line. We are not responsible for delay or loss of Open Farm Products & Garden Show:
mailed entries. No late Entries will be Accepted. Sunday July 26th @ 9:00am
B. Open Class exhibitors must purchase a Society Honey Judging
Membership, 4-Day Pass or 7-Day Pass. This Sunday July 26th @ 12:00 pm
pass gives you 50 entries for the Art Hall. Once 50 Premiums for Farm Products & Garden Produce:
entries are made the cost is .50¢ per entry, except Divisions 1-4: 1st $5.00 2nd $4.00 3rd $3.00
for Junior or Children’s Classes. Division 3 - Class:7 1st $11.00 2nd $6.00 3rd $4.00
C. ENTRY FEES: ALL Exhibitors will be charged a Classes:8,10 & 11 1st $11.00 2nd $6.00 3rd $4.00
one time $2.00 exhibitor fee each year, regard- Division 5: 1st $4.00 2nd $3.00 3rd $2.00
less of online or in person entries. If participant
qualifi es by age, to enter Jr./Child Division Class- *** A Best of Show exhibitor will be selected from
es and is not a FFA, 4-H, or Cloverbud member, each Division
there is a $5.00 entry fee. (This fee does not
include gate admission. $5.00/day for 12 and un- Division 1:
der, or $5.00 for a wristband for the whole week.) ***Best Farm Display-Rosette***
If this Jr./child enters any Sr./Adult classes, they Division 2:
must purchase a 4-day or 7-day pass instead. ***Best of Show Peppers-Rosette***
D. Art Hall will be open Daily 9am-9pm. ***Best Of Show Tomatoes-Rosette***
E. All articles will be released for pick up on Saturday ***Longest Quality Zucchini-Rosette***
August 1st from 7:00pm-9:00pm and Sunday, Au-
gust 2nd from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30p.m. Please Division 3:
make arrangements with Superintendents if pick- ***Best Vegetable Basket-Rosette***
ing up early. Unclaimed articles will be considered ***Best Scarecrow-Rosette***
abandoned and may be disposed of as the Fair ***Best Garden Display-Rosette***
Board chooses.
***Best Yard Goose-Rosette***

All Rules for Divisions 1-5

A. Actual farm and garden produce (Divisions 1
- 5 ) must be delivered to the Art Hall between
9:00a.m. And 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 25th.
Exhibits must be completed during the same 6hr
period.
B. The judge will have the right to withhold an award
if he or she feels the entry is not worthy of a rib-