Home & Garden Judges & Judging

1. A Director will accompany the judges in each class by whom the Judge's Book will be kept and entries made therein under the direction of the Judge. This Director, under no circumstances, shall take any part in the judging, but he/she shall conduct himself/herself in a disinterested manner at all times during the judging.

2. All Judges‘ decisions are final. When the Judge has made his decision, the Director-in-Charge shall award the appropriate ribbon and shall enter the decision in the Judge's Book, which should be sent to the Secretary's office as soon as possible after judging has been completed. All Judges' Books should be signed by both the Judge and the Director-in-Charge.

3. Prize money will be $3.00, $2.00 and $1.00 for all classes, unless otherwise stated. However, if in any one section none of the entries are judged good enough to be awarded a prize, no award will be given. Product prizes or gift certificates may be awarded in lieu of money prizes. As all Directors have offered in the prize list all the funds available for prizes, it is requested that the Judges make no recommendations for special prizes, other than "Honourable Mention".

4. Premier Exhibitor is awarded to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points in the Home & Garden Division based on three points for first place, two points for second place, and one point for third. If there is a tie for most points, then the prize will go to the entrant with the most first places, followed by the most second places.

5. Ties: In a section where the prizes are:

1st 2nd 3rd

$3.00 $2.00 $1.00

3 points 2 points 1 point

If there is a tie for 1st place, the prizes will be:

1st 1st No 3rd

$2.50 $2.50 Second $1.00

2.5 points 2.5 points Place 1 point

If there is a tie for 2nd place, the prizes will be:

1st 2nd 2nd No

$3.00 $1.50 $1.50 Third

3 points 1.5 points 1.5 points Place

If there is a tie for 3rd place, the prizes will be:

1st 2nd 3rd

$3.00 $2.00 $0.50

3 points 2 points 0.5 points

If there is a tie for most points in a class, then the prize will go to the entrant with the most first places, followed by the most second places.

NOTE:

Every Exhibitor of the Society will be liable to take the following oath if required by any Member:

"I do solemnly swear that all animals and articles exhibited by me are either my own growth, raising, or manufacture, or acquired by me according to the rules of this Society, so help me God."

NOTE:

If there is a difference between the Exhibit Hall Prize List published in the Preliminary Fair Book and what is published in the Final Fair Book, the wording in the Final Fair Book shall take precedence.