October 26th, 2024Are you a show winner?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be in the running for 1st or 2nd at  the 150th Daylesford Show on November 23, 2024?  

Agricultural shows have many competitions – cookery, arts and crafts,  photography, farm and garden produce, cut flowers and floral art, horses, sheep,  poultry, dogs and there are specific junior competitions.

Exhibitors from all over are  invited to compete, only a few are district competitions limited to those living no  more than 25km from the Daylesford Post Office.  

Some hints and tips for success at the show: when entering farm produce, make  sure it is good quality produce, free from disease and damage; vegetables and fruit must be fresh, crisp and clean and of uniform shape and size; flowers must be at the  peak of their development, with strong, straight stems and clean, healthy foliage;  floral art exhibits must be well-balanced and in a complementary container, and jams, jellies and preserves must be flavourful and true to the colour of the fruit or vegetable  from which they are made.

They must be presented in the specified container, with  jam seals, not lids. They must be properly labelled.  Also keep in mind: cakes, biscuits and slices must be of a fine, even texture, with  even colour; knitting, crochet, sewing and needlework must be clean and unworn; exhibits must comply with the description in the schedule, entries must have their  section tickets attached.

If you enter online, you must print out your section tickets; and exhibits must have been made in the past 12 months, by an amateur exhibitor.  

Do you want to pit your skills against winners from other Agricultural Shows?  

Entries in Victorian agricultural shows must be of the highest standard as  winners at our show will be judged against winners from other shows in the state and exhibited at the Melbourne Royal next year.

Entries in Midlands competitions, similarly, will be judged against winners from other shows in our area.  

You can enter at www.daylesfordshow.com or use the entry form, also online. Entries close midnight November 17 and exhibits must be delivered to the relevant pavilion at Victoria Park between 10am and 12.30pm on Friday, November 22 for  judging.

Looking forward to your entries. For more information email info daylesfordshow.com  

Words: Mary Harvey, Schedule Secretary, Daylesford and District Agricultural Society