4-H

4-H

DEPARTMENT 13 – 4-H Clubs

4-H Pledge:
I pledge,
my head to clearer thinking,
my heart to greater loyalty,
my hands to larger service, and
my health to better living
for my club, my community, my country and my world.

Motto: “To Make the Best Better”
Slogan: “Learning by Doing”

UT 4-H AGENT: Wendi Bachman
TSU 4-H/ANR AGENT: Gabbi Martin
4-H PROGRAM ASSISTANT: Breeanna Stanford
UT Extension Anderson County: (865) 457-6246

1. Open to youth enrolled in Anderson County 4-H.
2. There is no limit to the total number of entries a member can submit, just no more than one entry in each lot number.
3. Exhibits must be current school year’s project work and must be the member’s work.
4. Any 4-H’er may enter any of the lots for their grade level (grade the member WAS in on January 1st).
   Junior – 4th & 5th Grade
   Jr. High/Sr. High – 6th – 12th Grade
5. 4-H exhibits will only be accepted on Saturday July 13th, 2024 at the Anderson County Fair Grounds OR Monday July 8th through Friday July 12th at the UT Extension Office (100 N. Main St. Room 213, Clinton, TN 37716).
   • We DO NOT accept 4-H entries on Monday, July 15th.
6. All exhibits must be removed from the fair grounds on Sunday, July 21 from 1:00pm – 2:00 pm.
7. Premiums: 1st-$4, 2nd-$3, 3rd-$2, Best of Show-$5.
8. Best of Show Winners will be awarded for each Division and will receive a rosette ribbon and $5 premium. Best of Show Awards sponsored by John’s Tire & Service, Inc.

Division 01 – 4-H Crops & Flowers

All crops must be grown or managed by exhibitor.

4th – 12th Grade
Lot 1‐Assortment of Gourds, min. of 3
Lot 2‐Potatoes, plate of 3
Lot 3‐Tomatoes, red, plate of 3
Lot 4‐Tomatoes, other, plate of 3
Lot 5‐Grape/Cherry Tomatoes, red, plate of 3
Lot 6-Grape/Cherry Tomatoes, other, plate of 3
Lot 7-Onions, yellow, plate of 3
Lot 8-Onions, white, plate of 3
Lot 9‐Cucumbers, plate of 3
Lot 10‐Okra, green, plate of 6
Lot 11‐Hot Peppers, plate of 3
Lot 12‐Bell Peppers, plate of 3
Lot 13‐Banana Peppers, plate of 3
Lot 14‐Summer Squash, Yellow, plate of 3
Lot 15‐Summer Squash, Zucchini, plate of 3
Lot 16‐Green Beans, snap or pole, plate of 6
Lot 17‐White Eggs, large, 6 in a carton
Lot 18‐White Eggs, small, 6 in a carton
Lot 19‐Brown Eggs, large, 6 in a carton
Lot 20‐Brown Eggs, small, 6 in a carton
Lot 21‐Collection of garden vegetables in a tray, box or basket from individual 4-H Garden (not larger than 15 inches in diameter)
Lot 22‐Cut Flowers
Lot 23-Potted Plant
Lot 24-Any other Crop or Flower Item not listed above

Division 02 – 4-H Sewing

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1‐Skirt
Lot 2‐Shorts, Skorts or Pants
Lot 3‐Blouse or Top
Lot 4‐Dress
Lot 5-Lounge or Sleepwear
Lot 6-Scrunchie or Headband
Lot 7‐Apron
Lot 8-Doll or Pet Clothes
Lot 9-Tote or Handbag
Lot 10-Pillowcase
Lot 11-Stuffed Animal or Toy
Lot 12-Any other Sewn Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 13-Skirt
Lot 14-Shorts, Skorts or Pants
Lot 15-Blouse or Top
Lot 16-Dress
Lot 17-Lounge or Sleepwear
Lot 18-Scrunchie or Headband
Lot 19-Apron
Lot 20-Doll or Pet Clothes
Lot 21-Tote or Handbag
Lot 22-Pillowcase
Lot 23-Stuffed Animal or Toy
Lot 24-Any other Sewn Item not listed above

Division 03 – 4-H Knitting, Crocheting, Weaving

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1‐Head or Neck Scarf
Lot 2‐Hat or Cap Item
Lot 3‐Potholder or Dish Towel
Lot 4‐Headband/warmer
Lot 5‐Afghan or Blanket
Lot 6-Clothing Accessory (belt, hair Item, etc.)
Lot 7-Any other Needlework Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 8‐Head or Neck Scarf
Lot 9‐Hat or Cap Item
Lot 10‐Potholder or Dish Towel
Lot 11‐Headband/warmer
Lot 12‐Afghan or Blanket
Lot 13-Clothing Accessory (belt, hair Item, etc.)
Lot 14-Any other Needlework Item not listed above

Division 04 – 4-H Home Improvement

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1‐Placemats (2)
Lot 2‐Decorated Basket or Box
Lot 3‐Wall Hanging or Wreath
Lot 4‐Table Decoration
Lot 5‐Pillow or Cushion
Lot 6‐Weaving (basket, pot holder, etc.)
Lot 7‐Rugs
Lot 8-Decorated or Embellished Planner or Calendar
Lot 9-Quilt Square, hand or machine pieced
Lot 10-Tacked Quilt
Lot 11-Pieced Quilt, hand or machine quilted
Lot 12-Holiday Decoration
Lot 13-Holiday Ornament
Lot 14-Organizer/Caddy
Lot 15-Any other Home Accessory or Furnishing Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 16‐Placemats (2)
Lot 17-Decorated Basket or Box
Lot 18‐Wall Hanging or Wreath
Lot 19‐Table Decoration
Lot 20-Pillow or Cushion
Lot 21‐Weaving (basket, pot holder, etc.)
Lot 22‐Rugs
Lot 23-Decorated or Embellished Planner or Calendar
Lot 24-Quilt Square, hand or machine pieced
Lot 25-Tacked Quilt
Lot 26-Pieced Quilt, hand or machine quilted
Lot 27-Holiday Decoration
Lot 28-Holiday Ornament
Lot 29-Organizer / Caddy
Lot 30-Any other Home Accessory or Furnishing Item not listed above

Division 05 – 4-H Crafts

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1-Bead Craft
Lot 2-Cross Stitch
Lot 3-Ceramic or Pottery
Lot 4-Vinyl Craft (Cricut, etc.)
Lot 5-Decorated Clothing Article
Lot 6-Jewelry
Lot 7-Popsicle Stick Craft
Lot 8-Mason Jar Craft
Lot 9-Greeting Card (stamp art, etc.)
Lot 10-Painted Craft
Lot 11-Paper Craft (paper mache, origami, etc. Do not use money)
Lot 12-Handmade Puppet
Lot 13-Recycled Craft
Lot 14-Scrapbook Page, any size
Lot 15-Scrapbook, any size
Lot 16-String Art
Lot 17-Wood Craft
Lot 18-Burlap Craft
Lot 19-Any other Craft Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 20-Bead Craft
Lot 21-Cross Stitch
Lot 22-Ceramic or Pottery
Lot 23-Vinyl Craft (Circut, etc.)
Lot 24-Decorated Clothing Article
Lot 25-Jewelry
Lot 26-Popsicle Stick Craft
Lot 27-Mason Jar Craft
Lot 28-Greeting Card (stamp art, etc.)
Lot 29-Painted Craft
Lot 30-Paper Craft (paper mache, origami, etc. Do not use money)
Lot 31-Handmade Puppet
Lot 32-Recycled Craft
Lot 33-Scrapbook Page, any size
Lot 34-Scrapbook, any size
Lot 35-Poster, 11×22
Lot 36-Wood Craft
Lot 37-Burlap Craft
Lot 38-Any other Craft Item not listed above

Division 06 – 4-H Canning

All entries in standard size canning jar. Entries must be identified with member’s name, product and date canned.

4th – 12th Grade
Lot 1‐Green Beans
Lot 2‐Tomatoes
Lot 3-Other Vegetables
Lot 4‐Apples
Lot 5‐Peaches
Lot 6-Other Fruits
Lot 7-Vegetable Juice
Lot 8-Fruit Juice
Lot 9-Jelly (light)
Lot 10-Jelly (dark)
Lot 11-Strawberry Jam
Lot 12-Jam, Other
Lot 13-Strawberry Preserves
Lot 14-Preserves, Other
Lot 15-Butters (apple, peach, etc.)
Lot 16-Cucumber Pickles
Lot 17-Pickles, Other
Lot 18-Pickled Product
Lot 19-Salsa
Lot 20-Any other Canned Item or Preserved Item not listed above

Division 07 – 4-H Baking and Candies

Recipe card required for each entry, excluding cake decorating.
All entries must be wrapped in plastic wrap on disposable plate, excluding cake decorating.

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1-Biscuits (3)
Lot 2-Cornmeal Muffins (3)
Lot 3‐Muffins – fruit, nut, etc. (3)
Lot 4-Cookies – drop, bar or rolled (3)
Lot 5-Cake Pops (3)
Lot 6-Brownies (3)
Lot 7-Quick Bread, 1/2 loaf
Lot 8‐Candies or Fudge (3)
Lot 9-Decorated Cake (may use cake form)
Lot 10-Decorated Cupcakes (3)
Lot 11-Any other Baked Good not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 12-Biscuits (3)
Lot 13‐Muffins (3)
Lot 14‐Cookies – drop, bar or rolled (3)
Lot 15-Brownies (3)
Lot 16-Quick Bread, 1/2 loaf
Lot 17-Cake Pops (3)
Lot 18-Pound Cake, 1/2
Lot 19-Layer Cake, 1/4
Lot 20-Yeast Rolls (3)
Lot 21-Yeast Bread, 1/2 loaf
Lot 22‐Candies or Fudge (3)
Lot 23-Decorated Cake (may use cake form)
Lot 24-Decorated Cupcakes (3)
Lot 25-Any other Baked Good not listed above

Division 08 – 4-H Science, Engineering & Technology

4th – 12th Grade
Lot 1-Robotics
Lot 2-Electric
Lot 3-Electronic
Lot 4-Hand-Tied Fishing Fly
Lot 5-Taxidermy
Lot 6-Insect Collection, min. of 5 (mounted/labeled)
Lot 7-Leaf Collection, min. of 5 (pressed/mounted/labeled)
Lot 8-Rock and Mineral Collection, min. of 5 (mounted/labeled)
Lot 9-Wildlife Tracks/Molds, min. of 5 (mounted/labeled)
Lot 10-Model (rocket, car, plane, etc.)
Lot 11-Lego Original Design (max size 2′ x 2′ x 2′)
Lot 12-Lego©, kit (max size 2’ x 2’ x 2’)
Lot 13-Engineering Design (K’nex©, KEVA©, etc.) (max size 2’ x 2’ x 2’)
Lot 14-Propeller Car
Lot 15-Welded Project
Lot 16-Soldering Project
Lot 17-Catapult or Trebuchet (max size 12”’x 12” x 12”)
Lot 18-Other SET Item not listed above

Division 09 – 4-H Photography

Photos MUST BE MATTED – max size with matting 8″x10″. Photos may be black & white or color.

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1‐People
Lot 2‐Animals
Lot 3-Trees, Plants or Flowers
Lot 4-Landscape (scenic, skyline, panoramic, etc.)
Lot 5-Architecture (historical sites, buildings, bridges)
Lot 6-Sports, Events or Activities
Lot 7‐Still Life
Lot 8-Any other Photo Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th)
Lot 9‐People
Lot 10‐Animals
Lot 11-Trees, Plants or Flowers
Lot 12-Landscape (scenic, skyline, panoramic, etc.)
Lot 13-Architecture (historical sites, buildings, bridges)
Lot 14-Sports, Events or Activities
Lot 15‐Still Life
Lot 16-Any other Photo Item not listed above

Division 10 – 4-H Woodworking

4th – 12th Grade
Lot 1-Book Shelf or Magazine Rack
Lot 2-Book Ends
Lot 3-Cutting Board
Lot 4-Game or Toy (chess, checkers, maze, etc.)
Lot 5-Tool Box
Lot 6-Bat or Birdhouse
Lot 7-Birdfeeder
Lot 8-Any other Woodworking Item under 12”
Lot 9-Any other Woodworking Item over 12”

Division 11 – 4-H Art

Each entry (excluding sculptures) must be mounted or framed (or on a canvas frame).

Juniors (4th – 5th Grade)

Lot 1-Portrait/Figure, Any Painted Medium
Lot 2-Landscape/Seascape-Any Painted Medium
Lot 3-Predominantly Plants/Flowers, Any Painted Medium
Lot 4‑Predominantly Animals/Birds, Any Painted Medium
Lot 5-Abstract, Any Painted Medium
Lot 6-Graphic Art (drawing, cartoon, illustration)
Lot 7‑Pencil
Lot 8-Ink
Lot 9-Charcoal or Pastel
Lot 10-Sculpture
Lot 11-Any other Art Item not listed above

Junior High & Senior High (6th – 12th) 

Lot 12-Portrait/Figure, Any Painted Medium
Lot 13-Landscape/Seascape-Any Painted Medium
Lot 14-Predominantly Plants/Flowers, Any Painted Medium
Lot 15‑Predominantly Animals/Birds, Any Painted Medium
Lot 16-Abstract, Any Painted Medium
Lot 17-Graphic Art (drawing, cartoon, illustration)
Lot 18‑Pencil
Lot 19-Ink
Lot 20-Charcoal or Pastel
Lot 21-Sculpture
Lot 22-Any other Art not listed above

Division 12 – 4-H Honey

4th – 12th Grade
Lot 1‐Extracted Honey, 1 jar
Lot 2‐Comb Honey, 1 jar

Division 13 – 4-H Tabletop Exhibits

Exhibit must include a tri-fold board that relates to a 4-H project area. Maximum tabletop space is 2’ x 3’. Exhibit can include other props on the table within the area and can extend over the table, but not touch the floor. No electricity available.

Junior (4th – 5th Grade)
Lot 1‑Tabletop Exhibit

Junior High (6th – 8th Grade)
Lot 2 – Tabletop Exhibit

Senior High (9th – 2th Grade)
Lot 3-Tabletop Exhibit