Jumbo Produce Wins Big in State Fair Competition
August 19, 2011
The biggest, longest, fattest and heaviest competed in the Jumbo Tomato, Jumbo Apple and Jumbo Exhibits divisions of the Vegetable Crops contest judged Tuesday at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.
Winning entries will be on display every day of the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy.
Complete results below:
JUMBO TOMATO
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
3) Dave Francois, Central City
4) Daniel Cretors, Urbandale
5) Charles Cretors, Urbandale
6) Shane and Erin Blakely, Osceola
JUMBO APPLE EXHIBIT
1) A. Jay Winter, Dallas Center
2) Roger Swanson, Monona
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
JUMBO EXHIBITS
Watermelon
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
Muskmelon
1) Merna Vanlaar, Grand River
2) Donald Vanlaar, Grand River
3) Vicki Greimann, Fort Dodge
4) Gary Fattig, Chelsea
Pumpkin (Woody Stem)
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Amy Solsma, Sanborn
3) Gary Fattig, Chelsea
4) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea
Cabbage
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
Potato
1) Dave Francois, Central City
2) Shane and Erin Blakely, Osceola
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Green Been, Longest
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Robert Morris, Des Moines
4) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
Gourd, Longest
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
Zucchini
1) Jacob Van Manen, Kellogg
2) Mary Davis, Hazleton
3) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
4) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
Squash
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Dakota Rundlett, Vinton
Onion
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
3) Don Francois, Des Moines
4) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
Kohlrabi
1) Martin Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
2) Mary Schnicker, Mount Pleasant
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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