The
American System of Judging
General scoring system used at most Fairs.
This system is generally
used for County Fair exhibits at the adult
level. From a group of like articles (a class), one article is
selected as the first or the one best; another is selected second or
next best; another is designated third, etc. In some Fairs ratings
sometimes go as far as tenth place.
|
QUALITY |
SCORE |
RIBBON |
| Group 1: SUPERIOR | 100%-90% | BLUE |
| Group 2: GOOD | 89%-80% | RED |
| Group 3: AVERAGE ACCEPTABLE |
79%-70% | WHITE |
| Group 4: POOR, Undesirable |
69% or less | No Ribbon |
Modified
Danish System
This system is usually reserved to determine the Best of a Division
or
the Best of Show Awards. As a general rule those exhibits judged
first place in each class of a division are judged against each other
to pick the Number One exhibit over all.
Products are judged
by a standard which are as nearly possible the
combined beliefs of many trained people. Though they must be
arbitrary enough to make judging possible, standards need not be
so rigid as to give members the false impression that there is only
one correct way of preparing something. Though many standards
are based on scientific principals, others are merely the result of
convention and convenience.
There are times you
may notice that in a class a First or Second place
Award is not given. In these cases the Judge did not feel that any of
the exhibits met the standards for that Award. Keep this in mind when
you have the only entry in a class. A First Place Ribbon is not a sure
thing. The exhibit must merit the placing.
Special
Information
Do you really want to win????
FIRST: Decide what
you want to enter.
SECOND: Make sure it is within your capabilities
and be willing to work at it and do your very best.
THIRD: Look in your fair premium book and write
down ALL the rules pertaining to your exhibit such as
kinds of containers that are acceptable, labels, how
much information needs to be put on the label. Things
like name of product, how processed, date prepared, and
all that good stuff that impresses the judge in a positive
way. In other words, don't make the judge have to guess
what concoctions you have put together!
FOURTH: In baked goods, We don't expect a 10 year old to
be as good as your adult teacher (although I've seen some
of you who have been). Please, NEVER try to fool a judge
with store bought prepared mixes such as pie, biscuit, or
cookie dough's. This could result in a 60% and a lot of tears.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU
AND MAY ALL YOUR RIBBONS BE BLUE
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Updated: 04/13/2000