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Sweet Rewards in Fruit Crop Contest at State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/27/2008; 1256)(readMedia)-- Roger Swanson of Monona was the big winner in this year's Fruit Crops judging held August 7, at the 2008 Iowa State Fair. When the judging was completed, Swanson walked away with 46 first, second, third and fourth place ribbons, including 16 first place individual class titles.

Some fruit categories were judged in two geographic districts, north and south, depending upon where the crop was grown.

When following the name of a variety of apple, (W) means winter crop, (S) means summer crop and (F) means fall crop.

Additional results below:

APPLE COLLECTION

Summer Varieties

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Summer Varieties

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Fall Varieties

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Fall Varieties

1) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Winter Varieties

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Winter Varieties

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

APPLES IN COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS

Commercial Containers

1) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

3) Roger Swanson, Monona

4) Roger Swanson, Monona

APPLES IN TRAYS

Summer Red

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Fall Red

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Fall Green

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

CRAB APPLES

Dolga

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Whitney

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

FOUR PLATE APPLE DISPLAY

Delicious, Red

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Jonathan

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Paula Red

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Green Varieties

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

3) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Red Varieties

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

3) Roger Swanson, Monona

First Place Overall

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

GRAPES

Concord

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge

3) Craig Musel, Chelsea

Concord

1) Kristie Ryburn, Pleasant Hill

2) Cecelia Padora-Alcorn, Winterset

3) Lori Alcorn, Winterset

4) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Fredonia

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Niagara

1) Leonard Larsen, Ames

Niagara

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Any Other Blue Variety

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Any Other Red Variety

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

Any Other White Variety

1) Mt. Valley Vineyard, Forest City

Any Other White Variety

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Any Other Seedless Variety

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

Foch

1) Mt. Valley Vineyard, Forest City

Foch

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

Any Other Red Wine Variety

1) Mt. Valley Vineyard, Forest City

Any Other Red Wine Variety

1) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

2) Larry Engbers, Pella

Any Other White Wine Variety

1) Mt. Valley Vineyard, Forest City

Any Other White Wine Variety

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

Basket of Grapes

1) None Awarded

2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge

Basket of Grapes

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

4) Kristie Ryburn, Pleasant Hill

Collection of Grapes

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

3) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

First Place Overall

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

Sweepstakes

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

Overall Best Wine Grape

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

JUMBO APPLE

1 tie) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

1 tie) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

PEACHES

Any Variety, Yellow Peach

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Randy Schooley, Des Moines

3) Larry Engbers, Pella

Any Variety, White Peach

1) Cecelia Padora-Alcorn, Winterset

2) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

3) Lori Alcorn, Winterset

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

PEARS

Bartlett

1) Dawn Kupka, Toledo

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge

4) Roger Swanson, Monona

Bosc

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Kieffer

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

4) Linda S. Armstrong, Winterset

Asian

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Red

1) Randy Clark, Runnells

Any Other Green

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

3) Roger Swanson, Monona

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

PLUMS

Damson

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Green Gage

1) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Mt. Royal

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Stanley

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

3) Craig Musel, Chelsea

Any Other Variety

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Roger Swanson, Monona

SINGLE PLATE OF APPLES

Beacon (S)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Chieftain (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Leonard Larsen, Ames

Chieftain (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Cortland (F)

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Cortland (F)

1) None Awarded

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

Delicious, Golden (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Delicious, Golden (W)

1) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

Delicious, Red (W)

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Dawn Kupka, Toledo

Delicious, Red (W)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

3) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

Empire (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Gala (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Grimes (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) None Awarded

3) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Haralson (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Haralson (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Jonagold (W)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Jonathan (F)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Jonathan (F)

1) None Awarded

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

McIntosh (F)

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

McIntosh (F)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

Northwestern (W)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Northwestern (W)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Dallas County Orchard, llc, Dallas Center

Paula Red (S)

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Paula Red (S)

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

Wealthy (F)

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Summer

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Leonard Larsen, Ames

Any Other Summer

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) None Awarded

3) Randy Clark, Runnells

Any Other Fall

1) None Awarded

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Fall

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

3) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

Any Other Winter

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

Any Other Winter

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Randy Clark, Runnells

3) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

Any Other

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Leonard Larsen, Ames

Any Other

1) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Randy Clark, Runnells

4) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

First Time Exhibitor

1) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

2) Spring Creek Vineyard, Runnells

Judges Top Five Plates of Apples

1) Roger Swanson, Monona

2) Roger Swanson, Monona

3) Roger Swanson, Monona

4) Roger Swanson, Monona

5) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

Judges Top Five Plates of Apples

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

2) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

3) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

4) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

5) Dallas County Orchard, LLC, Dallas Center

First Place Overall

1) Ronald Eckoff, Cumming

SMALL FRUITS

Gooseberry

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Any Other Domestic or Wild

1) Larry Engbers, Pella

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge

4) Mary P. Smith, Des Moines

The Iowa State Fair ended August 17. "State Fair Time" in 2009 is set August 13-23. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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