Rules and Regulations

Wyoming FFA Agronomy Contest

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PART B - JUDGING OF GRASS AND ALFALFA SMALL BALE FLAKES

1. Judging will consist of one class of grass forage and one class of alfalfa forage.  
2. Each class will consist of four bale flakes to be placed 1,2,3,4.  
3. Fifty (50) points/class will be allocated.  
4. The following scorecard will be used for each class:
   A. Leaf capture ratio of leaves to stems. A high percentage of leaves is desirable.
   20 points
   
   B. Texture-size of the stems - large stems may decrease quality.
   20 points
   
   C. Color-bright green color present. Weathering and exposure results in bleaching.
   10 points
   
   D. Maturity - seedbearing to immature. Maturity decreases quality.
   20 points
   
   E. Foreign material - weeds and debris.   
       noninjurious and injurious
   10 points
   
             Noninjurious: weeds, straw, etc.  
             Injurious: sandbur poisonous plants, bearded grasses  
   F. Purity - other forage or crop species
   10 points
   
   G. Condition - refers to soundness of hay  
          (sour, odor, moldy, excess moisture)
   10 points
   
   TOTAL
   100 points
5. The following shall be used in the contest:
   FORAGE JUDGING
   Place the letter corresponding to your placing opposite the appropriate class listed below
   

   a. 1-2-3-4 b. 1-2-4-3 c. 1-3-2-4 d. 1-3-4-2 e. 1-4-2-3 f. 1-4-3-2

   g. 2-1-3-4 h. 2-1-4-3 i. 2-3-1-4 j. 2-3-4-1 k. 2-4-1-3 l. 2-4-3-1

   m. 3-1-2-4 n. 3-1-4-2 o. 3-2-1-4 p. 3-2-4-1 q. 3-4-1-2 r. 3-4-2-1

   s. 4-1-2-3 t. 4-1-3-2 u. 4-2-1-3 v. 4-2-3-1 w. 4-3-1-2 x. 4-3-2-1