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Fifth. All articles offered for premiums must be owned 

 by the persons oifering the same, or by members of their 

 families ; and products of the soil, or manufactured articles, 

 must be produced or manufactured within the county or 

 district. 



Sixth. Awarding committees of three persons each, shall 

 be annually appointed by the directors of the society, for 

 judging the different classes of articles offered in competition, 

 and awarding premiums for the same. 



Seventh. The awarding committees must comply with 

 the provisions of the law requiring competitors for premiums 

 on crops and other improvements, to furnish full and correct 

 statements of the process and expense of culture or produc- 

 tion, &c. 



Eighth. Competitors for premiums on crops shall be re- 

 quired to have the ground and its produce accurately meas- 

 ured by not less than two disinterested persons, whose state- 

 ments must be certified in writing. 



Ninth. Premiums on grain and grass crops shall not be 

 awarded for less than one acre, and on root crops not less 

 than one fourth of an acre. The whole quantity produced 

 on the amount of land specified, shall be measured or weigh- 

 ed; root crops to be estimated by weight, (divested of the 

 tops) sixty pounds to be considered a bushel ; and grain crops 

 to be weighed according to the statute weight of the State. 

 The rules in relation to other crops and productions to be 

 agreed on by the directors of the society. '^ 



Tenth. The annual exhibitions of the society must be held 

 at some period between the first of September and the first 

 of November of each and every year. The premiums on 

 crops may be awarded at a later period if thought necessary. 



The foregoing plan of organization for county or district 

 societies was, 



On motion of Mr. Holloway, 



Referred to a committee of three, to be appointed by the 

 President of the Board. Whereupon 

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