519 



26. Best crop of peas, not less than one acre, Patent Office Re- 



port and $2 00 



27. 2d best crop of peas, not less than one acre. Patent Office 



Report and 1 GO 



28. Best crop of flax, not less than one acre, Patent Office Re- 



port and 2 00 



29. 2d best crop of flax, not less than one acre. Patent Office 

 Report and 1 00 



Applications for premiums on field crops may be entered on the days 

 of the Fair. Competitor will be required to furnish, for the informa- 

 tion of the viewing committee, full statements as to the manner of cul- 

 tivation, together with satisfactory evidence of the amount of produce; 

 said statements to be handed to the Secretary on or before the first day 

 of December. The premiums will be a\varded on the first Wednesday 

 in December. All field crops must be weighed or measured. 



P. S. The Society have on hand a number of valuable Congres- 

 sional publications, placed at their disposal by Hon. James L, Conger; 

 also some copies of the Transactions of the Michigan State Agricultu- 

 ral Society ; which the Executive Committee purpose distributing as 

 discretionary premiums, in addition to those specified in the above list. 



No premium will be awarded on any product of the soil that did 

 not grow in this county. 



No premium will be awarded on any manufactured articles, which 

 have not been manufactured in this county. 



No premium will be awarded on any manufactured articles whicb 

 have drawn premiums at any previous exhibition of this Society. 



No animals or other products will be entitled to compete for pre- 

 miums unless they have been first entered upon the books of the Soci- 

 ety, under the instructions of the Marshal ; and all articles or animals 

 entered for competition, after being viewed by the judges must remain 

 upon the ground until the list of premiums is declared oft'. All ani- 

 mals taken on the show ground must be properly secured. 



No person competing for premiums can act as judge in that class in 

 which he is a competitor. 



Article 2d of the by-laws provides that "no animals or other product 

 shall be entitled to a premium, but such as actually belong to, and are 



