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either may not or caunofc decide, may be referred to the pom- 

 ological committee for final adjudication. 



Exhibitors entitled to first premiums will be allowed to take 

 in place thereof the diploma of the society. 



Members of awarding committees are requested to inform 

 the Secretary of their acceptance as soon as they are notified 

 of their appointment. Upon their arrival at the Fair Grounds 

 they will report to the Secretary on or before 13 o'clock M. on 

 the second day. A vacancy on any committee may be reported 

 to the Executive Committee, who shall fill such vacancies in 

 the usual manner. 



Members of awarding committees are requested to report 

 promptly for duty on Wednesday, at 1 o'clock P. M., and their 

 reports, in writing, must be handed to the Secretary by 12 M., 

 on Thursday. 



No person who is an exhibitor can act as a judge on the 

 class in which he exhibits. 



Exhibitors, when requested, are expected to make written 

 or verbal statements respecting their contributions. 



As one great object of the Society is to collect valuable 

 information, upon pomology, the several committees are 

 requested to gather all the information possible from the 

 exhibitors in their classes, and to make their reports as full as 

 time and circumstances will permit. 



When articles are not deemed worthy of a premium, the 

 judges will, in all cases, withhold it. 



Any article entered for exhibition in one class shall not 

 compete for a premium in any other. 



Under no circumstances will the name of exhibitor appear 

 on the entry card. 



When the judges have made their decisions, premium badges 

 will be attached to the fruit. First premium, a blue ribbon; 

 second premium, a red ribbon; also elegant blue and red 

 cards will be attached to the successful entry, bearing the name 

 of the exhibitor. 



