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11. Judges. Judges will be supplied by the Association in conjunction 

 with the Department of Agriculture. No person shall act as judge in any 

 classes in which he exhibits or is interested. Judges shall hand in their 

 awards in writing, properly signed, to the Secretary. Before leaving the city 

 each judge shall ascertain from the Secretary whether there are any protests 

 against any of his awards, in order that he may duly present to the Board his 

 reasons for the award. 



12. Protests. Any protest must be lodged with the Secretary in writing 

 within four hours after the awards have been announced. The decision of 

 the Directors on all matters designated under these rules shall be final. A 

 deposit of $5 is required with all protests, to be refunded if the protest is 

 sustained. 



13. In addition to the stated premiums offered in the prize-list, the judges 

 may recommend additional premiums as they may consider worthy, and the 

 Board of Directors will then determine whether such premiums shall be 

 awarded, and the amount. Judges may also distinguish such exhibits as they 

 may consider deserving of notice, but which have not received prizes, by ticket 

 bearing the words " Highly Commended." 



14. Withholding Awards. In the absence of competition in any section, 

 or if the articles exhibited be of inferior quality, the judges are instructed 

 to award only such premiums as they consider merited. They may exercise 

 their discretion as to whether they will award first, second, third, or any 

 premiums. 



15. Growers are invited to exhibit such productions not specially men- 

 tioned in the prize-list as are likely to be of interest, as novelties, or for 

 any other cause. The Association does not undertake to vote awards for 

 such exhibits, but in cases where such exhibits are recommended for awards 

 by the judges, the Directors may grant extra awards of such amounts as 

 they may decide. 



PRIZE-LISTS. 



The fall fair has several important functions: To promote social inter- 

 course; to provide amusement; to advertise the advantages of the district; 

 and to stimulate the culture of the best kinds and types of agricultural produce 

 by exhibiting what is being produced, and by awarding prizes to those of 

 greatest merit. 



Of these various functions, it is probable that the fruit and vegetable 

 sections are most valuable in promoting the culture of the most meritorious 

 products, and their principal aim is therefore educational in character. 



To systematize the showing of products and so to distinguish those of 

 greatest merit, it has been found necessary to issue lists of products, and by 

 rules and regulations to guide exhibitors into making uniform entries, which 

 can accordingly be judged on their merits, not only by the judges, but by the 

 more casual onlooker as well. The prize-list names the various products and 

 the awards attached to them, and it thus becomes one of the most important 

 factors, almost the central factor, of the show's organization. 



On the prize-list much depends, for, if it is seriously defective, the use- 

 fulness of the show is lessened, exhibitors become disheartened, and the whole 

 organization, instead of being each ye,ar a fresh inspiration to better things, 

 becomes moribund, incapable of educational value, and even a drag on progress. 

 It is therefore important for the welfare of any annual exhibition that its 

 prize-list should be formed in accordance with correct principles, and that to 

 meet changing conditions of development, finances, and educational efficiency, 

 the prize-list should be given careful annual revision. 



