34 COMMllTEES AND PREMIUMS. 



RULES. 



1. All entries ot live stock for premiums, and all entries for 

 plowing, must be made on or before Friday previous to the exhi- 

 bition. 



2. All persons who are required to furnish a statement, must 

 do so to the Secretary, at the time of making the entry, and he 

 shall post copies on the day of the exhibition. 



3. All live stock must be owned by the exhibitor at least three 

 months previous to the exhibition ; also all fruits, vegetables and 

 grains shall be raised by the exhibitor the same year as the exhi- 

 bition. 



4. Each entry of stock for the pens must specify the breed of 

 the animals, if known, and the age. 



5. Stock, so far as practicable, shall be exhibited in rings, and 

 the committee shall at once designate the premiums with ribbons 

 or printed cards. 



6. Fat cattle and working cattle must be weighed on the scales 

 on the grounds of the Society, and a certificate furnished the Sec- 

 retary. The weight of all other stock will not be required. 



7. No animal shall be entered in more than one class, except 

 bulls, working oxen, steers and draught horses. 



8. All stock, except oxen shown only in town teams, taken 

 from the grounds before 4 o'clock P. M. on the first day of the 

 Fair, without permission of the President, shall forfeit all premi- 

 ums that may have been awarded to it. 



g. The Society will provide hay for all stock entered for pre- 

 mium or exhibition, during the time of the show, and will furnish 

 grain, at cost, to all who may require it. 



10. The best animals exhibited shall be entitled to the pre- 

 miums, without regard to former awards. 



1 1 . All teams entered for draught must be owned by the 

 person entering the same. 



12. Any person competing for a premium who shall serve on 

 the committee having charge of the department in which he com- 

 petes, shall retire from the committee while his own competition is 

 in question. 



