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award it, except for animals and articles of special turrit, 

 deserving of endorsement and recommendation by the Society. 



No committee is authorized to award gratuities, except the 

 committee on agricultural implements, carriages, bread, honey, 

 and canned fruits, domestic manufactures, fruits, vegetables 

 in Hall, and flowers ; or any premium, unless the rules of the 

 Society have been strictly complied with. Neither shall they 

 award premiums or gratuities in excess of the amount appro- 

 priated. 



No gratuity is to be awarded of less than fifty cents. 



The several committees are requested to affix premium 

 cards, and also on animals, blue, white, and red printed pre- 

 mium ribbons (which may be had of the Secretary or assistant 

 on the grounds and at the hall), for the several animals or 

 articles, designating the grade of premium awarded each, and 

 the name of the person to whom awarded, and special care 

 should be taken that the cards issued correspond with the 

 awards in their report to the Society. 



No claimant for a premium can be a member of the com- 

 mittee upon the subject on which he makes his claim. 



The reports of award of premiums on ploughing and on 

 animals and articles exhibited at the Show, will be delivered 

 to the Secretary and announced on Wednesday. 



The Society offers liberal premiums for the best reports of 

 committees; and the chairmen of the several committees are 

 requested to present to the Secretary a full report explanatory 

 of the opinions of the committee on the matter referred to 

 them, within two weeks after the awards are made at the 

 Show, for publication in the Transactions.* 



Reports on farms, crops, etc., to be presented previous to 

 the meeting of the Trustees in November. 



Any m,ember <>f a committee who cannot serve on the same, is 

 requested to give notice to the Secretary, before the Sltoiv, so 

 that the vacancy may be filled. 



Each member of the several committees will receive a 

 ticket of admission to the hall of exhibition, on application 

 to the Secretarv. 



'Chairmen of committees will please notice tliis request. 



General Rules. 



Competitors arc requested to carefully read the rales and 

 premium fist, before making entries. 



Claims (entries) for premiums to be awarded at the Ex- 

 hibition on the Fair Grounds, must be entered with the Secre- 

 arv of t he Society, or his agent, on or before {) o'clock, A. 

 M., and in the Exhibition Hall, on or before 11 A. M., of the 

 first day thereof. 



