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In Exhibition Hall. 



Committees on articles exhibited in the hall should he especially 

 careful that the premium or gratuity cards issued with the names, 

 and sums awarded them, correspond with those in their reports to 

 the Society. 



Committees and Exhibitors will be governed by instructions, un- 

 der heading of " Duties of Committee,'' "General Rules," "Pre- 

 miums to be awarded at the Show." see first pages, and under 

 ''Fruit," ''Domestic Manufactures," and "Flowers." 



ggjf^All Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables, and Domestic Manufactures, 

 must be the Product of Essex County, to be entitled to a premium 

 or Gratuity. 



DAIRY. 



For specimens of Butter made on any farm within the County 

 the present year, samples of not less than five pounds to be exhib- 

 ited, with a full account of the process of making and management 

 of the Butter, premiums, $S, 6, 4 



For specimens of New Milk Cheese, made on any farm in the 

 County the present year, samples of not less than fifty pounds to be 

 exhibited, with statement in writing of the method of making and 

 preserving the same, premiums. $8, 6, 4 



Note.— Each lot presented for premium and the statement accompaning it, 

 must be numbered, but not marked so as to indicate the claimant ; any public or 

 known mark must be completely concealed; nor must the competitors be present 

 at the examination. 



To the person who shall furnish to the Society satisfactory evi- 

 dence of the greatest quantity of Butter made from any quantity 

 of milk, being the whole produce of any single cow, for the first 

 week of June, July, August and September next, stating the whole 

 amount of Butter produced in each week, also the time when the 

 cow dropped her last calf, and her feed and manage- 

 ment all to be taken into account in making the award, premiums, 



Diploma and $10, 5 



Note.— The object in offering these last premiums is to elicit inquiry as to the 

 value and quality of milk for the production of butter. As far as practicable it 

 is desirable that* the race and pedigree of the cow shall be given. 



BREAD AND CANNED FRUIT. 



For White Bread made of Wheat flour, premiums, $3. 2, 1 



For bread made from Graham flour, premiums, $2, 1 



For bread imde from other grains, or other grains mixed with 

 wheat, premiums, 81.50, 1 



All bread, entered for premiums, to be in loaves weighing not 

 less than one pound each, and to be not less than twenty -four 

 hours old. with a full written statement over the signature and ad- 

 dress of the maker, stating the kind of flour used, quantity of each 

 ingredient, how mixed, and length of time kneaded|and raised, and 

 how long baked, which statements on all premium bread are to be 

 sent to the Secretary with report of the Committee . for publication. 



