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The diploma of the society being considered the highest 

 premium that can be awarded, no committee is autliorized to 

 award it, except for animals and articles of special merit, de- 

 serving 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 in hall, and 

 flowers ; or any premium, unless the rules of the Society have 

 been strictly complied with. Neither shall they award pre- 

 miums or gratuities in excess of the amount appropriated. 



No gratuity is to be awarded of less than fifty cents, ex- 

 cept on work by the children, and none in that class less than 

 twenty-five cents. 



The several committees are requested to affix premium 

 <3ards, and also on animals blue and red printed premium rib- 

 bons (which may be had of the Secretary or assistants 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 especial care should be 

 taken that the cards issued correspond with the awards in 

 their report to the Society. 



The reports of awards of premiums on animals and arti- 

 cles exhibited at the show, must be delivered promptly to the 

 Secretary for announcement on Thursday. 



Any meinher of a committee ivlio cannot serve on the 

 same is requested to give riotice to the Secretary, before the 

 sJiow, so that the vacancy may be filled. 



Each member of the several committees will receive a 

 ticket of admission to the grounds and liall of exhibition on 

 application to the Secretary. 



General Rules. 



Competitors are requested to carefully read the rules and 

 premium list before making entries. 



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

 hibition on the Fair Grounds, other than live stock, must be 

 entered with the Secretarv of the Society, or his agent, and in 

 the Exhibition Hall, on or before 11 A. M., of the first day 

 thereof. 



All entries of live stock must be entered with the Secre- 

 tary at least one week previous to the holding of the Fair and 

 no entries will be received after that date. 



