COMMITTEES AND PREMIUMS 



FOE THE 



TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 



TO BE HELD AT FITCHBURG, 

 On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 30th and Oct, 1st, 1862, 



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No person will be allowed to become a competitor for any of the Pre- 

 miums herein offered, unless he shall have made an entry for the same, 

 with the Secretary, within the time prescribed for each class, nor unless 

 he shall also have furnished all required statements relating thereto 

 within the specified time. 



For the convenience of those who live at a distance, entries may be 

 made by Mail ; and all entries so made must be delivered at some Post 

 Office one day previous to the expiration of the time specified, and must 

 bear proof of having been so delivered either by a Post-mark, or a 

 certificate of registry from the Postmaster. 



STOCK. 



All entries for premiums under this head, except poultry, must be 

 made on or before the Friday previous to the exhibition, and all stock 

 must be owned by the person who enters it. 



All live stock must have been raised by the person entering the same, 

 or owned by him for at least three months next previously. 



Each entry of stock for the pens must specify the breed of the animal, 

 if known, and the age. 



Fat cattle, working cattle, draught horses and swine must be weighed 

 on the same scale, in Fitchburg, and will be weighed free of expense. 

 The weight of all other stock will not be required. 



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