COMMITTEES AND PREMIUMS 



FOR THE 



TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 



TO BE HELD AT FITCHBURG, 

 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Sept, 27, 28 & 29, 1864. 



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

 Premiums 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 Post-mark, or a eer" 

 tificate of registry from the Postmaster. 



STOCK. 



All entries for premiums under this head, must be made on or 

 before the Friday previous to the show, except Horses for exhibition, 

 and Poultry, which may be as late as the day previous, and all stock 

 must be owned by the person who enters it. 



All persons who are required to furnish a statement, must do so to 

 the Secretary at the time of making the entry. 



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

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



No animal that has heretofore in part or alone taken the highest 

 premium for Draft, Plowing or Dairy herds, shall ever again be entitled 

 to compete for any premium of the Society, unless for an entirely dif- 

 ferent quality. 



