COMMITTEES AND PREMIUMS 



FOE THE 



TWENTY-FIEST ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 



TO BE HELD AT FITCHBUEG, 



Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23d and 24tli, 1873. 



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 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 postmark, or 

 a certific'^ite of registry from the postmaster. 



1^ Communications for the Secretary should be sent to Fitchburg. 



STOCK. 



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

 before the Friday previous to the Show, except Horses and Poultry, 

 which may be as late as the Monday 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, and he shall post copies 

 on the days of exhibition. 



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

 same, or owned by him at least three months next previously, except 

 in the case of mis-mating oxen and horses, rendered necessary by 

 injury or disease. 



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

 animal, if known, and the age. 



' Fat cattle, working cattle, and draught horses must be weighed on 

 the scales on the grounds of the Society, and a certificate furnished 

 the Secretary. 



