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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS. 



Monday, October 27th. 



1. Ladies who have been appointedJudges of 

 Award, will be received at the Ladies' Tent, on 

 the Fair grounds, by the Female Committee of 

 Arrangements, and they will be aided by the As- 

 sistant Marshal in completing their organization. 



2. All other Judges of Award will report 

 themselves to the Chief Marshal at his tent 

 on the grounds, who will aid the Committee in 

 effecting their organization, as far as practicable, 

 preparatory to the punctual discharge of their 

 duties on the morning of the 28th. 



3. Articles and Animals will be received, 

 registered and arranged on the grounds, during 

 the whole of the day. 



Tuesday, October 28th. 



1. The grounds will be opened for the ad- 

 mission of Officers, Judges and Members only, 

 at 9 o'clock, A. M. 



2. At the same hour the Judges will assemble. 

 The Ladies at the place appointed for their re- 

 ception, and the Gentlemen at the Chief Mar- 

 shal's tent, and answer to the call of their 

 names. Those Committees, of which there 

 shall be in attendance not less than three Mem- 

 bers, will be considered as organized for busi- 

 ness. The organization of others, having a less 

 number present, will be postponed until after 

 the second calling of the roll. 



3. If, at the second calling of the roll, which 

 shall not be deferred later than 11 o'clock, a 

 quorum of the Judges in any department be 

 not found present, it shall be competent for any 

 Member of the Executive Committee, at the 

 suggestion of the Assistant Marshal having 

 charge of such department, to fill the existing 

 vacancies by new appointments. 



4. Books of Entries, and Form Books, in 

 which to record their Awards, will be placed iu j 

 the hands of each of the Committees at their 

 organization, who shall thereupon proceed im-: 

 mediately to the discharge of their duties, ex- ' 

 cept as to the Judges on horses, whose duties will \ 

 he postponed until the next day, 



Wednesday, October 29th. 



1. The grounds will be opened to the public 

 at 9 o'clock, 



2. Members shall have free admittance on 

 exhibiting either a certificate of life member- 

 ship, a receipt for payment of the contribution 

 for the current year, or the badge prescribed by 

 the Executive Committee to designate members, 

 which may be purchased of the Secretary at 25 

 cents. 



3. The badges for life and for annual mem- 

 bers shall be of different colors. The former 

 shall have the word "Life Member" distinctly 

 printed on it, and the latter " Member for 1856." 



4. Tickets of admission, (at 25 cents each,) 

 will be obtained at the ticket offices, near the 

 entrance gates. 



5. The Judges on Horses will proceed to the 

 discharge of their duties. Each'' class proceed- 

 ing agreeably to the order in which they shall 

 be called for by the Chief Marshal. 



Thursday, October 30th. 



1. The Fair grounds will continue open to 

 the public through the day. 



2. The ploughing match and trial of ploughs 

 will take place at 10 o'clock, A. M. 



3. The Judges will require for two horse 

 ploughs, a depth of furrow not less than six 

 inches; for three horse ploughs, not less than 

 eight inches; and four horse ploughs, not less 

 than ten inches, with such variations of depth 

 as may seem best adapted to test by the dina- 

 mometer, their comparative lightness of draught. 



Friday, October 31st. 



At 10 o'clock, A. M., the reports of the 

 Judges will be read from the stand, announcing 

 the names of the successful competitors for the 

 Premiums of the Society. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JUDGES. 



1. The Judges are requested to report them- 

 selves on Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock. The 

 Ladies to the Assistant Marshal at the tent pro- 

 vided for their reception. The Gentlemen to 

 the Chief M arshal at his tent on the grounds. 



2. The Committees of Judges under Branch 

 II. of the Schedule, viz: Essays and other 

 Written Communications," are requested to 

 meet in Richmond on Friday, the 24th of 

 October, preceding the exhibition, in order to 

 allow themselves full time to make careful ex- 

 amination of the communications to be referred 

 to them. 



The subject matter under Branch II. are ex- 

 pected to be of great importance and interest to 

 the Society as well as to the agricultural com- 

 munity generally. They are, therefore, com- 

 mended to the timely and special attention of 

 the Judges. 



3. The Judges are requested to observe par- 

 ticularly and to conform strictly to the general 

 rules and regulations adopted by the Executive 

 Committee, as well as to the " Special Rules,-" 

 interspersed through the Schedule of Premiums.. 



4. Should any thing be exhibited to the 

 Judges which they shall deem worthy of speciah 

 attention, and for which no premium has been 

 offered, they will furnish a certificate in the form 

 printed and furnished for that purpose, which 

 the Assistant Marshal of the department will 

 present, together with the article, to the Com- 

 mittee on Discretionary Premiums. 



5. Live Stock. — The Judges will be expected, 

 in making their decisions, to have regard to the 

 symmetry, early maturity, size and general 



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