THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



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characteristics of the breeds to which they be- 

 long. They will make the proper allowances 

 for age, feeding and other circumstances affect- 

 ing the character of the aaimal. They are 

 particularly required not to give encouragement 

 to over-fed animals for breeding purposes. 



Animals fed for the shambles shall not com- 

 pete for premiums, except in thoir proper class. 



Judges will report not only the animals en- 

 titled to premiums, but also those next in merit 

 in each class, to meet the contingency of any 

 objection which may arise to the awards. Any 

 animals which, in the opinion of the Judges, 

 deserve a special commendation, they are re- 

 quested to report to the Executive Committee. 



G. The Committee on Discretionary Premi- 

 ums will consider such subjects only as are 

 brought regularly before them by certificates 

 as prescribed in article 4th of these instructions. 



Form of certificate to be presented to the 

 Committee on Discretionary Premiums, agree- 

 ably to the 4th "article of the instructions to the 

 Judges. 



Mr. has exibited to the J udges 



on 



for which no premium has been 

 offered. They deem it worthy of the attention 

 of the Committee on Discretionary Premiums, 

 and recommend it accordingly. 



, Chairman. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



j|@°"The Executive Committee will not be 

 responsible to any exhibitor, that his articles 

 will be examined by the Judges, who neglects 

 or fails to comply with the requirements of the 

 following regulations. While every effort will 

 be made to secure the examination and proper 

 notice of every article on exhibition, justice to 

 those who comply with the regulations of the 

 Society requires that they shall, in all cases, 

 JiTst receive attention. 



1. Members of the Society will be furnished 

 with badges at twenty-five cents, which will 

 admit them, their wives, daughters, and sons 

 under twenty-one years of age, to the grounds 

 at all times during the exhibition. Members 

 are requested to wear or exhibit their badges 

 upon entering the grounds, or the Society's 

 hall of meeting. 



2. Exhibitors at the Fair — who may not be 

 members of the Society — must become such, or 

 else will be required to pay an entrance fee of 

 three dollars to entitle them to the privileges of 

 exhibition and admittance to the grounds. 



3. All who intend to become exhibitors are 

 earnestly requested to forward to the Secretary 

 at Richmond, at least ten clays before the exhi- 

 bition, lists and descriptions of the animals or 

 articles intended to be exhibited, in order that 

 timely provision may be made for the arrange- 



ment and accommodation of all such articles 

 and anima s. 



4. All animals or articles intended for exhi- 

 bition, %v^ill be registered at the Secretary's of- 

 fice, up to the close of the day on Friday, the 

 24th of October, and thereafter at the business 

 ofiices on the show grounds until the close of 

 the day on Monday, the 27th. 



Duplicate cards, descriptive of the animal or 

 article entered, will be issued, one of which will 

 be attached to, or placed near the subject of ex- 

 hibition — the other be retained by the exhibitor 

 until the close of the exhibition, and then, if 

 for live stock or poultry, shall be returned to 

 the Forage Master, who shall, upon receiving 

 payment for grain furnished, grant him a per- 

 mit to withdraw the same from the grounds, or 

 if for any other article, then to be returned to 

 the Assistant Marshal having charge of the de- 

 partment to which the article belongs, who 

 shall thereupon allow the same to be withdrawn 

 from the grounds. 



5. Nothing will be allowed to enter the 

 grounds which shall not have been previously 

 registered, nor will any animal or article be re- 

 ceived later than 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, 

 the 80th of October. 



6. No animal or article entered for exhibition 

 can be taken away before the close of the Fair, 

 except by permission of the President, to be 

 granted only for such special cause assigned as 

 he may deem sufficient to justify a suspension 

 of this rule. No premium will be paid on any 

 articles or animals removed in violation thereof. 



7. On Tuesday, the first day of the Exhibi- 

 tion, none but members of the Society and their 

 families will be admitted, in order that the 

 Judges may not be incommoded by a crowd 

 whilst viewing the subjects of exhibition. 



8. On and after Wednesday, 9 o'clock, A, M., 

 the public will be admitted to the grounds. An 

 entrance fee of twenty-five cents will be charged 

 for persons not entitled to badges of free ad- 

 mittance; and for children under twelve years 

 of age, (under protection of their parents or 

 others,) half price. 



9. Agricultural Societies of other States, and 

 sister Societies within this State, are invited to 

 send delegates to the Fair. Such delegates 

 will be furnished with badges and admitted free. 



10. The Executive Committee will take every 

 precaution for the safe keeping of articles ex- 

 hibited, but will not be responsil)Ie for lops or 

 dam. age that may occur during the Fair, unless 

 such loss occur clearly from want of due care 

 on the part of the Society's officers, agents or 

 servants. Exhibitors are, tliereforo, requested 

 to give attention to their articles. 



11. The Chief Marshal will call the Judges 

 at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning — furnish them 

 with thef^'inted lists of premiums, (one to each 

 committee, when organized,) with the books of 

 entries of animals or articles in their depart- 



