The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-07-16
Rutland Go. Agricultural Society,

Nutldhu W. Agricultural OOClCCy'
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH PREMIUMS
WILL BE AWARDED.
FIELD CROPS. Applicants for pre-
miums on any of the field crops will be
required 10 lodge specification with the
Secretary particularly detailing the man.
ner of cullivatiug the crop, the ex-
penses thereof, and the condition of the
land the year previous. The quantity OF
land specified in the lis, of premiums must
| in all cases be in one piece. The land is
10 be measured and the entire crop to be
harvested and measured in the presence of
the claimant and competent disinterested
witnesses. And such statements must be
delivered to the committee on crops, at
least ten days previous to the annual m eel-
ing. Premiums 10 be awarded on the day
of the annual meeting in January.
No person may apply for two premi-
uns on the same kind of crop, unless the
management of the soil or the treatment
of the crop in the two instances be in some
important particular essentially different.
STOCKS. No premium shall be a,
warded on any live stock unless the claim
ant shall have been The owner OF The same
at least three months previous to the Fair.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS. No
premium shall be awarded on farming
implements unless invented by the claims
ant and presenting new and useful im>
pro, ement or constructed by him and pos.
sessing some highly useful property
which shall render it decidedly prefera,
able TO others of the kind in common use
or patented implements the right Of this
country being owned by the Applicant
Claimants presenting any farming imple>
mepts for the premium will be required
10 furnish written statement of the pars
ticular Improvement or distinguishing
property Of the implement for which he
claims premium.
DAIRY. Competitors for the premi-
UNI on butter and cheese will be required |
10 lodge full detailed specification of the
number of cows kept by them, manner of
keeping the same, and process of manu>
Iacture and preservation Of the articles
presented,
MAPLE SUGAR. Application for
he premiums on maple sugar must furn-
sh written statement Of the whole pro-
less of making and clarifying the same.
GENERAL RULES. No premium
shall be awarded 10 any person for any
property unless he shall have become a
member of the Society on or before 8 o.
lock on the morning Of the annual Fair.
Unless the committee who ale to judge in
he case are fully satisfied that the slate
nent Of the applicant for any premium
hall be in all cases essentially correct,
he premium will in no case be awarded.
Should the funds OF the Society permit,
premiums will be awarded
N some articles not enumerated in the
list of premiums which may be deemed
worthy attention and encouragement.
All reports of viewing committees shall !
Q made in writing and signed by the
lembers asserting thereto. l.
Competitors for the premiums on bucks
ill be required TO exhibit to the viewing
ommittee on the day of The Fair the last
eece of wool shorn from said bucks p
n like manner competitors, for premiums il
q five ewes will be required to exhibit c
le last heeces shorn from said ewes.
Competitors for the premiums on Is or
s ewes shall make written statement OF u
lie aggregate weight Of the heeces and I,
ives at the last clipping before the Fair, A
10 condition oil the wool as 10 cleanliness; ~
hich said state ment shall be verified by
least one competent and disinterested
illness present at the shearing, doing up, B
I'd weighing SAID wool: or he may ex- b
bit h.eces with the sheep at the Fair.
No animal or article which has drawn
premium shall be presented again for 9
.emium ia the same class, and no AMI y
al O. article shall be entered for two y
remiums in the same Fair, Provided
lat pairs of oxen in the Town teams Of 5