The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-08-29
Conditions on which Premiums
will be Awarded.
FIELD CROPS.

Will be required 10 lodge 4 specification, with
the Secretary, or Assistant Secretary, detail
ing the manner of cultvating the crop, the OK
pense thereof, and the number of days-works
expended, and the condition Of the land the
year previous.
The quantity of land specified in the list of
premiums must in all cases be in one piece, be
measured, and the entire crop harvested and
measured in the presence of the claimant and
competent disinterested witnesses, furnishing
certificates of the same.
The above named specifications and certifi-
Gates 10 be lodged with the Secretary, or As
sistant Secretary, at least 10 days before the
annual meeting in January. Specimens Of
the crops Of wheat, corn, oats, peas, beans, and
buckwheat, offered for premiums of at least 4
quarts must be left with the Seer etary, or As
sistant Secretary, for the examination Of the
committee, and for exhibiting at the annual
meeting. But no second premium will be a.
warded to the same individual for the same
kind of crop.
STOCK.
Premiums will rot be awarded on live
stock unless the claimant shallha been own
err OF the same, at least three months previous
to the Fair.
All competitors for premiums on animals
~ kllC VI AoolStttiie
Secretary, of their intention OF presenting
them for premiums, in writing, at least two
days before the Fair, or lodge a like notice
with the manager in the town in which the APP
plicant resides, ten days before the Fair,a II
shall be the duty of such manager to forward
said notice to the Secretary, or his Assistant
at least two days previous to the Fair, that the
necessary accommodations shall be provided
for them.
Sheep offered for premiums must have been
sheared after the 1st of June.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
No premiums will be awarded on any farm
ing implements unless invented by the claim
ant and presenting a new and useful improve
ment or constructed by him. and possessing
some very useful property which renders i
decidedly preferable to others of the kind il
common use; or patented implements, tho
right to make and vend in this County, being
owned by the claimant.
Members presenting any farming nipple
ments for premiums will be required TO furn-
| ish written description of the particular i'm
provement Or distinguished property fol- which
they claim premium.
DAIRY.
Competitors on butter and cheese will be re-
quired to furnish full and detailed statement
of the number of cows kept by them, the man
ner of keeping, and the process of manufactu-
ring, and preserving the articles presented.
GENERAL RULES.
None of the regular premiums offered above
shall be awasded to any person unless he
shall have paid one dollar and signed the Con-
stituton of the society at least two DAYS pre-
vious to the Fair.
Unless the committee who are to Judge in
the case shall be fully satisfied that the state
ment of the applicant for a premium is essen
tally correct, the premium will not be award
ed. No animal or article which has drawn
the first premium at a former Fair shall be Il
gain presented for premium in the same class.
Nor shall any animal or article be entitled TO
two premiums at the same Fair. Nor shall any
member be entitled TO more than one premi-
UNI on the same kind of crop, article, or stock
in the same class
To he entitled to premium, the animal
must be owned, the crop must be raised and
the article manufactured within the County
since the last Fair.
No premium can be awarded where there
is no competition, except in cases Of great
merit
Discretionary premiums, or grauities, may
be awarded on stock or articles not enumcra-
ted for premiums, should there be amy present
ed, deemed meritorious, ard worthy of en-
couragement, and funds will be placed at the
disposal of each of the awarding committees,
10 the amount of five dollars, to be appropria-
ted for discretionary premiums. All reports
of viewing committees shall be made in writ
ing, and signed by the members asserting
thereto.
All awards for premiums claimed by any
member must be drawn from the Treasury
within three months from the day Of award or
they shall remain, as contributed 20 the Soci-
eb's fund.
REGULATIONS OF THE FAIR.
1st. Two Clerks shall be appointed by the
board Of managers, who shall occupy a con-
venient stand near the place Of exhibition,
who shall make entries of all animals and 9TH
err articles offered for exhibition !; particularly
specifying the same, with the number of the
entry, and deliver to the ownef of the animals
or articles, so entered, card containing the
number of such entry, with the name Of the
competitor, which card shall be affixed to the
article-or articles so entered or in case the an
imals, may be affixed to the animal or pen in
such manner as to be legible TO the examin-
ing committees.
I'd. No animal or property entered for
pIeuliiiAs; sHul DC TeInONeu from the pens, OF
their respective places, until o'clock p. NJ,
unless by permission Of the committee Of ar
rangements.
Sd. Apprehension premiums on animals,
will be prepared with written statements, ac-
curately detailing the age, and method OF keep
ing, and may be requested to make oath to
the same, which statement shall be delivered
10 the clerk on entering the animals.
4th All animals or other property, enter
ed for premiums, must be in their respective
places for exhibition, before 10 o'clock on the
day of the Fair and no spectators will be al
lowed to be present during the examination
of the viewing Committee, unless requested bv