Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-08-10
johnson County Agricultural and
Horticultural Society.
First Annual Fair; 10 be held at Iora City Ocfo-
Der ~, 1853.

Der r. 1853.
The Board OF Managers Of said Society have
the pleasure 20 announce that the first Annua'
Fair aud Exhibition Of the In dus,ry and Art Of
said county will be held under their direction.
at Iowa City, on Wednesday October 18th
1853. premium list has been agreed upon
as extensive and liberal as our finances and
the circumstances attending our infant orgari-
cation will permit; which, together with appro-
pirate awarding committees, is herewith Ere.
scented.
The initiation of such enterprises is well
known to lie difficult. in communities SO new
as ours; wherefore We earnestly appeal to the
public spirit Of our fellow citizens of all occu-
pa,ions. to enroll themselves as members Of
the Society. and to make preparation for an
universal competition for the premiums and
diplomas to be awarded at said Fair.
The members OF the several committees and
all officers of the Society requested to exert
themselves in this behalf,and to be punctual in
their attendance at the Capitol as early as 10
o'clock of the morning Of the exhibition in or
der to settle. rin their organized capacity. the
prelimnaries incident to The discharge of the
important duties assigned them. Each com
mittee i, empowered and enjoined to fill any
vacancy which may occur.
Having no precedent exhibition in this
visinity. for guide. and in view Of the di
vercily which iss known to sUist IN the habits
and education of our population, it is quite
probable that material omissions will be detec-
ted in the premium list which is offered. and
still more likely that some incongruity will be
found in the combinations which have been
adopted. 1t is therefore respectfully urged
upon all persons holding mcritorious produc
tons, natural or fabricated, which are not en-
Enumerated in the premium list,to exhibit them
nevertheless, as an important means Of aiding
The society in its present and future operations;
the board assuring all such exhibitors that their
articles shall receive proper attention from the
committee upon discretionary premiums and
from the officers of the Society.
With that degree Of CO operation which we
may reasonably expect from our enterprising
fel ow citizens. we hope to produce an exhibit
ton very credtable to our highly favored
county.
Iowa City. August 10 1853.
Rules of the Exhibition.
lst. Each member Of the Society, and the
females of his family, may compete for prizes
free of charge.
3D. Persons not members, offering one or
more articles for premiums, will pay 81 90 to
the Treasurer on entering such articles for com
petition.
3D. Articles may be entered for competition
as aforesaid upon the books Of the society by
application to the Secretary !E Connolly.
Esq from this date until l2 o'clock NJ. Of
the day ofthe exhibition.
4th. All competing articles must be burned
within the county; and all fabricated articles
must have been manufactured within the county
if any of the class are here made-Prorided,
ho~ever'that in the article Of wheat -four,
competition is open to the State.
5th. Competing articles. hot subject to in
spection at the fair grounds (as best farm. best
crops, best hedge &c,) must be sustained by a
statement. upon oath. giving number of acres,
mode Of cultivation, variety of seeds, lime of
planting, quantity produced: &c. &c, ina form
sufficiently ineligible to enable the awarding
committee to make up correct Judgment in
the premises.
9Th. Second best articles exhibited will be
awarded a diploma and certificate in every in.
stance except those for which second money
premium has been provided in the published
list.
It'll. Premiums awarded will be paid by
the Treasurer of the Society, either in money
or in silver plate or tokens of full value, al the
option Of the winner, any time after ten da Us
from their award.
9Th. If but one article Of a class shall be ex
hibited, the committee will not award il pre-
MUM, unless they shall certify in their report
that said article posse ssed special merit emit
Ting 1T to reward.
9Th. At o'clock P NJ each committee will
proceed, in a body to, All examination of the
articles assigned them. and in the order in
which they stand in the published list and af
ter such examinations are completed shall
forthwith report their several awar DIS to the
President of the society. who will cause such
reports to be publicly read, for the information
of ali persons interested.
LIE GRAND BYINGTON,
EZEKIEL CLARK,
ISAAC V. DENNIS,
w. H WHITE,
ELISHA PEARSON,
4 JAMES CAVANAGH,
ts RICHARD BURGE,
EASr TIN NORRIS,
Board Of Managers.