Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-14
Our State Pair.

al Cattle Show and Fair of the S'"te Agricultural Society has Oeen sent us' Liberal premiums are offered on the diff erent classes of articles, viz Cattle Horses and Mules-Sheep, Swine and POultry-PlOwing. Implements and Ma. Chinery-Dairy Produce, Grain, Vege> tables, &c.-DOrnestic Manufac tures-- Fruits and Flowers-and Farms and Field Crops.
 Lilch6eld county is we'll represented in the committees, and we hope she will be equally so in competitors.
 We give below the regulations for the Fair, as officially furnished us:
 The first exhibition of the Society will be held in New Haven on Taesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 10th. 1lth, 18th and 18th of October. Suitable enclosures and structures will be provided for the exhibition.
 All competitors must become mem> bers of the Society, for which the pay. ment of $l,00 to the Treasurer is re quired.
 Members will be furnished with badge and five tickets, labelled, "Admit a Member" which will admit him and members of his family on presenting the badge and delivering up ticket for each person admitted. Single tickets of admission, 20 cents.
 All entries must be made on or before Monday, and all animals, or articles for competition, must be on the ground, and entered in the Secretary s books, before 9 A. M. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. with ac, companying statements. as required in the above list. ng ..,. -.f
 The Secretary will furnish cards cons taining numbers corresponding with the entries, which are to be attached to the articles exhibited, or to the pens of an imals. ..-st.e .-.a-s .5, 1 It is very desirable that the entries be made at as early date as possible. that the arrangements may be complete before the grounds are open to the public. . Competition will be confined to the State, except where the contrary is
 specified in the Premium list. Authentic pedigrees for full blood stock. of all kinds, will be required. 'j When there is no competition. the
 withholding of the highest premium will
 be at the discretion of the Judges.
 Suitable feed will be provided by the
 Society for the various animals, during the exhibition--free of charge. ,1 Premiums will'n be paid on animals
 or articles removed from the exhibition before it's close, unless such removal has the special approval of the Executive Boa'd. .e @ 1 Premiums awarded but not claimed at or before the annual meeting in Jan
 uary, will be considered as donations te
 the Society. @@t Should any individual enter an animal ! in other name than that of the bona 6de C owner, the person making such entry , shall not be allowed premium shoult one be reported by the judges; and shal Dc precluded from competing at any E future exhibition of the Society.
 The judges are requested to repof
 ,hemselves@t the Secretary's office or their arrival, where they nay be notified gof a meeting of the judges at which va cancies win be filled. after which ,tlfel a will receive respective catalogues of en, tries before proceeding to the discharg.
 of their official duties. In their reports to the Society which they are expec nIted to make as ea'ly as possible at th'
 Secrelaly's office-the reasons of thei e decisi ions, embracing therein statenen of the valuble qualities of the animal '' or articles 10 which they award premi e ums, are desired, together with an, .l other information which shall add inter
 est and completeness to their report. - d Judges are referred to the notes ant
 requirements which are intetspersed il " the premium list. e The reports of the judges containin! n their award of premiums will be publicl ;> read on the ground. after which tn > Treasurer will pay them at his office ti
 the close of the exhibition.
 The Treasurer will forward any pre- : miums not paid at the exhibition. i s such maUner as the person entFled [ a tire same may direct. We present below fist of the officer , of the Society: 1'~ ~. ' President,
 !. SAMUEL H. HUNTINGTON, of Hartfofd
 Vice Presidents,
 , HORACE PirKIN, of Manchester. ' CHARLES H. PoND, of Milford. s WILLIAM CLIFF, of SloniAg Agton.
 pHINEGs I; BARNuM, of Bridgeport.