The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-04

Crude iSirp, b. r, Bingham, Corn
wall A. c. Bates, New Haven &c. E.
Chapman, Middlebury; Orvil Smith,
Shoreham S. P. Strong, vergenncs,
Mutton Sheep, a. L. Stewart, Bris-
tol T. Hanchett, New Haven Charles
Stone, J. NJ. Mack, Leicester F.; e, p.
Ripley, Ripton.
Fh,ming Implements, Harvey Par:
melee, Bristol; Isaac Drake, Weybridge;
Wm s. Hammond, Middlebury jesse
Ellsworth, Cornwall Lewis s. Hemeu'
way, Orwell.
Butter, Cheese, Honey and Sugar;
David Hazard, Fcrrisburghi Martin
Cowles, New Haven; Abjah Hurd, Mid.
dlebury Gordon Scarls, Bridport; Ver-
nal spuoncr, Vefgepnes.
Iron w. Il. Bixby, Vergehncs Win:
ter II. Holley, Bristol; james NJ. Slade,
Middlebury; Benz l.. Knight, Stafks'
boro Gabriel Guipdon. Lincoln.
Leather, Harvey Wilcox, Middlebury;
II. Bond. Cornwall Milo Hoyt, New
Haven Francis Ayres, Weybridge j.
b. Huntlcy, Bridport.
Eruit, T. D. Lake, Wcybridge II,
C. Hunt, New Haven; G. II. Stowell,
Cornwall Ira Allen, Niddlcbury Da.
Wis j. Rich, Shorebam.
Miscellaneous, William T. Wright,
Leicester Milton Brooks, New Haven
S. NJ. Burroughs, Waltham Elmet
Jones, Shorobam T. Crane, Bristol.
Fancy articles, p. Battcll, b. T.
Haskell, Jr., Mrs. VIM. L. Bascom Mrs.
Jos. II. Barrett, Miss Mary Foot. Miss
Elvira Russell, Miss Jennet,e s. Jonee.
Household Manufacturer. J. A. Beck.
with, A. Z. Roscoe; Mrs. Edwin Ham.
mond, Mrs. L. W Stow, Mrs. Jason Da.
venport, Mrs Rollin j. Jones, Mrs, Lg.
cy pelung, Mrs. Ii. +. Hayden
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
David S. Church. Jason Davenport,
George r. Orcutt, Alonzo L. Bingham,
Rollin j. Jones, Lyman ?. White, James
I. Moore.
COMMITTEE ON PATENT Mowers.
Jacob w. Conroe, Middlebury Isa-
iah CLARK, Addison Wm. H. Sanford,
Orwell Seth Langdon, New Haven
Harvey IaTnclecJ OrlStOl.
nULEs AND CONDITIONS.
FIELD CRors. 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 mcas-
ured.
The applicant must make oath to his
specification, if required by the commit.
tee.
The specifications, together with sam.
pies Of at least four quarts, if the crop
entered be Wheat, Corn, Rye. Oats, Peas,
Beans, or Buckwheat, must be left with
the Secretary before noon of the day
preceding the annual meeting, for exam
ination by the committee Oh Field Crops,
who are to meet on that day.
Corn entered for premium must ID
measured and weighed at tie time Of
huSking, and two bushels Of the same i'm:
mediately left with manager, until the
first day of January, and then shelled,
weighed, and a written statement Of each
measurement made-snd sworn to by the
claimant, if required by the committee.
No second premium will be awarded
to the same individual, for the same kind
Of crop, in any one year.
SrocK.-Applicants for premiums oti
Animals should accurately state the ago
and method of keeping and, if Sheep,the
time Of sheoring.
No premium shall be awarded on
Sheep which were shorn before the Grst
day of May, the same year, or in other
than the usual manner; or on Lambs
dropped before the FIRST day of March
and applicants ior prerniums must mako
oath to the correctness Of their state
mcnts on these points, if required by tho
committee.
Premiums will not be awarded on live
stock unless the claimant shall hass been
the owner of the same at least three
months previous to the Fair.
All competitors for premiums on an.
imals must lodge specifications With soms
officer of the Society, before noon Of the
first day Of the Fair and it shall be tks
duty Of the Managers to meet on the day
previous, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
in order that all the entries may be sea-
sonably completed and the specifications
that have been received duly fled.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS NO premium
will be awarded on any Farming Imple.
ment-crcept Mower, or Mower and
Reaper combined-unless invented BY
the applicant, aud presenting some new
and useful improvement; Or constructed
by him, and possessing sQme useful rros'
erty which renders il decidedly prsfsra.
BILE to others Of the kind in common use;
or patented, the right to make and vsnd
in this county being owned BY tie appi.
cant.
Members presenting any Forming In,@
plement for premium will be required 10
furnish written description Of the parti-
cular improvement or distinguished prop,
erty for which they claim q premium.
DAIRY.-Competitors on Butter and
Cheese are required to furnish full and
detailed statement of the number Of
COWS kept by them, the manDsf Of keep.
ing, aud the process. Of manufacturing
the articles presented.
GENERAL Rules, Fees of member.
ship may he received until noon Of tile
day of the Fair.
No animal or article which has drawn
the first premium at former Fair nr
this county shall be again presented for