Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-10
REGULATIONS
And Premium List of the Annual Exhi.
bition of the Bradford County Agri-
cultural Society for 1856

Members OF the Society. Membership fee so
cents. Any person may bedoine4a member by
application and payment of the fee at any time
before or during the continuance of the Fair
- Councillors will be allowed until one o'clock
L. NJ of the first day Of the Fair, to present
aud have theiI animals andAartic4es recorded
by the Secretary. Animals and articles will
be received fer exhibition, but not for pre-
miums after that time. Competitors and ex-
libitOrs will call at the Office of the Executive
Committee, and receive directions where TO
place their animals or articles, and also Cards,
with numbers. to be carefully al tached to each
upon placing them in their proper locations,
& No animal or article entered fer premium
shall be renewed from the grounds until the
close of the fair, unless ity permission of the
Executive Committee, and no premium will he
paid when awarded to Sueh if taken away in
violation of thisrule
HORSES, CATTLE, &C.
Competitors for premiums on Horses, Neat
Cattle or other live stock, Field OF Garden
crops, products of the Dairy, and Honey and
Sugar, must lodge with the Secretary a writ
ten statement-of the pedigree blood, mode
of feeding, if prepared for the butcher and
other characteristics, as far as may be- of the
the expense of the same, and other useful in
formation, as far us may be- relating to the
crop presented !: the full process OF manufac-
turing, preserving and preparing for market,
all articles of the dairy presented the kind
of Hive. mode of taking the honey, (the bees
not to be destroyed) and the process of max
ing and clarifying the sugar presented.
No premium will be awarded to any live
stock not raised in this County unless the
claimant shall be citizen of the county and
ewner of the stock, and, when for breeding
purposes, said stock shall have been brought
into the county for the express purpose of i'm
proving the breeds.
SHEEP.
Competitors for premiums on Bucks will be
required to exhibit to the judges sample of
the fleece last shorn from said bucks, and also
written statement of the weight of the fleece
and the condition of the wool competitors
for premiums Oh Ewes are required, also, to
exhibit samples of the last shorn feeces and
a written statement of the average weight of
the same and the condition of the wool
MILcn COWS.
Competitors for premiums on Mich cows
will observe the following rules
L. The COWS to be kept on grass only dur
ing the trial and for ten days previous there
to. The time of trial to be the first ten days
Of July, and the first ten days of September
2. A statement to be made containing the
age and breed of COW, and time of calging :;
the quantity of milk in weight, and also of
butter made during each period of ten days
8. The statement of facts to be made to
the judges, certified by the competitor and one
other person conversant herewith.
FIELD CROPS.
Competitors for premiums on Grain and
other field crops will observe the following
rules
|. The quantity of land specified for each
crop, must be measured into one piece.
2. The entire crop must be measured, and
one bushcl of each of the specified grain and
seeds must be weighed, and presented for ex-
animation by the judges
3. The land must be measured, and the
crop weighed and measured in presence of
threeAcompetcnt and disinterested persons, and
certified by them in writing.
FLOWING
Competitors for premiums on plowng will
observe the following rules
l. Lands will be measured and marked out
containing lS acre each. The time allowed
for plowing will be for horse teams, 80 min
utes, and for OK teams GO minutes Awards
will be made for the best plowing within the
prescribed time.
2. The furrow must not he more than II
inches wide, nor less than inches deep.
.. Each plOwman to drive his own team
4. No plowman to start until the signal is
given by the chairman of the Judges or some
person appointed for that purpose.
PLows
The quality of the pFowS entered for pre-
miums must be determined by actual trial. in
the presence Of the judges on Farming I'm
plements.
BACON HAMS, &C.
Competitors for premiums on bacon hams,
preserved meats, dried fruits and other arti-
cles of this class, are required to furnish a
written statement of the mode of curing and
preserving the same.
HoRsE-sHoEING, &C
Competitors for premiums on Horse and Ok
shoeing must be the makers of the shoes used,
and the animals shod must be brought on the
grounds for inspection.
MANCFACTUREs
All manufactured articles entered for pre-
miums, must be the products of this county,
and made by or under the direction of the
competitor.
ARTICLES NOT ENUMERATED IN THE LIST, &C
All articles not contained in the list of pre-
miums, will be referred to committees-on of
ladies and another of gentlemeu-on unenu-
merated articles, to be adjudged in their res
pcctivc departments. Persons presenting such
will attach card to each article, with the
following words thereon To the judges on
unenumerated articles"
Apt;oIo ,lc
in this county will be admitted for exhibit on
but not for premiums, and when meriting will
receive the Society's commendation
INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES.
The Judges viii report themselves at the
1ce. 80 L. n !.