Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-29

Bs54 REGULATIONS OF THE EAIR,-AII COM
pettors and exhibitors must become members of the
Society Membership fee, so cents Any person may be-
come member by application and payment of the fee
at any time before during the continuance of the Fair
Competitors will be allowed until one o'clock P. of
the first day of the Fair present and have their Ami
mails and articles recorded by the Secretary Animals
and articles will be received for exhibition but not for
premiums after that time. Competitors and exhibitors
will call at the office of the Executive Committee and
receive directions where to place their animals and ar
ces and also cards with numbers be carefully attach.
ed to each upon placing them i'll their proper locations
No animal article entered for the premium shall be
removed from the grounds until the close the fair un
less by permission of the Executive Committee and no
premium will be paid when awarded to such, if taken
| away in violation of this rule
HORSES, CATTLE, sc.
Competitors for premiums Horses, Neat Cattle or
other live stock Field or Garden crops products of the
Dairy. and Honey and Sugar must lodge with the Sec
retary written statementof the pedigree blood mode
of feeding prepared for the butcher and other charac
terstics far may be relating to the crop presented
the full of manufacturing preserving and prepar
ing for market all articles of the dairy presented; the
kind of hive mode of taking the honey (he bees not to
be destroyed and the process Of making and clarifying
the sugar presented.
No premium will be awarded any live stock not rails
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county and of the stock, and when for breeding
purposes said stock shall have been brought into the
county for the express purpose of improving the breeds
SHEEP
Competitors for premiums Bucks will be required to
exhibit to the judges sample of fleece last shorn from
said bucks and also written statement of the weight of
the fleece and condition of the wool competitors for
premiums Ewes required also to exhibit samples
of the last shorn fleece and written statement of the
average weight of the and the condition of the
wool.
Competitors for premiums mich cows will observe
the following rules:
l. The to be kept grass only during the trial
and for ten days previous thereto The time of trial. to
be the first ten days of July and the first ten days of
September.
2. \ statement to be made containing the age and
breed of the cow and time of caving the quantity of
milk in weight and also of butter made during each Pc
riOd of ten days.
8. The statement of facts to be made the judges GER
tilted by the competitor and other person conversant
herewith
FIELD CROPS.
Competitors for premiums Grain and other field
crops will observe the following rules:
l. The quantity of land specified for each crops must
be measured into one piece.
2. The entire field must be measured and one bushel
of the specified grain and seeds be weighed and
presented for examination by the judges.
3. The land must be measured, and the crop weighed
and measured in presence of three competent and dsn
terested persons, and certified by them in writing.
committee of judges will meet at the borough of
Towanda next, to adiudge such crops be gath
cred and prepared fox exhibition at the Annual Fair
FLOWING.
Competitors for premiums plowing will observe the
following rules
each The time allowed for plowing will be for horse
teams, 45 minutes, and teams 60 minutes. Awards
will be made for best plowing within the prescribed time
2. The furrow must not be more than % inches wide
nor less than inches deep.
g. Each plowman to drive his own team.
No plowman start until the signal is given bv the
chairman of the judges or person appointed for
that purpose.
The quality of the plows entered for premiums must
be determined by actual trial. in presence of the judges
on Farming Implements.
BACON, HANS
Competitors for premiums bacon hams, preserved
meats dried fruits and other articles in this class are re-
quired to furnish written statement of the mode of
ing and preserving the same.
HoREsHoEING.
Competitors for premiums on Horse and Ok shOeing |