The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-06-16
Rules and Regula tiOns.

l. No Premium shall be awarded unless the
committee to whom the claim is submitted shall
adjudge the same to be meritorious.
2. No person shall receive two premiums Oh
the same kind of crops, stock, or manufactured
articles.
3. No person shall receive premium who
does not comply with the rules and regulations,
or who is not a member Of the Society.
A. No person can be member of the Society
until he has paid One Dollar to the Secretary,
and had his name recorded.
5. No person can serve ona Committee unless
he is a member of the Society.
6. Any person applying for premium on an
nimal, shall file a written statement with the
Secretary on or before the first day of the Fair,
that he is the owner of the animal, that it is the
product of the county, or has been owned in the
county for six months next preceding the Fair.
and shall state the age, breed and manner of
feeding, and whether it has drawn any premi-
ums, and if any, where, when, and how much
Z. All animals entered for premiums must be
in their respective places the first day of the
Fair, and when removed for the night, must he
returned by 8 o'clock A. NJ, next morning.
8. Oxen or Steers must be presented in the
yoke, with a chain to secure them, aud be ac.
companied by suitable person to take charge
of them.
Wagon, and with chain and award the prem-
ums for the best working cattle, considering
their docility, training, close matching, strength,
size and beauty.
TO- Committee on horses will take into con-
sideation strength, size, beauty, endurance for
road and field labor, and action which qualities
them for the carriage or saddle.
IL. Competitors for premiums on Sheep must
make written statement of the last shearing,
H., /. IL. 81, q H.
H. The committee on swine, in making
awards, will have reference to the breed, form,
and structure which will afford the greatest
profit to the breeder.
l3. Competitors ON Sugar Cane Syrup must
file written statement OF the mode of Manu-
facture with the Secretary, on or before the first
day Of the Fair
a. Competitors on Butter and Cheese will
file like statement of the mode and time of man
ufacturc, on or before the first day of the Fair.
Is. Competitors for Flowing Match must en-
ter their teams two days before the Fair, SO thai
a sufficient plat of ground may be procured ant
staked off.
l6. The premium for blowing will be AWARDED
to the best work done in the time. No persons
except the Committee and the teamsters will be
allowed on the ground while the teams ar,
blowing.
H. All manufactured articles and inn dement's
must be made in the county, and entered on tn,
Secretarv's Book, on or before the first day OF
the Fair, in order to draw premiums.
IL. Committee on Domestic Cookery may
award to the amount of Ten Dollars.
10. Committee on Fancy Articles may aware
to the amount of Fifteen Dollars.
20. Committee on Promiscuous Articles, not
coming in any class named, may, in their dis
erection, award to the amount of Fifteen Dollars
81. Each committee is authorized to recon-
mend discretionary premiums on articles an
mals such as belong to the class assigned them,
and they will be awarded at the annual meet
ing, if the Directors approve and the funds ad-
NIT.
%. All premiums will be paid at the annual
meeting on the first Tuesday in Jan. 1860.
%. 1t shall be the duty of the manager of each
committee, to collect, arrange, and take charge
of all articles or animals belonging to his com
mittee to pass upon, and shall wait upon such
committee, receive their report and pass it to the
Secretary.
"a. If there are competitors for House Build
ing the Committee may repair to the House
built, at any time before or during the Fair,
and examine, personally.
%. Competitors for premiums on best farm
should enter the same on the Secretary's book as
soon as the first Of August next, so that the
committee may have time to repair to, and ex-
anime the same personally before the Fair.
26. Competitors for premiums on crops must
measure the ground, harvest, thresh, and mea
sure the grain or product, and prove the same by
two disnterested witnesses.
The above list is published in accordance
with a vote taken at the Annual Meeting, and is
subject to alterations and additions as the d.
rectors may determine, from this time till the lst
of August next and all persons interested are
hereby requested to examine and suggest, as the
object is to meet the wishes of the greatest pos
sible number.
L. w. HART, Sec