Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-09-27


" Regulations and List of Premiums
to be awarded at the Seventh Annual Fair or the
Cent re County Agricultural Society, to be held
at Oak Wood, near Bellefonte on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, the End, 3rd and 4th days
of October next.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
All members of the Society whose dues are paid
and all who shall become members at the fair
will be furnished with badges of Membership
which shall admi. the person and Maies of his
family and minor children to the exhibitioufat all
times after the grounds are thrown open, during
the continuation of the fair. Tickets may be OBJ
tanned at the Treasurers Office, at the entrance of
| the Fair Grounds. Membership fee $l,Ou. Tick
cts of admission for three days, SO cents. Single
admission, 20 cents
No one, whether member or not, will be allow.
ed to enter the Fair Grounds except at the gate
or bars. Members will be allowed to enter the
grounds in carriages, with their families, but nc
hacks or other public carriages will be permitted
to enter, will any one be allowed to fasten hor
ses either inside or outside of the Fair Grounds.
All exhibitors at the Fair must become members
of the Society and have their animals articles
entered at the business Office with the Secretary,
before taking them to the field, and all who intend
to compete for premiums at the Fair, must have
their animals or articles Oh the ground, wi thout
fail, on the first day of the Fair, so they may be
arranged and in readiness for Examination by
Judges at the proper time. This regulation must
be stristly adhered to- Otherwise the Society will
not be responsible for the omission of any article
or animal from the list. =
No animal or article entered for exhibition can
be taken away before the close of the Fair, except
by permission of the President.
No premiums will be paid on articles or ami mails
withdrawn in violation Of this rule.
No person, not a member O f the Examining
Committee, will be allowed to touch or handle any
of the fruits on exhibition, and any one who may
be detected in taking pilfering any article from
the tables, will be prosecuted for each and every
such ctfencs by the Society. All exhibitors Of
fruits are expressly epjcined not to bestow or re,
move from the tables any articles which they may
have placed there, until the close of the Fair.
Animals or articles intended for exhibition must
have cards attached, With the Number as entered
at the business Office, and exhibitors should in all
cases. obtain the cards, previous to placing their
stock or articles in the field
To prevent confusion, the Executive &c mmitte Q
win he constantly in attendance to inform the
hibitors where to pl their animals articles.
Applicants for premiums particularly re-
quested pay attention to the directions attached
to the List If Premiums for Cattle, Sheep, Field
Crops, Butter, Cheese &c &C., the staten ents re-
Quired of exhibitors for their articles, must be
lodged with the Secretary at the exhibition.
On Thursday afternoon, Immediately after the
Fair, there will be auction for the sale of the
animals ar ticles exhibition, and all persons
who may wish to dispose of their animals or arti-
cles, must have them entered for sich sale at the
business Office of the Secretary, the first sec
fNsTRUCTIoN OF JUDGES.
The Judge will commence the performances of
their respective duties at 9 o'clock ON Wednesday
morning, 1.-THE second day of the Fair,) and the
reports and awards must be handed to the Execu-
tive Committee the same evening The Judges on
animals will have regard tc the symmetry, early
maturity and general qualities characteristic of
the breed. They will make due allowance for
age, feeding, and other circumstances connected
with the character and condition of the animal
They will give encouragement for overfed ami
mails. They will not award premiums for bulls,
cows or heifers which shall appear to have been
fattened for the butcher-the object being to have
good an inals of this description for breeding
The judges on stock, ifnot satiged as to the reg
ularty of the entries in their respective classes,
will apply to the Secretary for infor nation, and
should there be any doubts, after examination of
their coming within the regulations, or if any an.
mal is of such character as not to be entis Jed to
exhibition in competition they may report to the
Executive Committee, that such course may be
adopted as the case may require.
The Judges are expected in all cases, in making
their reports, to give the of their decision,
Especially in the of snimas,) embra cling the
desirable and va aluable qualities of the animals or
articles to which premiums are awarded. This
requisition is earnestly urged upon the attention
Of the Judges.
When any article is exhibited to the Judges
which they may deem meritorious, but to which
it is beyond their power reward pre- mum, they
will furnish tote of the to the Committee
on Discretionary Premiums for their considera-
tion and action. No animal or article can take
more than one preminm. All productions placed
in competition for premiums must be the growth
of the competitor. When there is but one exhibi,
tor, although he may show several animals in
ella IS or subc vision of a class, only premium
will be awarded--that to the first otherwise as
the merit of the animal or article may be adudged
and premium III not be awarded when the an
imal or article is net worthy, although there be
no competition.
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
The Society appeals to every husbaadman with
in call, without regard to county lines to come
forwarj in aid of the object of the Institution
the promotion of A griculture. The Society offers
the widest field for competition, and proposes to
award conspicuous merit upon the competitors be>
coming members, from whatever county they may
come.
CATTLE-SHoRT HORNS & HEREFoRDs.
Judges.-Jac. Struble, VIM. Beard, Geo. burst,