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


to be awarded at the Seventh Annual Fair OF tht
! Centre County Agricultural Society, to be helt
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 psiC
! and all who shall become members at the fair
! will be furnished with badges of Membership
which shall admi the person and lXies of his
! family and minor children to the exhibit oI"at al
times after the grounds are thrown open, during
! the continuation of the fair. Tickets may De OBJ
tained at the Treasurers Office, at the entrance OF
the Fair Grounds. Membership fee $l,0U. Tick
cts of admission for three days, 80 cents. Single
! admission, 25 cents.
! No one, whether a 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 other public carriages will be permitted
to enter, will any 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 or 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 on 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
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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 articles or ami nal
! withdrawn in violation Of This rule.
| No person, not member CT the Examining
Committee, will be allowed to touch or handle any
of the fruits on exhibition, and any one who may
DE detected in taking pilfering any article from
| the tables will be prosecuted for each and every
| such cfanca by tie Society. All exhibitors Ct
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 fer exhibition must
have cards attached, Nth the Number as entered
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 Ct mmitte e
viii tie constantly in attendance to inform the ex-
hibtors where to Fl zee their animals articles.
Applicants for premiums are particularly re-
quested pay attention to the directions attached
to the List cf Premiums for Cattle, Sheep, Field
Crops, Butter, Cheese. &c &C., the staten ents re-
qured 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 or ar tices exhibition, and all persons
who may wish to dispose Of their animals or art-
cles, must have them entered for sieh sale at the
business Office of the Secretary the first OF sec
ond day of the Fair.
INSTRUCTION OF JUDGES.
The Judge will commerce the performances of
their respective duties at 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 Tie character and condition of the AMI rlal.-
They will give no encoura cement for oVerfed ami
mails. They will not award premiums for bulls,
cows heifers which shall appear to have been
fattened for the butcher-the object being to have
good imals Of this description for breeding
The judges on stock, ifnot satiged as to the rag
ularity of the entries in their respective classes,
will apply to the Secretary for information, and
should there be any doubts, after exaI,inatiOn of
their coming within the regulations, or if any an
inal Is of such character not to be entls to
exhibition in competition they may report to the
Executive Committee, that such Il 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 iua5le qualities of the animals
articles to which premiums are awarded. This
requisition is 'arnestiy urged upon the attention
CT the Judges.
When any article is exhibited to the Judges
vbich they may deem neritorious, but to which
it is beyond their power 10 reward pre- mum, they
will furnish note Of the same to the Committee
on Discretionary Premiums, for their considera-
ton and action. No animal or article can take
more than enc preminm. All productions placed
in competition for premiums must be the growth
of the competitor. When there is but one eXhibi,
ter, although ne may show several animals in
cla IS or subcilision of class, only one premium
will be awardod-that to the first or otherwise
the merit of the animal article may be adjudged
and premium i'll uot be awarded when the an
imal or article is net Wotthy, although there be
no competition.
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
The Society appeals to every husbepdman with
in call without regard to county lines, to come
forwarj in aid of the odject of tie Institution
the promotion of Acrculture. 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,
Jac. Mover, JAS. Alexander.