Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-22

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Premiums and Regulaiions.f issued by iho
State Board Of Agriculture, lor ihe Eleventh
Annual State Fair, and urge upon the cncr.
getie citizens Of the Miami Valley 10 10 al
within their power to render TIE coming exhi
biiion more successful than any which have
preceded r.
The Ohio State Fair in 1853 was located
and held in the city Of Dayton, and the claims
Of the Miami Valley Tor the location in the
same city ofthe Fair OF 1869, may briefly ~
enumerated as follows Dayton, according u
lpOpalatioh, Is the fourth city W. the State, bni
being an inland city with no advantages ex.
cept its own merit il deserves To rank much
higher, II IS situated IN the midst Of the hest
agricultural region Of the State the Miami
Valley yielding the palm for soil of easy cuL
iure, and uneXcelled production to no other
similar region or district IN the State Mont
gomery county is one Of eleven counties in
the Southwest portion Of the State, which rep
resent onc-eighth Of the territory, bot, nt the
same time contains one-filh of the entire
population, and nearly one third Of the entire
wealth Of the State. raf rsrt
! The products OflN'lyiculture in the Miami
Valley are as varied while at the same time
the entire system Of agriculture has attained
a much greater degree of perfection than in
any other portion Of the State DAYTON Is
situated so miles north Of Cincinnati at tho
| confluence Of the Great Miami and Mad Riv-
ers, and is accessible from places located at
| almost every point of the compass from ID
both in Ohio aud Indiana ID Is accessilIe
| by railway by the following roads, viz: Gin.
einnat Hamilton and Dayton; Sandusky,
Dayton ard Cincinnati Dayton aud Western;
Dayton, Aenia aud Belpre, aud DAYTON and
Michigan these railways with their connec-
tions make Dayton one of the most readily
accessible places in the State Sixty-iour pas
senger and freight trans arrive at and depart
from it every ~ hours
| tlihe hotel accommodations is greater than
usual in cities Of lis size, and due preparation
will be made for the accommodation of guests
during the Fair. The prices ut all the hotels.
boarding and private houses, will be moderate.
/ This site chosen for the Fair is tract con
tanning about 35 acres on Phlhpss Hin
about one mile south Of the court house. the
central portion Of this tract is occupied by the
Montgomery county Agricultural Society.
The northern portion of the tract is elegantly
shaded by beautiful grove of native forest
trees, and from it an excellent view of the en-
tire city and its suburbs may be obtained
These grounds are accessible by canal ON two
sides, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and DAYTON
Railway passes it at distance of few rods
only, whilst II Is otherwise accessible hy sew
eral good roads from the city
An efficient police force will be ON the
grounds both day aud night
Water will be abundantly supplied for both
guests and animals
sufficient number Of stalls aud pens will
be erected for the accommodation Of all the
horses, cattle sheep, hogs, and all other kinds
Of farm stock which may be ON exhibition
A hrm sod covers that portion which will be
occupied by stalls, cattle and horse rings. etc
Halls, comm ensurate for the accomnoda
tion and proper display of the anticipated
amount of machinery, mechanical products,
mill fabrics ETC. will be erected A substan-
tial, large aud spacious Hall will be erected,
and motive power, SHIFTING, pulleys, etc, etc
free of charge furnished for the display and
accommodation of all machinery requiring
that kind of power
The railroads throughout the State upon
which visitors will be likely To travel, aud ex-
hlbltors transport their articles, have general
ly agreed to convey passengers at half the
usual rates of fare, aud transport articles for
exhibition TO and from the Fair free of charge
Passengers should be careful to procure "half
fare tickets before taking seats in the cars
otherwise, they will be charged full fare both
ways, as the Conductors are not provided with
tickets
All persons intending to exhibit at the Fair
are respectfully solicited to forward their en-
tries, with the appropriate entrance fee enclos-
ed 10y mail, to the Secretary's office at Co
lumbus, Ohio, direct to j. H. Klippart, Cor
Sec. U. S u. Of Aqricuiture,) until Septem-
Der 10TH
On and after the 18th of September, the
Secretarys Office will be removed to DAYTON
where entries NAV be made from o'clock A.
NJ, TO 3 O'Clock z. NJ, until Tuesday noon,
September %
Persons making entries by mail or other
wise, should be careful to state very distinctly
their postofice address in full-that is. the
name Of the postoffce, as web as the county,
because in renting medals, diplomas, or
drafts for premiums, much inconvenience is
experienced for want of the proper postotiice
address
1t is especially desirable that every exhib-
tier fully determine in which department and
under what head he intends to compete, he
fore application for competition is made.
Those who do not remit thus bv mail, NAV
avoid much Inconvenience and trouble by
having n list of their animals or articles made
out in writing and arranged under the proper
heads which they may hand to the clerk when
making the entry.
Entries must contain not only the exhibit
er : name and postotiice address, county and
State, written as legibly as possible, but also
the name, sex and age of the animal offered
for exhibition, as well as the class in which it
is intended TO compete The list may be made
IN this form:
Name Ud Rcsiicacecf EcbiJiisr.