Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-06-13

CONSTITUTION AND PREMIUM LIST
FOR THE
Annual Fair Of the Sandusky
County Agricultural Society.
The Fair will be held in Fremont, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
lst, % and 3D. days of October, 1869.
officers for the year 1862.
President-Daniel Capper.
Wee. President-H Hiram Half.
Treasurer-T Theodore Clapp.
iSecretory-O. w. Vallet.
Managers-S. s. Rathbone, G. G..
Greene, jeremiah Gibbs, Samuel Hafford
aud Daniel Wagner.
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE. This society shall be call
ed the SANDUSKY COUNTY AGRI.
CULTURAL SOCIETY. The officers
shall consist of President, Vice Presi-
dent, Treasurer, Secretary aud FIVE man
ayers, who, together shall constitute a
Board Of Directors for the general man
agement Of the affairs Of the Society; they
shall be elected annually, by the members
of the Society and hold their offices until
their successors are appointed.
ART. Members Of this society
must be residents of the county, and pay
the sum OF one dollar annually to the
Treasurer.
ART. III.-The competitors for premi-
ums must be members OF the Society.
ART. IVA list Of the articles for
which premiums are to be awarded by the
Society, must be published in a newspa-
per, or in hand bills, at least one month
previous to the day Of exhibition.
ART. V.-All articles offered for pre-.
miums, must be owned by the persons
offering the same, or by members Of their
families; and productions OF the soil, OF
manufactured articles must be produced
or manufactured within the county.
ART. VI.-Awarding committees o.
three persons each, shall be annually APP
pointed by the Directors OF the Society
for judging the different classes of arti
cles offered in competition and awarding
premiums for the same.
ART. VII.-Tbe awarding committees
must comply with the provisions Of the
law requiring competitors for premiums
on crops, and other Improvements TO fur
nsh full and correct statements Of the
process and expense of culture and pro-
duction, &c.
ART. VlII.-Compelitors for premi-
ums on crops shall be required to have
the ground and its produce accurately
measured by no less than two disipterest-
ed persons, whose statements shall be
verified by affidavit.
ART. IX.-Premiums on grain and
grass crops shall not be awarded for less
than one acre, and on root crops not less
than one-fourth of an acre; the whole
quantity produced on the amount of lane
specified, shall be measured or weighed
root crops TO be estimated by weight, di
vested of tops, sixty pounds TO be con
sidered bushel; and grain crops to be
measured or weighed according to the
usual standard, and the rules in relation
to other crops and productions to be
agreed on by the Directors of the Society
ART. X-The annual exhibition o
the Society must be held at some pc
riod between the first day of September
and the first day Of November; premiums
on crops may be awarded at a later periot
if thought necessary.
ART. XI-All premiums awarded a
any Fair must be called for by the frs
day of January following, or they will b.
forfeited to the Society.
REGULATIONS FOR AWARDING COMMITTEES
The Committees will bear PARTICULAR,
in mind that the object of the law is t.
encourage profitable production, and al
though due regard shall be paid to larg
crops, and neatness, and permanent fix
lures, yet the premium must be aGjudge
to that farm, or field, or product. &c.
which shows the largest amount of prof
&c; that is the largest net profit, wheth
er the largest crop or not will be entitle
to the premium. Judges on animals wi
make proper allowance for age and othe
circumstances, and will not encourag
over-fed animals.
Committees must in all cases repol
their awards iu writing and state full
their reasons therefore.
No premiums TO be awarded on anima
or articles that have heretofore receive
the first premium, in the same Glass;
And no premium to be awarded on an
animal or article without merit, whelht
there is a competition or not.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Exhibitors must have their articles O
the Fair Grounds and entered upon ii
c Premium List on the first day of the Fai
and card will be furnished by the SeC
retary to be placed on the article. N
animal or article can be removed unit
three o'clock P. NJ. of the third day will
out permission Of the Executive commi
: tee. Live stock entered on the books O
the first day may be brought into Il
grounds up to 8 o'clock A. NJ. on the Sc,
ond day. Premiums will be awarded o
the third day OF the Fair.
PREMIUM LIST.
No. 1. Short Horns
Best bull 8 wears old and over SAC