The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-05-23


may be transmitted by mail, (post paid) or
by private conveyance to him at Saco, pre-.
vious to October 7th. No entries from Saco
or Biddeford vii be received after Monday
evening, and none from any other town in
the County after.9 o'clock A. NJ, on the
morning of the Show. Articles brought In
after the time specified will be Tor exhibition
only.
Persons wishing to exhibit articles or stock
for show or sale only, by attaching their
names to the same, will have leave to do so
by entry with the Secretary.
Special attention is requested to the fol-
lowing extract from the law, prescribing the
powers and duties Of Agricultural and Hor.
ticultural Societies:
SECT. l5.-It shall be the duty Of every
society applying for the bounty OF the State
to require OF oil competitors for premiums
either upon animals, crops, dairy products.
improvement of soils or manures, q full and
accurate statement Of the process or method
of rearing, managing, producing and accom-.
plshing the same, together with its cost and
value, with view Of showing the profits or
benefits derived or expected therefrom.
Section l6 makes the payment Of the State
Bounty conditional upon the Society, requir-
ing the statements as above, and returning
them to the Secretary OF the Board Of Agri-
culture.
The Importance of faithful and accurate
statements can hardly be insisted upon too
strongly. 1t is Of little consequence to the
public whether Mrs. A. gets the premium for
the best butter and cheese, rather than Mrs.
b., or whether Mr.. G. can grow hundred
bushels of corn or hundred pounds Of bcef
and pork as cheap as Mr.. ID. does fifty, but
If we can obtain such information from Mrs.
A. and Mr.. @. 6s will enable tho whole com.
munity to 60 and do likewise, 1t is evident
that great public good has been accomplish
ed.
Competitors for premiums will obtain the
blanks of the Secretary and they will under
stand that unless they are filed and present.
cd, lin all cases where they arc rcquired,) no
Committee is to award premiums, and even
IL they should the Treasurer is forbidden to
pay them.
The list Of premiums offered being much
moro liberal than that of most other Socie-
ties in the State, and a. large Us the funds
will allow, no Committee, (except the Incl
dental Committcc) are authorized to award
gratuities or discretionary premiums, except
in such cases Us the Trustees have Authorized
them to do so.
Discretionary premiums arc expected to be
in proportion to the Others offered, and are
in all cases subject to the revision and appro-
val Of the Trustees.
Exhibitors of neat stock and swine, living
more than eight miles from the place Of
Show, will bo paid for expenses of transport
tation at q rate, not exceeding ten cents per
mile for the distance over eight miles, for
each single animal and further sum not
exceeding six cents per mile, for each addi.
tional animal driven by any one exhibitor,
provided ho enter with the Secretary, with
his entry Of said animals, the distance trav-
elled, and provided said animals bc adjudgcd
by the appropriate Committees to bo gilmore
than ordinary value, and to contribute to the
Show. The sum to be allowed by the Trus-
tees, who will take into consideration the cir
cumstanccs Of each case so as TO operate
equitably and impartially, as nearly as may
be.
No premium will be awarded on any ami.
nal or article that has previously received
one in the same class from the Society in this
County; and no object or article will be en-
entitled to q premium, unless 1t possesses
points of superiority; and the Committees
are instructed to withhold premiums, II, in
their opinion, the articles or objects are not
deemed worthy to receive the same; /; and no
animal, or specimens Of fruit, vegetables, or
other articles of produce, shall bc awarded
more than one premium, though exhibited
for excellence in different classes.
No animal (unlcss introduced for breeding
purposes) can receive premium unless the
same shall have been raised in the County
and all crops and articles must have been
raised or manufactured within the County by
the person making the entries.
Animals for breeding though raised out of
the County, may be entitled to the premium,
payable after they have been in the County
one year.
Satisfactory evidence will be required re-
spccting the truth Of all statements BY com.
pctiior,, before any premium shall be award
ed.
Gentlemen appointed adjudging Commit.
tees are requested to make arrangements to
attend to the duties assigned them, and they
are authorized to gil all vacancies that may
exist on the days OF the Show and Fair, In
their respective Committees. And all who
are appointed on any Committee are request.
ed to register their names on book in the
hands Of the Secretary Immediately on their
arrival. 1t is hoped and expected that Com
mittces will report more in detail than here
tofore, and will previously prepare the gen.
eral outlines of their several Reports, that
they may be completed and ready to be read
on the second day of the Show.