The mountain Democrat., 1863-09-05
Nsm advertisements COsDag.
FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR
or THn
Ell Dorado County Agricultural
SOCIETY.

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The Fifth Annual Exhibition Of the II Dorado
County Agricultural Society, will be held in DiA-
moud Syringe, in September next, commencing on
Monday the 2lst, and continuing open 1t least nVe
XGRAND BALL will be given on Friday, the
ttNat tie coming Fair win In
no wise fall shore Of the attractfveness Of the past
ones, but that. on the contrary, marked improve
me Mt be visible in every department. and 10 tnet
end cordial invitation 10 extended for an exhibit
Ne prOducts OF eyevv hKanGhn ipduStIY, both at
home and abroad, embracing WORKS OF arr OF every
scription-inventions Of every kind-ehOlce Spe :
eimens of ingenuity and skill-the delicate ana
beautiful handiwOrk Of women-the skll OF tue
housewife-useful labor-saving machines-lmple-
ments Of mining and husbandTy-new models OF
machinery-the products of the quarry and the mine
of the orchard, the vineyard, the garden and the
feld-in short, whatever nature or art can CONTRIB
ute, curiosity discover, or ingenuity devise:
Importers and dealers are cordially invited 10
assist by exhibiting whatever is calculated to ex'
cite interest, extend information, i'll regard 10
useful improvements and the diffusion OF knoWl-
edge.
butter knife; n. r. napkin ring; F. X. fruit knife
ID. diploma Mag. Godey's magazine, commencing
with January, 1864, for one year Sctt. ANN Sci
Agriculturist one year; Cal. Farm. California Far
ner, one year.
SCHEDULE OF PREMIUMS.
CLASS A.
lsT. DRAFT HORSES.
Best stallion, 4 years old and over, silver COB
SEQ: md. do cup $40.
Best do years and under 4, COB. $l5j End do
cup, $40. -. as.
on the horse; End do aud under 9, Stewards stable
book. 80 . ,
Best brood mare and colt, silver cup, &lO end
do pair b. X.
2SD. HORSES oP ALL WORK.
Best stallion years and over, silver pie knife
Best do 5 and under 4, COB. els; end. do pair B.
X. $40
Best do and under ,, YouAtt's Laws Of Dram:
Best do l and under ?, Mayhew'' Illustrated
Horse DR..
Rest brood mare, and over and colt, silver cup
slO.
= SAP. RoADsTRRs.
Bsst mare or gelding, years and over. silver cup
$l5; 2nd. do n. X. p.
Best 3 and over, pair y. K. $40; end. do B'h' 3d.
4TH. THoRoCGH-BRRDs.
Best thorough bred stallion, years and over.
Best thorough bred mare years and over, Pie
knife $2O; End. cup $40.
5rM. MATCHED CARRIAGE HORSES.
Best span trotters, l6 hands or over, silver cup.
$40; best do pacers, silver cup, $40.
Best span trotters, under l6 hands, = do1 silver
spoons, $l0 best do PAGERS, y dol sill spoons SlO
Nathan Gilmore offers the following:
Best su"klng colt, got by Young Leviathan, ser
vice Of the horse TO | mare; 2nd. best cash 80.
Best colt year old, same get, service Of horse TO
mare End. best cash 81.
Awards to be made by same committee as class
A.
NOT, CLASS B.
Best bull years and over, silver case knife, SEQ;
End. years and over, pair y K. $40.
Best bull and under 1, pair B. h. $40 2na. 3
and under, Ayl paper.
Best bull , aud under }, pair y. R. so; 2nd. 2
Best bull and under 2, fruit knife IS; snd. 9
and under, Agl. paper.
STH. COWS.
Best years and over, pair silver B. Il. so; end.
years and over book.
Best and under 4, pair y. X. $l0; End. , and
under l, Am. Cattle Doctor
Best and under 3, fruit knife; end. and under
3, Am. Cattle Doctor.
Best calf under year, Youatt L Martins Cat
tie Doctor.
9TH. WORKING OMEN.
Best pair years and over, pair silver d. X. Sl0;
end. Years and over, louatt Martin on Cattle.
Best pair years and under /, DO. 2nd. AID
under 1, Aliens Domestic Animals.
10TH. SWINE.
Best boar, sill, er fruit KNIFE 2nd. Youa;t on the
Pig, English Edition.
Best breeding SOW with pigs, silver fruit knife ;
2nd. Iouatt OH the Plg.
Best pair fat swine Youat, * Martin ON the
Hog, End. Aliens Domestic Cattle.
The Cattle show will be held the Fair
ground. Only me premium can be awarded the
same animal in its clA's.
The Judges appointed will. in every instance,
withhold premiums on animals that, III tier OpIn-
ion are not WORTHY, tn, ugh there be competitors
No stock Of an inferior quality Will be admitted
within the grounds.
The Managers Of the Society will be S.asent du-
ring the FAIR to give all general directions, and
-, h.aA
for premiums.
Competitors are required to forw ard 10 the secre
tary's Office at FL Dorado, list Of the animals they
Intend to exhibit ON or before the l. tn day Of Sep
tember in order that proper stalls and cOuIienen-
ces may be provided for them.
Stock must be at the grounds by O'Clock A. NJ.
ED september, when proper places will be assigned
them. No animal will be permitted TO leave the
stall between 10 A NJ. and 1 +. N. on any day Of
exhibition. A want Of compliance with any part Of
this rule, will forfeit all claims to a premium.
CLASS c.
ORCHARDS, VINEYARDS, ETC.
Competitors in this class must, in order to
the attention of the Visiting Comm lttee, give no.
at the office of the Secretary, In FL Dorado, by
letter or otherwise, OH or before the 10Th day Of
Septembe'
Orchards will be div ided into three classes, ac-
cording to the number of acres actually cultivate
and planted with trees.
Address Thos. J. orgon, FL Dorado, and full par
ticulars pertaining to entry Will be forwarded TO
applicants.
ORCHARDS.
LIST Class-Best 8 acres or over, Cob. $50; 2Cd do.
Cup, $40; 3rd. Stephens Book of the Farm.
end C,ass-Best under acres to inc. Cob. SEQ;
End do. Cup, $40; Sd do. Country Life.
Sd Class-Best under acres and over l, inc
Cup, SlOj 2nd do American Home Garden.
VINEYARDS
Will be divided into four classes, according to the
number Of bearing vines. Where trees and vines
are planted promiscuUusly together, it will be op-
tion4l with the competitor to enter either as or
chard or vineyard; but he will be confined to his
entry, either as the one or the other, and cannot
tries as such, and in such cases the Judges win give
preference in their awards to grounds used exclu
sively for either purpose.
This rule, however, is not intended TO apply
where one part Of the same encos is devoted to
vines and another to trees, but only where trees
and vines are mixed together.
lSt Ciass-BeSt 10, 900 bearing Vines and over,
Cob, $50; End do. Cup, $40; Sd do. Aliens Grape
Culture.
End Class-B.st under 10000 to 5000 inclusive,
Cob $2Oj 2nd do. Cup, $40; Sd do. Aliens Grape
Culture.
Sd Clas'-Best under 5000 to 900 inclusives
Guide.
4th Class-Best under !, 900 to 500 inclusive, Cup
$40 End do. Liebis's Chemistry; Sd do. Art Re
creation.
NURSERIES AND GARDENS.
Best Exhibit of Bees in Hive, Langstroth, on
Hive; End. Quimby's Bee Keeping.
Best Hop Plantation, Stephens Farm Guide, e
vOlS.l; End Am. Agcl.
CLASS D.
GRAINS AND VEGETABLES.
Best exhibit of one bushel of Wheat, American
Farm Book.
Best exhibit Of one bushel of Barley, French's
Farm Drainage. ----....
Best exhibit Of one busheI of Rye, Book Of Ma
nures.
Best exhibit of one bushel of Oats, Book of Ma q.
nures.
Best exhibit of one bushel of Shelled Corn.
French's Farm Drainage.
Rest ayhihit nf m lha uons