Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-06-23

ARTICLE l.--lnlS society Snall De Calico
the SANDUSKY COUNTY AGRICULTU-
RAL SOCIETY. The officers should consist
of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Sec
retary and five Managers, who, together shall
constitute a Board of Directors for the general
management ofthe affairs of the Society; they
shall be elected annually, by the members of the
Society and hold their Offices until their sue
cessors are appointed. H
ART. u.-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 premiums
must be members of the Society.
ART ". A list of the articles for which pre-
miums are to be awarded by the Society, must
be published in newspaper, or IN hand bills, at
least one month previous TO the day of exhibit
ticn-
ART V. All articles offered for premiums
must be owned by the persons offering the same
or by members of their families; and productions
of the soil, or manufactured articles must be
produced or manufactured within the county.
ART. VI. Awarding committees of three per-
sons each. shall be annually appointed by the
Directors of the Society, for judging the differ
ent classes of articles offered in competition and
awarding premiums for the same.
ART. VII. The awarding committees must
comply with the provisions of the law requiring
improvements to furnish full and correct state
ments of the process and expense ofculture and
production, DC.
ART. VIII. Competitors for premiums on
crops shall be required TO have the ground and
its produce accurately measured by no less than
two disinterested persons, whose statements
shall be verified by affidavit.
ART. TX. 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 land specified, shall be measured or
weighed; root crops TO be estimated by weight,
divested of tops, sixty pounds to be considered
busbel; and grain crops TO be measured or
weighed according to the usual standard, and
the rules in relation to other crops and produce
tions to be agreed on by the Directors of the So
ciety. --...s f-ts,-H5
ART. X The annual exhibition of the society
must be- held at some period between the first
day of September and the first day of NOvem-
Der; premiums on crops may be awarded alta
latter period if thought necessary.
ART. XI. All premiums awarded at any FAIR
must be called for by the first day of January
following, or they will be forfeited to the So
ciety.
REGULATIONS FOR AWARDING COMMITTEES.
The Committees will bear particularly in
mind that the object of the law is to encourage
profitable production, and although due regard
should be paid to large crops, and neatness, and
permaneutfxtuTes, yet the premium must be ad-
Judged to that farm, or field, or product, &C..
which shows the largest amount of profit, DC;
that is the largest net profit, whether the largest
crop or not, will be entitled to the premium-
Judges on animals will make proper allowance
for age and other circumstances and will not en-
courage oyer-fed animals
Committees must in all cases report their
awards in writing and state fully their reasons
therefor.
No premiums to be awarded on ANIMALS OF ar
tcles that have heretofore received the first pre-
mium in the same class. And no premium
to be awarned on any animal or article without
merit, whether there is competition or not.
Hit GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Exhibitors must have their articles on the
Fair Grounds and entered upon the Premium
List on the first day of the Fair, and a card will
be furnished by the Secretary to be placed on
the article. No animal or article can be remov-
ed until three o'clock, p Nj, of the third day
without permission of the Executive Commit
tee Live stock entered on the books on the
first day may be brought into the grounds up to
9 clock, A. NJ, Oh the second day. Premiums
will be awarded on the third day of the Fair