The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-06-30
agricultural.
York Go. Ag. Society Show & Fair.
Regula

| All eutEicS iOI piS"iu"S u'"Se w
made ia writing with the Secretary, JoHN
HANscoN, before the day Of tho Show,
Except as specified in the otferings,) so
that they may be arranged aud ready Tor
the several Adiudging Committees, with
out confusion and mistakes, on the morn
ing Of the Show. They may be trans.
United by mail or by private conveyance
to him prerious to October 10th. No
entries from Saco or Biddeford will be
received after Monday evening, and none
from any other town in the County after
. o'clock A. NJ, on the morning Of the
Show. Articles brought in after the
time specified will be for 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
following extract from the law, prescrib-
ing the powers and duties of Agricul-
tural aud Horticultural Societies:
Seer. l5.-It shall be the duty Of every Soci.
ETY. applying for the bounty Of the State to re-
quire Of all competitors for premiums either up
on animals, crops, dairy products. improvement
| OF soils or manures, full aud accurate state
| ment of the process or method of rearing, man
| aging. producing and accomplishing the same,
together with its cost aud value, with a view OF
| showing the profits or benefits derived or ex-
pected thereirom.
Section 16 makes the payment of the
State Bounty conditional upon the Socie-
ty, requiring the statements as above,
and returning them to the Secretary OF
the Board OF Agriculture.
The Importance OF faithful and accu.
rate statements can hardly be insisted
upon too strongly. 1t is Of little conse.
quence 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 beef and
pork as cheaply as MIR. d, does fifty, but
ie we can obtain such information from
Mrs. A. and Mr.. G. as will enablo the
whole community to go and do likewise,
it is evident that great public good has
been accomplished.
Competitors for premiums will obtain
the blanks Of the Secretary, and they
will understand that unless they are filled
aud presented, lin all cases where they
are required,) no Committee is to award
premiums, aud even if they should, the
Treasurer is forbidden to pay them.
The list Of premiums offered being
mnch more liberal than that of most 9TH
or Societies in the Stath, and as large as
the funds will allow, no Committee Tex.
cept the Incidental Committee) are au-
thorized to award gratuities or discretion
AIRY premiums, except in such cases us
the trustees have authorized them to DO
so.
Discretionary premiums are expected
to be in proportion to the others offered,
aud are in all cases subject to the revis-
ION aud approval of the Trustees.
Exhibitors of neat stock aud swine,
living more than eight miles from the
place of Show, will be paid for expenses
of transportation at 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 additional animal driven
by any one exhibitor, provided he enter
with the Secretary, with his eutry OF said
animals, the distance travelled. and pro.
vided said animals be adjudged BY the
appropriate Committees % be OF more
than ordinary value and to contribute to
the Show. The SUN to be allowed by
the Trustees, who will take into consid-
Grafton the circumstances Of each case SO
as to operate cquitably and impartially'
as nearly as may be. ..
No premium will be awarded on any
animal or article that has previously re-
ccivcd QUO in the same class from the Sc.
cicty in this County; and no object or ar
ticlc will DO entitled to premium unless
it possesses points OF superiority; and
the Committee are instructed to with.
hold premiums il, in their opinion, the
articles or objects are not dccmcd' worthy
to receive The same; and no animal, or