The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-28
THE STATE FAIR.
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
EXHIBITORS.
Progra mi me for the Week.

RULES AND run LII"
EXHIBITORS.
Programme for the Week.
Tie following rules and regulations are
adopted for the government Of the third An
nual Fair of the State Agricultural and hechan-
ical Society, which will be held in Columbia,
beginning on November 9Th and closing on
November 11th:
Rules and Regulations.
Persons Intending to become exhibitors at
the ney, fair. are desired to forward their en-
tries to the secretary. D. Wyatt Aiken, Column
bla. S. c., whose Office will be opened at Co.
lumbia on Friday, the Sd OF November.
All exhibitors at the fair must have their anil
mails r articles entered at the secretarys Office
before taking them into the enclosure. al!
who intend to compete for the premiums OF
the society must have their articles on the
ground, and entered at the secretary,s once,
at or before o'clock on Monday evening, hav bnv
6th OF November, without tail, so that they
maF be arranged in their respective depart
ments, and in readiness for examination oy
the judges on Tuesday morning, the 7tn Oh NO
vember, at O'clock.
Ladies' are particularly requested to attach
cards TO their articles, naming the department
in which they wish them to be classed.
The gates will be opened at o'clock a. M. OIL
each day and at that time every officer Is re-
quire1 10 be at his post.
The committee will be careful 10 examine
everything entered, and as there Will DC 10
general discretionary list, they may recon-
mend premiums on articles possessing merit,
Notwithstanding no premiums may nave oeen
nnaifered for such articles. Awards OF tnis ae-
scfiplion will be subject to. the approval OF the
executive committee.
Members of committees, on entering
upon the discharge OF their duties will be fur
nished with tickets, which will pass them Tree
during the exhibition.
Articles which are the products OF the soil
must be entered by the producer Of the
same.
Should any individual enter any vegetable
production, or any manufactured article, or
anything else, in any other name than that OF
the producer, maker, inventor or improver, no
premium shall be paid, Notwithstanding one
may be awarded by the committee.
Exhibitors will be entitled on application 10
the secretary, to ticket that will admit them
at all hours to the exhibition, for which they
will be charged two dollars.
Exhibitors will, at all times, give the neces-
sary personal attention to whatever they may
have on exhibition, and at the close OF the far
take entire charge OF the same. All diligence
will be used 5y the officers OF the society 70
prevent injur; to animals or articles on exhi-
bition, but they will not be responsible tor any
damage or loss that may occur.
No person, except the awarding com mmittee
on duty, and officers of the association, will be
allowed inside the arena while the exhibition
of animals Is going on.
tlon by the owner or his agent. Exhibitors
will be furnished by the entry clerk duplicate
cards. describing each article entered for ex-
hibtion; these will be signed by the depart
ment superintendent on the receipt OF the
articles into the exhibition. One of these cards
shall be conspicuously attached to the article
which IL describes, and the other must Do re-
tained by the exhibitor, and be presented as
his order forthe delivery OF the article specl:
fed, at the close of the exhibition. No animal
opsartcle shall be assigned place on the
grounds until the entry shall have been made
as above.
Exhibitors in the arena must be careful to
have the entry card In a conspicuous place on
the animal, that the committee may oe faclll-
3ted thereby In making the awards. NO. NO AMI.
NAL or article deemed unworthy shall oe
awarded premium. All entries for trial OF
speed must be made the day before they wish
to compete for the premium.
Exhibitors are expected to obey the mar
shals promptly in producing their stock when
Instructed TO do So and any person proving re-
fractory will be ruled out from competing.
Exhibitors OF thoroughbred animals must
Hle their pedlgrees with the secretary when
the entries are made. A horse that cannot
trace his pedigree to pursAood on both sldes,
without drop of mixture, Ia not thorough
bred. -,
The exhibition of stock In the arena will
commence at the time, and proceed IN the
order specified In the programme Animals
not ready at the proper time and place WILL %
ruled out of competition.
There will be forage master on the spot
who will furnish grain and forage, at market
prices, to the owners OF stock.
Stalls will not be furnished upon the grounds
of the society for unrpIy or dangerous animals
and such will be promptly excluded.
The statement accompanying the certificate
OF competitors on crops must embrace the
following particulars:
Character, exposure and location of the
ground: the time and method Of preparing II;
seed; the mode, amount and cost OF cultiva-
ton; the time of reaping or gathering 1t.
Threshng and measuring the product OF one
part of the land and averaging the balance,
will not do. The whole product must be
gathered and weighed or measured. Ine - iana
to the harvesting of the crop, and the assis.
tant, If the crop be small grain, must see It
cut, bound, stacked, threshed and weighed at
the time of threshing. II the crop be corn,
when in a marketable condition; or. if root
crop, see 1t dug and measured; II cotton, he
must see 1t picked, ginned and weighed.
All machinery entered for competition must
be put In practical operation when required by
the superintendent.
No article or animal entered for premium
can be removed or taken away before the close
of the exhibition. No premium will be paid on
animals or articles removed in violation ofthis
rule.
The superintendents of departments shall act
az chairmen OF all awarding committees, but
will not be allowed vote IN making the
award. Committees are particularly requested
Ito give encouragement to over-fed animals
inthe breeding classes.
No invention or products of convict labor
will be received for exhibition or competition.
The premiums will be awarded from the e1-
ecutive stand at 12 o'clock on Saturday. The
auction sales Of live stock will take place on
Saturday at 10 A. NJ, but the animals sold can
not be removed from the grounds until the
close of the exhibition.
No disorderly conduct of any kind will be
perr,ilted; q police force will be upon the
grounds sufficient to prevent the same, and
see that all the rules are observed; and
watch will be kept at night for the protection
Premiums not called for within thirty days
after the award will positively be considered
forfeited.
Persons will be admitted for fifty cents each
day during the continuance Of the fair. The
charge for admission Of vehicles will be as fol-