Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-01
No. 32.-Flowers. 2ast Oauaral disnlav of FIowars
REGULATIONS.


 All entries of animals for premiums ex- cept horses, must be made with the sec- retary on the ground, before II o'clock, on Wednesday, October 2. No stock enter cd for premiums will be allowed to be re- moved from the ground except by permis- sion, until o'clock, p. m. Entries in the Horse Department can be made on or be- fore Thursday, at II o'clock a. m.
 All articles of General and Domestic Manufacture, Flowers, Fruit, etc., must be brought in on Wednesday morning, be- fore 9 o'clock, entered with the Secretary having charge of the Tent Department, and remain through both days of the Fair. Entries not made as above will be exclu- ded. All articles of General or Domes- tic Manufacture must have been mauufac- tured within the County of Litchfeld, since the 1st of October, 1870. Bulls, Stallions, Bucks, and Boars must have been owned and kept in the County at least one season, for the purpose of breed ing, or the owners thereof must give as- surance that length of time for such pur- pose, to entitle them to premiums. Every fat OK, Steer, Cow, or Heifer, exhibited must have been fatted by the exhibitor, or owned by him six months previous to exhibition. No animal can receive the first premium but once after maturity, excepting as fat cattle, or in stock of cattle. No animal will be entitled to more than one Premium in the same year; that is, no animal entered in stock of cattle or team, (excepting those entered in a Town or Society team), can compete in any other class for premium, and vice Versa, No 12, "Draft Oxen," is however, open to all cattle on the ground. Work ing Oxen and three and four year old Steers, will be tested by draught at the discretion of the Committee. Authentic pedigree of blood stock of all kinds will be required. When the Devon blood pre- dominates in any Stock of Working Oxen and Steers offered for premium, they will be classed among Devon; when Durham predominates, among Durhams; and when neither predominates then the stock so offered will be classed among Grade. Ex- hibitors must be able to satisfy the Com mittee that they are the bona ffde owners of stock exhibited. The Superintendents of the Cattle Department are instructed to place the various classes of stock in appropriate classes by themselves, and separate from other classes. If on either of the above articles, or classes, there should be no competition, the whole, or a part of the premium may be withheld, ac- cording to the discretion of the Commit tee. Premiums may be awarded when there appears to be merit, although there should be but one applicant, and may be withheld altogether, if in the opinion of the Committee the object is not deserving reward. If it should be discovered that any competitor for premium has made use of any disingenuous measure by which the objects of the Society have been de- feated, or the rules and regulations viola ted, such person shall not be rendered incapable of ever after being a competi- tior for any premium of the Society, but may be proceeded against, according to the Bylaws. Nopremium may be award ed by any committee to one of it's mem- bers-and no premium will be to any per- son not a member of the Society, except to females, on Household Manufactures and Horticultural products.
 Animals receiving premiums will be designated as follows 1st premium, 8 red ribbon; 2d premium, blue ribbon Sd premium, white ribbon.
 Premiums not called for within thirty days after their award will be forfeited to the society.
 It is required that each person design ing to compete for premiums on field crops, will make their entries on the So- ciety's books at the time of the Fair. They will be furnished with blanks which they will be required to fill and return to the Executive Committee on the second Tuesday in December, 1872, of the follow ing particulars 1st the nature of the land; 2d the quantity of manure Gf any) used the proceeding year; Sd the management of 1t the present year, the quantity and kind of manure used, the quantity of seed sown, or planted, the time of blowing har- rowing, sowing, planting, wedding and hoeing, and in case of ashes, lime or plas- ter being used, the quantity, manner and time of using it. The quantity of land shall be accurately ascertained by actual measurement, which must be attested by an indifferent person, and such csmpeti- tor shall exhibit fair specimen of the quality of the crop; the regulations regad- ing the measuring of crops will be insist ed on, and premiums will be withheld where they are not fully complied with. Competitors for premiums are referred to the foregoing Rules and Regulations of the Society, to which they will be requir- ed, by the Executive Committee, strictly to conform.
 : s. B. JOHNSON, Secretary.