Litchfield enquirer., 1873-09-04
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 1. No stock en- tered for premiums will be allowed to be removed from the ground except by per mission, until o'clock, P. M. Entries in the Horse Department can be made on or before Thursday, at Il M,
 All articles of General and Domestic Manufacture, Flowers, Fruit, etc., must be brought in on Wednesday morning,
 before Q o'clock, entered with the Secre- tary having charge of the Tent Depart
 ment, and remain through both days of the Fair. Entries not made as above will
 be excluded. All articles of General or Domestic Manufacture must have been manufactured within the County of Litch- field, since the 1st of October, 1872. 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- surapee 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. ex- cepting as fat cattle, or in 8 stock of cat tie. 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 yice UersG, No. 12, "Draft Oxen" is however. open to all cattle on the ground. Work
 ing Oxen 3 and 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 predominates in any Stock of Working Oxen and Steers offer ed for premiums, they will be chased among Devon, when Durham predomi- mates, among Durham, and when neither predominates then the stock so offered will be chased among Grade. Exhibitors must be able to satisfy the Committee that they are the bona tide owners of stock exhibited. The Superintendents of the Cattle Department are instructed to place the various classes of stock in ap- propriate classes by themselves, and sep arata from other classes. If on either of the above articles, or classes, there should be no competitor, the whole, or part of the premium may be withheld, according to the discretion of the committee. Pre-
 miums may be awarded when there ap- pears to be merit, although there should
 be but one applicant, aud may he with held altogether, f iA the opinion of the Committee the object is not deserving re- ward. If it should be discovered that
 any competitor for premium has made
 use of any disingenuous measure by which
 the object of the Society have been de- feated. or the rules and regulation viola ted, such person shall not be rendered in- capable of ever being competitor for any premium of the Society, but may be proceeded against according to the By
 Laws. No premium may be awarded by any committee to one of its members and no premium will be to any person not
 member of the Society, except to fe-
 males, on Household Manufactures and
 Horticultural products. Animals receiv- ing premiums will be designated as fol-
 lows:- list premium red ribbon, 2d pre- mium blue ribbon, 3d premium white
 ribbon. Premiums not called for within l thirty days after award will be forfeited ! to the society.
 It is required that each person design | ing to compete for premiums on Field 1 Crops, will make their entries on the So- ! ciety's books at the time of the Fair. They will be furnished with blanks which