The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-17
THIRD ANNUAL FAIR
or THE
Lyon County Agricultural Society,
To be Held at I,nRoria, Kansas,
September LIST, I'd, 80 and 9th, 1874.
RuE~ and Negotiations and premium
List.
JESSE SITUATION. PREzIDKFF.
& Il. WATsOS, Vice PRESIDENT.
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4. X. BANCROFT SlSs
The Third Annual Fair of the
Lyon County Agricultural Society
will be held at Emporia on the LIST.
ID, 3d, and 9TH, days OF September,
1874.
The grounds. the same OH which
l.the Fair of 1873 was held, are situ-
ated one mile west of the city linn
its.
Our Premium List has been care
fully revised, ana many new and at
iractiye features have been added.
The price of admission has been
reduced TO twenty-five cents.
1t is important for those who are
DESTROYS of exhibiting fine stock TO
make their entries early. as the
stalls aud pens will be assigned In
order of entry Entries can be
made at any time.
No entry fee will be charged.
Nothing will be left undone by
the Board TO make the Third An
nnaf Exhibition q credit to this por-
ton OF the State. All we need is
the cordial support of our farmers
and artisans To make this fair n
source OF pleasure and profit to
both exhibitor aud spectator.
We call upon the ladies. especial
ly, TO aid us in identifying and or
namenting the halls by the exhibi-
ton OF howers, paintings, and 9TH
er evidences OF skill and taste.
The usual railroad arrangements
for freight and passengers have
been made.
Premium Lists will be furnished
on application to the secretary,
Emporia, Kansas.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
L. Articles, other than stock. will
be received on and after the 3Ist. of
August, and may be shipped to
the care of the Secretary; but in no
case will such articles be brought
on the grounds and placed on ex-
hibition, except by and at the ex-
pense of the owner or his author
lied agent.
ENTRIES.
/. Entries may be made at any
time before the Fair, by addressing
the Secretary, at Emporia, or by
application to bin at his office.
Persons making entries by letter,
If the entry be of live stock, must
give the name and age of the ami
NAL, the name and residence of the
owner, and the class and lot in
which he wishes to enter.
If the entry be machinery, impIe-
ments, &c, the applicant must give
the name and residence of the ma
ker, the name of the patentee, and
the name and designation of the ar
ticle.
:. All entries will be free.
5. Articles which are the result of
mechanical or artistic skill, must be
entered by the artist, manufacturer,
contriver or his agent.
4. Articles which are the product
of the soil, must be entered by the
producer of the same.
.. Every animal must be entered
for competition by the owner or his
agent.
q. When an eutry is made, the
Secretary will give to the party
card which will contain the number
of entry, class and lot, which must
be attached to the animal or article.
Z. No animal or article will be
assigned place on the grounds un-
til the entry shall have been made
rs above.
3. Such statements and copies of
pedigrees as are required to be ex-
amined by the awarding committee
must be fled with the Secretary
before the books go into the hands
of the superintendent. All per-
sons hayin@ thoroughbred stock TO
exhibit, shall appear before the Tx
ecutive Committee, when request
ed, and give satisfactory evidence
OF the correctness of the pedigrees
of their stock.
.. "A single animal may also be
exhibited in sweepstakes, provided
such animal shall have been pre-
Viously entered for premium in an
other lot, but shall not otherwise be
entered iii more than one lot.
10. Exhibitors will at all times
give the necessary personal atten-
tion to Whatever they may have on
exhibition, and ut the close of the
Fair take entire charge of the same.
All diligence will be used by the
officers of the Board to prevent in
jury to animals or articles on exhi-
bition, but they will not be respon-
sible for any damages or loss that
may occur.
IL. No entries will be made after
the class books go into the hands
of the superintendent.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
MITTEEs.
|. Members of awarding COM
mittees will report To the Superin-
tendents of their respective depart
ments at . O'Clock a. IN. OF each day
of the Fair, when all vacancies will
be filled, and all necessary arrange
ments made.
:. No person can act rs Superin-
tendent or Judge of any lot in
which he may be an exhibitor.
,. No animal or article deemed
unworthy shall be awarded a pre-
MUM.
4. The judges will report only the
animals or articles entitled to pre-
miums, except that they may spe-
cially commend such others az may
be deemed worthy OF commenda-
ton.
D. Should any doubt arise as TO
the regularity of the entry, or any
other important matter which the
committee feel incompetent TO de-
eide, they may at once report the
same to the Superintendent of the
proper department..
q. No premiums will be awarded
TO barren females shown in breed
ing classes, and proof of breeding
qualities must be exhibited to the
committee. Breeding cows must
have produced living calf within
the two wears last past.
ANU
with the duties of the awarding
committees will be promptly re-
ported to the Secretary, that pre-
reason.
s. Awarding committees will be
selected from the various sections
of the country, with great care, but
their names will not be made pub
lie until the Fair.
y. The committees OF award will
be nominated by Glass Superin-
tendents and approved by the Ex-
ecutive Committee, by whom va
cancies will be filed. Complaints
of inefficiency or impropriety, on
the part of the committee, may be
made to the Executive Committee,
and committees may be changed by
them, for cause.
10. The committees are instructed
to render their award by ballot,
and without consultation with each
other or with outsiders, but may
receive necessary information
through the Superintendent of the
class. No persons are allowed in
the ring when animals are on ex-
hibition, excepting the Superin-
tendent of the class, awarding COM
mittee and officers of the Society.
IL. No discretionary premiums
! shall he NV artlnd. Int animal. o..