The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-03
THIRD ANNUAL FATE
OF THE
Lyon County Agricultural Society.
robe Held at Iamporia. Kansas.
September Isl, I'd, Sd and 4th, 1874
Rules and Regulations and Premium
List.
To be IIeId &C I:mporIa. ISanaas,

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Hulss and Regulations and Premium
List.
JEssE srEATToS PREeIpEFr.
e. 4. WATSON, Vice PRESIDENT.
! DrRKcgoRs.
A. r. Holderman. W. T. soIen. q. T. Wat
son, james Moulin. y. Loekermar' T. H.
q. 4. KELSEY. TREAs-
a. r. B1ScRoFT. SIC.
The Third Annual Fair Of the
Lyon County Agricultural Society
will be held at Emporia on the LIST,
I'd. Sd, and 4th, days of September,
1874.
The grounds. the same on which
the Fair of 1878 was held, are stu.
ated one mile west of the city lin
its.
Our Premium List has been care
fully revised, and many new and at
tractiye 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 carly, as the
stalls and 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
nual Exhibition a credit to this por-
ton of the State. All we need is
the cordial support of our farmers
aud artisans TO make. this fair
source of pleasure and profit TO
both exhibitor and spectator.
We call upon the ladies, especial
ly, to aid us In identifying and Or
namenting the halls by the exhibit
ton of flowers, 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 31st. 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.
l. Entries may be made at any
time before the Fair, by addressing
the Secretary, at EmpOria, or by
application to him 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.
Ii the entry be machinery, imple-
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
ticie.
.. All entries will be free.
3. 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.
| D. Every animal must be entered
for competition by the owner or his
agent.
g. When an eutry is made, the
Secretary will give to the party a
card which will contain the number
of entry, class and lot, which must
be attached 10 the animal or article.
z. No animal or article will be
assigned "a place on the grounds UNI
i'll the entry shall have been made
as above.
s. Such statements and copies OF
pedigrees as are required to be eX-
amined by the awarding committee
must be filed with the Secretary
before the books go into the hands
of the Superintendent. AL per.
sons having thoroughbred stock to
exhibit, shall appear before the Elk.
ecutive Committee, when request.
ed, and give satisfactory evidence
of the correctness of the pedigrees
of their stock.
8. 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 in more than one lot.
10. Exhibitors will at all times
give the necessary personal atten,
ton to Whatever they may have OIL
exhibition, and at the close of thu
/ Fair take entire charge of the'same
: All diligence will be used by thG
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 tina
may occur.
IL. No entries will be made afte
: the class books go into the hand
s of the Superintendent.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
MITTEEs.
l. Members of awarding com
q mittees will report to the Superin
a tendents of their respective depart
ments at 9 O'Clock q. m. of each da
of the Fair, when all vacancies vii
be filled, and all necessary arrange
q ments made.
II 3. No person can act as SuperiI
r. tendent or Judge of any lot i
which he may be an exhibitor.
3. No animal or article deeme
o unworthy shall be awarded pre-
= MUM.
=; 4. The judges will report only th
animals or articles entitled to pre-
miums, except that they may sp,
'e cially commend such others as ma
e be deemed worthy of commend
re ton.
Of >. Should any doubt arise as
~ the regularity of the entry, or al
ld other important matter which Il
III committee feel incompetent to Il
- eide, they may at once report Il
nc same to the Superintendent of q
proper department. EfH
PIP 6. No premiums will be award'
st TO barren females shown in bree
n ing classes, aud proof OF breedil
eN qualities must be exhibited to q
he. committee. Breeding cows mu
as have produced a living calf with
-. the two wears last past.
:! Z. Any improper interfereu
icI with the duties of the aWarJi
ur committees will be promptly |
rts ported TO the Secretary, that pl
as miums may be withheld for q
: is reason.
b a 8. Awarding committees will
ire selected from the various sectiC
of the country. with great care, I
their names will not be made pJ
hit lie until the Fair.
ler 9. The committees of award v
,,,, be nominated by Glass Super
=, tendents aud approved by the I
4" ecutive Committee, by whom
ans cancies will be filed. Complai
nee of inefliciency or improperly,
YER the part of the committee, may
$ in made to the Executive Commit
rval and committees may be changed
and them, for cause
SOC 10. The committees are instruc
ond TO render their award by bal
- and without consultation with e
lies' other or with outsiders, but 4
own receive necessary informal
at through the Superintendent OF
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