Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-05
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/ Entries may be made by addressing l.. O.
Schultz. Secretary, Grand Rapids, Wis, at any
time previous to the Fair, by giving a list Of
articles to be exhibited. All entries except
for trial of speed, must be made before Z
O'Clock M. Sept %, 1880.
. An entry fee of ten per cent. of the pre-
mum will be charged on all articles except
those articles on which the premium is less
than one dollar, also Natural History and Art,
Plants and Flowers, Works of Art, Domestic
Manufactures, Household products and Dairy
products and division j..
;. All articles which are the result of me
chanical and artistic skill must be entered by
the manufacturer, artist or agent.
4. Products of the soil must be entered in
the name of the producer.
5 All animals must be entered in the name
of the owner.
6. On the entry (upon the books of either
article or animal, card will be furnished the
exhibitor, specifying the division, class and
the number of the entry, which card must
remain attached to such article or animal
during the exhibition.
T. No animal or article will be assigned a
place on the ground untli me entry snail nave
been made as above and entry fee paid.
s. Such statements and copies of pedigrces
ms are required for examination must be in
possession of the owners when the animals
are on exhibition.
9. No article or animal shall compete for
more than one premium, except as a part of a
herd or for sweepstake premium. Except that
horses may compete in either general class and
also in speed.
10. Any animal article competing for
sweepstake premium must be separately enter
ed for 'sweepstake," with number, class and
division, at the time of entering for he other
premiums. and will receive an additional card
so marked.
II. Exhibitors will at all times give the
necessary personal attention to whatever they
have on exhibition, and at the close of the fair
take entire charge of the same. Diligence will
be used by the officers Of the Association to
prevent injury to animals or articles on exhi-
bition, and a night watch will guard the
grounds, but the Society will not be response
bic for any loss that may possibly occur.
II. No gambling or games of chance of
whatever kind viii be allowed on the ground.
and the sale of any spurious liquors also pro-
hibited.
Is, Farmers living at distance are request
ed TO make entries by mail at any time pre-
yious to the fair, to the Secretary, giving de-
scrlption and amount of articles entered. BY
so doing they will save inconvenience to them
selves and assist the Secretary in his duties.
AWARDING COMMITTEES.
L., NJ m Of
reportthemseIves to the Superintendent a their
respective departments at o'clock on Tuesday
september . when all vacancies viii be filled,
appointments made, &C., &c.
=. 40 person can act as judge in any class in
whleh ne may be exhibitor, nor can any
TWO exhibitors act as judges on each others
animals or products.
.. NO article or animal deemed unworthy
shall be awarded a premium. Int No nramium
shall be withheld merely because there isno
competition.
4. Judges viii report the articles or animals
entitled to premiums, except they NAV es,eci-
ally commend such others as they NAV deem
worthy of commentator. No persons. other
than the Judges, herdsmen or grooms in charge
of the stock and superintendent, viii be per
nitted to enter the exhibition ring during the
exhibition OF animals. Nq stock will be per
mitted to enter the ring unless under the halter
or in care of some competent groom. Judges
are also Instructed, in all cases of an attempted
interference on the part of exhibitors, with
their deliberations or decisions. to exclude the
parties so offending, from competing in that
particular class.
rroa rOrlty OF blood as established by pedi-
sfee' symmetry, size carly maturitvand rene~-