The true northerner., 1880-02-13

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any Grange, Farmers Club, or Township, the
exhibits to be arranged upon . wagon, the
teams, trappings and exhibits to be taken
into consideration in awarding the premiums
and there must be at least two exhibits, first
premium $l2 90, second % 90, third s5 90.
| Rule 5, Of general rules, was changed 30 as
to read - follows:
No stallion or ball shall be entsrsd for COM
petition in the class Of thoroushbreds, without
an authenticated stock or herd book pedigree
and no female animal shall be entered for
competition in the class OF thoroughbreds with
out al authenticated written pedigree, filed
with the Secretary OF the Society. Arrange
ments were made for issuing annual certificates
Of membership, on payment Of one dollar to
the Secretary Of the Society, with which they
will receive four admission tickets. The memr
bership ticket is not itself ticket OF admission
to the grounds during the fair, but entities the
person who owns it, to ali the privileges OF
membership, under the Constitution and By
Laws: the names Of all parties purchasing
such membership tickets, must be registered.
1t was also decided that all persons who shall
be awarded premiums in stock, to the amount
OF two dollars, or more, shall take one copyof
The National Live Stock Journal the balance
OF the premiums. il any, TO be paid il money
In the cattle department, fifty dollars for ad-
ditional premiums was appropriated. the prem
iums therefor to be arranged by the business
committee. The superint endents Of each de-
partment are to appoint the viewing commit
tees in their respective departments. c.. W.
Young, Joseph kilburn, Asa Crofoot George
W. Bush and Aaron Van Auken we're elected
business committee. The Presden. appointed |
superintendents Of divisions as follows:
DIVISION A. Horses-Joseph Kilburn. W. W.
Hodge.
Division b, Cattle-Aaron Van Auken.
Division {, Sheep, Swine and Poultry-T.
W. Valleau, o. p. Morton.
Division d, Farm Implements and Machinery.
Dairy. Domestic and Household Manufscture-
Asa Crofoot.
Division L, Field Products and Vegetables.
aud DIVISION F, Fruits-George w. Bush.
Division G, Mechanic Arts, Dairy and House
Samuel Consolus.
Division III, Domestic Manufactures Diys-
on /. Fine Arts and Needle Work: Division j,
Mlscellaneous-E. p. Mills, A. H. Williams.
Lady Superintendents Of Floral Hall-Mrs.
Richards, Mrs. c. W. Young. Mrs.
?. Mills and Mrs. Samuel Buskirk.
Superintendent Of gates-C. W. Young.
Supts OF Stalls and Forage-Horses, J. L.
Gangs: Cattle, A. Van Auken: Sheep. SWINE
nd Poultry, 4. W. Valleau.
Chf Marshal-Geo. u. Boyce.
Asst. Marshal-w. W. Hodge.
ildden and George Prster.
Com. on Prin ting-D. woodmsn "a and G.
|. Harrison.
At the last annual fair, W. ". Hodge entered
en- acres Of corn and five acres Of oats, and
leo. W. Bush, ten acres OF corn, for premiums
n Division d, field crops and products; on
orn. the first premium was awarded to W. W.
lodge, and the second TO Geo. W. Bush on
ats, first premium was awarded TO w. w.
Hodge. Following is the statement made by
ach exhibitor: Statement OF w. W. Hodge
orn was planted on sandy losm, meadow sod,
lowed in the fall, eight inches deep, planted
bout the sth OF May, with hand planter;
orr planted, common yellow dent:
days plowing with horses at $3.50 s12 80
Dragging, fitting and making g 90
days planting, hand planter 3 90