Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-05-17
COUNTY AGENT SENDS
NOTICES TO GRANGE
Explains Plans for Grange Exhibits at
the County Fair This Year.

County Agent +. G. Warner has sent
out notices to the oranges OF New
London county regarding grange ex-
hSbits at the county fair to be held I
in September The notices read as
follows:
last fall the oranges Of New Lon
don county interested In the grange |
exhibits at the New London county
fair Were asked to appoint committees
to confer regarding improving these |
exhibits at the next fair to be held |
6ept. 4, 5 and 0, 1916.
The following oranges appointed |
committees OF three; Preston, Norwich, |
Bozraf, Franklin, Colchester North |
atoningten, Paehaug and Waterford. |
THESE committees met at the farm
bureau office early in the winter and
took up the matter OF making recon-
mendatiens to the officials of the New
London County Agricultural society
| with a view to making the business at
hand, and at this February Pomona
meeting held at Norwich a committee
| of six was appointed TO Submit recon
/ RIeHdati0ns and confer with the seeFe-
| tary of the agricultural society. The
committee consists OF j., ID, Avery of
| North SteHiHgt6H gFaHgs, chairman, G,
| II. Davis of Bezrah grange, e, i,
Barnes of Preston grange, Airs. Nettie
| 3, Tanning of Norwich grange, Mrs. w,
t. Allyn of LedyaFd grange and Mrs,
II, H, Leland of Koaonoe grange,
Secretary BeciEwith of the fair associa-
ton and submitted recommendations
ana talked oyer the rules and regula-
tieHs regarding exhibits, and at the
recent meeting of the e8seutiye COM
nittee of the NeW London County
Il Agricultural society the following
J points were voted upon, 1t was voted
to increase the special prize for grange
exhibits at the fair SIS, making a total
of S125 instead of s100, and that this
premium be divided into five premiums
Recommended ny the committee on the
basis of 80, %, 20, 1s and 10 per cent.
This gives as first prize $3.50, second
sg1 .gR, third 1885, fourth S18.75 and
! fifth $3.50.
1t was afse voted that the recon-
meadatiea regarding scale of points on
! which tn eexhibits are to be judged
. be adopted as recommended, namely;
Largest and best collection of Yege-
! tables except potatoes 20, potatoes 8
: grain and forage crops except corn 10
corn 5, fruit except apples 10, apples 5
dairy, poultry and bee products 10
| flowers 8, canned fruits and vegetables
preserves, jeilies and pickles IS, gen
! eral arrangement OF exhibit 15; tota
z 100,
1t was also voted that tho commit.
Z tee of six above named should bt
, known as the grange COMMITTEES Of th'
New London County Fair association
9 and that they shall be in charge of the
2 exhit1IS and see that all conditions AND
restrictions imposed or ordered by tn
. executive committee of the New Lon
: don County Agricultural society or it
2 secretary be complied with, and tina
all protests or suggestions regarding
the exhibit shall be made to thh
grange committed, and in event o
failure to reach a. satisfactory adjust
ment 1t be left to the secretary Of tn
agricultural society,
). Further recommendations gubmitte
by tho committee were adopted by tn
committees to the effect that eac
grange be allotted equal space, prefer
q ably 90 to Is feet. oranges with spac
= at the end of the building not to us
>, the end WALL; thet grange exhibitor
]. i, must notify the secretary at least 8
y days prior to fair time, and that a.
y exhibits must be on the ground by /
o. m, and that they must be in plac
~ and all work on them be finished by
y D, m. of the first day Of the fair. Posi-
= lively no changes on work Of any kin
will be permitted on grange exhibit
p after 1 D. m. of the opening day.
~ It was also voted, as in years pas
IN to issue four complimentary tickets
{ each committee in charge of grang
exhibit, and that these complimentar
p tickets would be issued only on ar
70 proval of the grange committee
charge of the exhibit
~ I believe that this is a step in IL
81 right direction and hope that II
9 | oranges of the county will meet tn
~ CO. operation half way and do all tn;
X we can to boost the interests of ayr
To culture in the county through oil
re county fair.