The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-08-04
PREMIUM LIST
MeUette County FdH
Wood, South Dakota
September rs, II, rs, 1922
RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Melette County Fair management reserves TO It's
Board the final and absolute right to interpret these rules ana
regulations and arbitrarily settle and determine all matters,
questions and differences in regard thereto, or otherwise arising
out of or connected with, or incident to the Far.
Entries-An entries close at six O'Clock, p. m, on the
first day of the Fair or earlier, if so specified under the head
ing of each department of this premium list.
Protests-All protests must be made in writing and be
accompanied by a deposit of $500 in the stock department and
$500 in all other departments, which will be forfeited IL protest
is not sustained. Such protests must state plainly the cause OF
the complaint Dr. appeal and must be filed with the Secretary be-
fore four O'Clock on Wednesday, September q. No complaint or
appeal based upon the statement that the Judge or judges are
incompetent will be considered by the Board. Where a protest
is made against competition of an animal or article in any class,
notice Of same should be filed with the Superintendent OF the
department before the class is passed upon, that the Judges may
be instructed to place a reserve award, that premiums may be
properly distributed in the event of protest being sustained.
Stalls and Pens-Al exhibitors of Cattle, Horses, Hogs
or Sheep must make application to the Secretary of the FAIR
not later than Friday, September -, for the necessary stalls
and pens to properly exhibit his stock. This is very important
and should be attended to at once.
The management will use diligence to insure safety Of
exhibits after their arrival and placement, but in no case will
they be responsible for any loss or damage done to. occasioned
by, or arising from any animal or article on exhibition.
Release of Exhibits-Al exhibits except livestock must
remain in place until 800 O'Clock p. M, Thursday, September
2S. Livestock will be released at 400 o'clock p. IN, Thursday,
September Is. No person will be permitted to remove stock or
other articles before the hour for releasenpent without a writ
ten order from the President.
Premiums-Premiums awarded will be paid by the Secre-
tary, either during the Fair after the awards have been made,
or within 30 days after theFair, by mail.
Judges-Judges are requested to read carefully the gen.
eral rules and special rules under the head of the departments
IN which they are to serve, previous to entering upon their du-
ties, and to especially note and mark those rules bearing on the
classes to be judged by them. Ignorance of the rules is mex
cusable in a judge.
Judges must not award a prize to an unworthy exhibit.
This rule must be strictly adhered to whether or not there be
competition.
The Judge and the person acting as clerk to the judge
must take special pains after making an award to see that the
same is properly entered in the award hook and that registered
names and numbers of all animals are given.
The Judges and superintendent of the departments
shall sign each award book Immediately after all awards have
been made in the class contained therein. No appeal from the
decision of the Judges will be considered by the Board except
in case of fraud.
The regular premiums offered by the Board cannot be
changed except by the consent of the parties interested.
Blue ribbons are designated for the first premium and
red ribbons for the second premium in all departments.
Observation-Disclosures Superintendent shall have full
charge of his department with authority to select all assistants
and helpers unless otherwise provided. subject to the approval
OF the Board. Each Superintendent must take charge of the
books and return same promptly to the Secretary's office as soon
as each class IS Judged. No changes will be allowed in the
Judges books unless on order of the Board.
Automobles-The Board may prohibit the running of
automobiles in any section of the ground whenever in their opin-
ion it becomes dangerous to continue running said vehicles.
ADMISSIONS
General admissions, Soc. Children, between 6 and u, 25c.
DEPARTMENT "A'-AGRICULTURE
Fred O. Kirch supt. George W.. Sawyer. Member
Open to Mellette County only.
Exhibits in this department must be grown in the sane
year in which they are exhibited, and by the person in whose
name they are exhibited.
All articles must be correctly labelled with the name of
variety.
Premiuns will not be awarded to inferior collections Or
specimens even if there is no competition.
All articles entered for exhibition shall be I'M place and
all litter cleaned up not later than 900 p. m, Tuesday, Sept
ember 26, to secure a premium. This rule will be rigidly en-
forced.
Class One-Corn
Lot l. Best ten ears of Yellow Dent Corn~$2.0 90 $1OO
Lot 2 Best ten ears of White Dent Corn~-~-~2OO 100
Lot 8 Flint or Squaw 200 100
Lot 4. Sweet Corn 200 100
Lot Q. Pop 200 100
Lot o Ten ears OF any other dent ~~-~~-@~A~-~-@~2!O 100
Glass Two-Smal Grains
Lott One-half bushel winter wheat, any variety 200 LOO
Lot s. One-haIf bushel spring wheat, any variety 200 100
Lot 8. One-half bushel oats, any ariety~-~2yO 100
Lot TO- One-half bushel barley, any yariety--~-200 100
Lot IL. One-half bushel of any rye 2 200 100