The premium book is the document a fair publishes before the gates open, listing each competitive class, the entry rules and deadlines, and the premium, meaning the cash award paid to placing exhibitors. Anyone planning to enter a pie, a quilt, a heifer or a tomato reads it first, because entry deadlines usually fall weeks before the fair. If you only plan to attend rather than compete, the premium book is still the most reliable preview of what will actually be on display in the exhibition halls.
Also known as: exhibitor book, premium list.
