Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-28
Rules for Recording Sheep.

We have given heretofore the constitution
and list Of officers of the Vermont Merino
sheep breeders association. Below we give
the rules governing the committee on pedi-
grees in admitting sheep to the register and
the form Of application for registering.
RULE |. Members Of this association only,
may enter their sheep in its register.
RULE 2. Each breeder who wishes his
flock registered must make application to the
secretary of tho society, or a member OF the
committee on pedigrees, furnishing a state.
ment of the history Of his flock, stating when
and from whom the original breeding stock
was purchased, as well as Of all individuals
since introduced, giving as far as possible
the families and breeders through which
their lines of ancestry are traced back to
importation from Spain.
RULE 3. If any rams have been used be.
loning to others, not comprised in the above,
the applicant shall so state, giving the names
of the rams If they were named, the names
Of their owners, with their family or breed.
ing, and the year or years such rams we're
used, so far as possible
RULE t. Such evidence and certificates as
it Is possible for the applicant to procure
shall accompany the statements named in
the two preceding rules, and he shall, also,
soomnly affirm his belief in the truth Of the
evidence and certificates he shall present, as
well as in the accuracy Of his own state
ments.
RULE 5. In considering Che application
and evidence presented, the committee on
pedigrees will be governed by Article I Of
the constitution.
RULE 6. The price for admitting sheep
to registry shall be, for every flock not ex.
ceeding fifty, $500, and for every sheep
such fOcks shall contain over fifty, ten cents
each, besides such comp mpensatiOn to the COM
mittoe on pedigrees as is named in Article I
Of the constitution, and no applicant shall
be entitled to a certificate of acceptance of
his flock to registry nor to have them finally
entered in the register until all charges are
paid.
RULR I. As soon as the committee on
pedgrees shall decide to receive or reject
any flock to registry, they shall notify the
applicant and the secretary OF the associa-
ton Of their decision, that any person inter
ested may have an opportunity to appeal
from the decision, according to Article s OF
the constitution.
RULE 8. Applicants for registry of Hocks
must sign the accompanying blank and af-
6rmation, and attention of applicants is
called to Article of the constitution.
RULE 8. Any member of this assoc iation
who shall wilfully misrepresent the blood or
breeding of his sheep for the purpose Of pro-
curing their registry, or for the purpose Of
making sales, or shall present any certificate
or evidence to the committee on pedigrees
knowing them to be false, shall be expelled
| from the association.
FORM OF APPLICATION.
| hereby make application 10 the committee on ped
| igrees to have my flock, containing -Tams, -
ewes entered In the register Of the Vermont Merind
sheep breeders association, and hereby sOlemnly
affirm ON my sacred honor that believe each and all
Of them to be OF pure Shanish herno blood unmxed
with amy other, and that all the statements make In
the accompanying history of my ock and all the
ticates and evidences hereby present to confirm my