Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-06

'pi4I 70 the Gazette.
San ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 5.--AfteI
ne ID almost constant session all day,
National Mohair association adopted
following rules TO govern In registra'
d. ane adjourned TO meet here again
Junef
|rhatho animal shall be admitted un.
| 4 ID entirely covered with mohair,
6!Nssf name or coarse hair.
ghAtno animal shall be admitted IN.
~ fleece and underground OF hair
entirely white.
zesoised, that the registry be classed
o TWO divisions, No and No. 2.
rhat the FIRST REQUESTS for eligibility to
iiret class shall be purity Of blood.
kt the applicant for admission shall
NJ ~ affidavit before notary public
IL ho believes to the best OF his knowl-
y8 hat the animals In question are
shSnfants OF imported pure stock, or
efher means that may be decided on
14f ~ committee or In open session for
ttet means OF determining such
I}t1 of blood.
1iei such class shall be composed as
Ie Moods OF the same degree OF excel
zoe, and that such standard shall be
reed upon by a committee appointed
that purpose.
That q second class, or class No. 2,
' III be composed OF grades that may
We also three degrees of excellence, that
y1be Hereafter determined upon by said
nmittee OF registry or otherwise. The
mmis,ee to consist Of pure bred and
Ade hreeders.
Resolved, that goats for these classes
N be Judged by list OF points. Per-
ton snail be 90, and the points shall
nee3e, fneness and weight g.; even
n az hair and covering 6; shape OF
tlets 4 lustre 4 body and constitu-
d & Symmetry of shape 3; weight 81
eY points, ear.locks and tuft 2; lop-
Ho animal without constitution shall be
nltsed
;ineness OF fleece, No. is shall count
nght, No. "a, 3; No, 80, 6; No, 86, o;
Il all animals but kids.
n iudging weight, the minimum adj
ssion OF standard shall count 2.
for buck Aeeces, each additional pound
III count point; for eve fieeces,
ID Twelve ounces shall count / point.
d Judging evenness, shape and lustre
inece, as we'll as constitution and
spe and weight of the body, fixed
nuerd cannot be given, but must be
{ 70 The good sense of the examining
nmlssioneTs.
rhe lowest degree OF excellence, in
lex to obtain admission into each
IS, Shall be as follows:
For bucks Of years and over, the
light OF fleece, II of fine fibre, shall be
leAst u pounds; If Of coarse fibre, 81
unds,
rWpsyear-old bucks il fine fibre, A
undo, of coarse fibre % pounds.
Kid feeces OF fine fibre 2 pounds, OF
afse fibre 2 IL pounds.
rhe weight of eve feeces OF over
lire Old and OF fine fibre pounds, and OF
ar6e fibre 4 pounds.
.rhfee-year-old of fine 50 pounds, OF
Grse a pounds.
rwp-year-old of fine pounds, o. coarse
bounds.
learlings of flne IL pounds, OF coarse
ponnds.
Each of these weights shall count 9
a stnrting point.
for the two upper classes fancy points
dRbsolutely no coarse hair shall be re-
ired. Examination of the animals shall
made by at least two commissioners,
/ Insufficient number Is to be elected
nuAlly to cover the state. The examin-
eoinmissioners to be men of integrity
thoroughly acquainted with the
CORA industry. Fees and mileage to be
osequently determined.
Applications for registration are to be
te TO the secretary as chair
"a OF the examining commissions
The secretary shall notify the COM
sai0ners of each application, and shall
oOSnt from their number two to make
NECESSARY inspection,
The owners of ADgoras, for which adj
sel0n to the register Is demanded, shall
Ke an affidavit to answer before the
nmlssioners, according to the best OF
knowledge and belief, all questions
| It they may put to him in regard to the
Heding of his stock. The examining
nmissioners shall keep duplicate GER
cete blanks, of which, after ,ag filed
\, he shall retain one and hand
other to the owner, the certificates to
rfiiy that the owner of certain animal
untitled to registration in certain
pH,the owner to forward his certificate,
ether with the amount Of fee neces-
Y3tto the secretary, who shall on his
tgive him a receipt therefor and tor
I'd the certificate to the keeper of the
lister.
The keeper OF The register shall furnish
the owner OF the stock for each animal
REGISTRATION certificate and an sssocla-
n label.
The registration fees shall be: Grades,
geat degree, 10 cents; second degree,
cents; first degree, 20 cents. Pure
ods, lowest degree, % cents; second
gree, S5 cents; first degree, 30 cents.