The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-08-11

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Judges.-Experts employed by the
Society.
DIVISION 012. SUSSEX STOCK.
Acknowledgements employed by the
Society.
DIVISION Z. HEREFORD STOCK.
Judges.-Experts employed by the
Society.
DIVISION 8. GUERNSEY STOCK.
Jadges.-Experts employed by the
DIVISION Q. MAINE HERD BOOK
JERSEYS.
Judges. employed by the
Srclsty.
DIVISION 10. POLLED ANGUS.
Judge..--Experts employ ed by the
6Oclets.
DIVISION IL. GRADE OR CROSS
BREEDS FOR DAIRY
PURPOSES.
HERD PREMIUMS.
Grade Jersey
For best five cows AID heifers not
less than two years old: LIST Sl5, "a
10.
cows AND HEIFERs.
Best COW three years old and over:
1.t. 90. ads
Bet heller two years old and under
three: LIST %, III 4.
Best heifer under one year I'D: LIST
o. I'd 8.
Beet heller CALI: lst 90.
Grade Hoissin.
Grade Ayrshire.
The same premiums to govern eacS
GLASS.
DIVISION Il.
Best town lean Of five yoke OF oxen.
three yeas old ana over, age. sIz' and
quality to be considered by the jndge-
IL awarding the premium: LIST $50, ID
Beat own team OF steers two years
old, fame conditions as above: 1st $40,
I'd 10. SIS.
Bsst town team Of steers one year
old and under, same conditions as
above: LIST $40, Al 8. 81 g.
DIVISION u. WORKING OXEN
AND STEERS.
Age, Size and qualify to be con'iG-
cred.
Best yoke four years old and over:
LIST o25, I'd 10, 81 5
B"st three years old and uader four:
LIST go, ID 10. Sd 8.
BEET two years o d and under three:
Is. e16, I'd 10. Sd 8.
Best one year old an under two: LIST
90, ID s, Sd 8.
Best pair Of steer calves: 1st s5, I'd
ash.
TRAINED STEERS.
Best pair Of trained steers two years
old or over: lst 9l5 ID 10. 3d5.
Best pair Of trained steers under two
years old: 1st s12, ID 8, 81 3.
INSTRUCTION TO JUDGES ON
THOROUGHBRED STOCK.
Awarding Commit, es In Cattle De.
pa.tment are expressly instructed that
1t 10 their duty In every case to require
froo each exhibitor, In lots Of PURE
BREEDS, satisfactory evidence Of pur.
ity OF breeding, as claimed (; and zach
committee 10 ~ arding II premium in
any such lot will be understood to say
by such award that, In their opinion,
the animals receiving premium are
beyond reasonable doubt purely bred
~ claimed. They are further instructed
that II they shall have good reason to
believe that any exhibitor, ny any false
entry or otherwise, attempts TO deceive
the committee or the public, and OBJ
tain premium by misrepresentation,
they shall report the tact ut once to the
President, who will cause an investi
cation Of the case; and If 1t is clearly
shown that fraud wss attempted, the
exhibl or thus offending NUT. upon
the order of the executive officers of
the a. ciet. be excluded II ON competi-
tion at this Fair.
Breeding animals, exhibited as such,
must be In bret ding condition, aud
evidence must be produced, IL required,
that they are breeders and not barren
animals. All three-vears-1ld h,iters |
10 the several classes must have borne
q calf previous to the exhibition or the
heller cannot compete.
All applications for entry of thor.
oughbrtd cattle must be accompanied
with tho name a,d age Gin years aud
monthly Of the animal to be Exhibited,
and the name VI its sire and d,n.
Pedigrees of all thorouXhbred ami
mails. In al cases, must be Il hceable to
f0me American or foreign herd book
for the particular breeds to which they
belong.
Judge will not award weepstakes
premiums in this department In any |
division unless h animals are superior !
In every refpect, a. the ward Is pub. |
lie jnd0ssem, Mt Ut merit by the New
Engiaiid Agricultural Society.
X ThU pubiiU e. animation and exhibit
Of bFA ding cattle, work ing oxen and
stseFs viii be made 1t the Cattle Rings
I'D nc upoa IL rice track.
DIVISION ~ MATCHED OXEN. |
Color. form end disposition to be
ooeal1orsd.
IN ! 81. I've years old and over:
II - - :.
- ~ =.
y; : E, !s = 1'a'' old and under
III e, i6tcs years old asd under