The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-07-26
Entries close in this Department Saturday
August 18th.
This Rule is Imperative.

/. Each cX libitor in this department will
he charged an entrance fee of 800, Which
must accompany the entry.
,. Animals competing for these premiums
must have been owned in Maine at least SIX
months before the exhibition
3. Exhibitors competing for the fat stock
premiums shall furnish writtrn statement in
detail of their method of feeding, etc, and can
not divide pair for the purpose of competing
for single premiums.
4. The Executive Officers shall he allowed
to reject any animal they may consider I'M
worthy.
!. Awarding Committees in Cattle Depart
mcnt are expressly instructed that it Is tleir
duty in every case to require from each eXhib-
tor, in lots of PrIE BREEpS, satisfactory eyi
dcnce of purity of breeding, as claimed; and
each committee in awarding premium in any
such lot will he understood to say by such
award that, in their opinion, the animals re-
Ceiying premium are beyond reasonable
doubt purely bred, as claimed. They are fur
Their instructed that if they shall have good
reason to believe that any exhibitor. by false
entry or otherwise, attempts to deceive the
comm ttee or the public, and obtain premium
by Misrepresentation, they shall report the fact
at once to the President, wao will cause an in
vestigHtion of the Case; and If it is clearly
shown that fraud was attempted, the exhibit
tor thus offending must, upon order of the tx
ecutive Officers of the Society, he excluded
from competition al this Fair.
6. Breeding animals, exhibited rs such,
must in breeding condition, and evidence must
he produced, If required, that they are breed
ers and not barren animals. All three -vears-
old hefers in the several classes most have
borne a calf previous 10 the exhibition or
Il heifer cannot compete.
:. All applications for entry of thorough
bred cattle must he accompanied with the uaue
and age lin years and months Of the animal 10
be exhibited, and the name of its sire and dam
s. Pcdigfces of all thoroughbred animals,
-, all no traaa Ia to, Ann n
eun or foreign herd-book for the particular
breeds to which they belong.
o Judges will not award sweepstakes prem
iums in this department in any division unless
the animals are superior in every respect.
10. The public exhibition and exhibit Of
breeding cattle, working oxen and steers will
he made at the cattle rings and not upon the
race track.
II. Exhibitors in this department will re
por. at the office of the Superintendent Al
O'Clock each morning for instructions.
DIVISION l.
HERD PREMIUMS.
Judges Experts selected by the Society,
For one bull two years old OF Over. one COW
three wears or over, one COW two wears or IN
der three, one heifer one wear, or under tWu,
one heifer under one year, 80 lst, l. ID.
Hills,
Best bull three years old and over, So ST
II ID ! Sd.
Best bull two years old and over, Sla lst, 10
ID, Sd.
Best bull one year old and under two, SD 81,
> ID, 3 ID.
Best bull calf under one year. = lst 8 ID,
Sd.
CONS HEIrERs ANn eAIvfs.
Best COW three years old or over, 80 l>t, II
ID > Sd.
best COW two years old and under three, sla
Isl, 10 ID, Sd.
Best COW one wear old and under two Slo ,t
= ID, ; 3D.
Best heifer calf under one year, - lst, 3 2d,
Sd.
The same Premiums as per Short Horns are
Offered for
DIVISION >.
SHORT HORN STOCK.
Exhibitors will not I've allowed to make hut
| one entry for a herd of same breed
HoLsTEI> STOCK,
judges Experts selected by the Society,
DIVISION 8.
AMERICAN cArrLE CLUB JERSEYS.
judges Experts selected by the Society.
DIVISION
SrssEX STocK.
Judges Experts selected by the Society.
DIVISION 3.
HEREFORD STOCK.
Judges Experts selected by the Society.
DIVISION c.
al rRNsEN STOCK.
Judges.-ENpcrts selected by the Society.
DIVISION :.
MANI HERD BooK JGRsiNs.
! Judges, Experts selected by the Society.