The Somerset reporter., 1891-08-06
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
CATTLE DEPARTMENT..


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Entries close in this Department Monday,
August II.
This rule is imperative.
l. Each exhibitor in this department will he
charged an entrance fee OF s2.00 which must
accompany the entry, and will give free ad-
mission TO exhibitor to the Park.
,, Animals competing for these premiums
must have becn owned Ia Name at least sixty
DAYS before tho exhibition.
3. Exhibitors composing for the fat stock
premiums shall furnish written statement in
detail OF their method OF feeding, ETC., and can
not divide u pair for the purpose OF competing
for single premiums; nor will they be allowed
to compete in the other classes.
4. The Executive Officers 81 all be allowed
to reject any animal they may consider un-
worthy.
5. Divisions 10, II, IL and 10, and for fat
cattle, are special State premiums.
6. Awarding Committee, in Cattle Depart
ment are expressly instructed that It is their
duty in every case to require from each exhibit
tor, in lots Of PURE BREEDS, satisfactory EVIL
dence OF purity Of breeding, as claimed; and
each COMMITTEES in awarding premium in any
such lot. will be derstood TO say by such
award, that In their opinion, the animals re-
cevng premium are beyond reasonable
doubt purely bred. as 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
COMMITTEES or the public and obtain premium
by Misrepresentation, they shall report the fact
at once TO the President, who will cause an in
vestigstion OF the case; and If 1t is clearly
shown that fraud was attempted, the exhibitor
thus offending must, upon the order OF the Ex-
ecuive Officers OF the Society, be excluded
from competition at this fair.
l. Breeding animals, exhibited as such,
must be in breeding condition, and evidence
must be produced, il required, that they are
breeders and not barren animals. All three
year-old heifers in the several classes must have
borne calf previous to the exhibition or the
heifer cannot compete.
s. All applications for entry OF thorough
bred cattle must be accompanied with the name
and age lin years and moBths) of the animal
to DO exhibited and the name Of It's sire and
dam.
o. Pedgrees OF ali thoroughbred animals
in all cases, must be useeable to some Ameri-
can or foreign herd-b,ok for the particular
breeds to which they belong
10. judges will not award sweepstakes pre-
niums in this department in any division un-
less the animals are superior in every re-
spect.
IL. The public examination 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-
port at the office OF the Superintendent at s
o'clock each morning for Instructions.
DIVISION
sHoRT-HoRs STOCK
Judges Experts selected by the Society.
BULLS.
Best bull three years and over with not less
than three OF bis get. S25 LIST, Is I'd, 5 3rd.
Best bull two years old and over, Sl5 LIST, 10
I'd, s 3rd.
Bes, bull one year old and under two, $40
LIST. 3 ID, 3rd.
Best bull calf under one year, IS LIST, 8 I'd, 2
3rd.
cows HBIFRRs AND CALVES.
Best COW three years old and over, $l5 LIST,
10 ID, 5 30.
Best COW two years old and under three, $40
LIST 521, 3 Sd.
Best COW one year old and under two, IS LIST,
"a, 3 sid
B.st hefer calf under one year. IS LIST, I'd,
2 81
The same premiums as per Short Horns are
offered for
DIVISION
HoLsrEIN STOCK.
DIvIsIoN3.
JERSEYS.
In the Jersey class, the American cattle club
and tue Main Herd Book Jerseys will com
pete together as one Class, and the premiums
will be awarded to the hest animals, as judged by
the experts, who will be guided by the scale Of
points used for judging Jersey cattle.
DIVISION
HEREFORD STOCK.
DIVISION
SUSSEX.
bulls.
Best bull two years Old and over sl5 LIST,
10 I'd.
Best bull one year old and under two, $40
LIST, B I'd.
Best bull cali under ono year, IS LIST, 8
I'd.
cows, HEIpERs AND CALVES.
Best COW two years old and over, SIS lst, 6
I'd.
Best COW one year old and under two. S. lst,
I'd.
Best hciter calf under one year, S. LIST, 8
ID
The following herd premiums only are Of
fered Divisions 6, and s.
DIVISION 8.
GUERNSEY STOCK.
For the best bull two years old and over. and
one COW four years old or over, one COW three
yesrs old and over better two years and under
months and under one year bred and raised by
the exhibitor, S25 LIST, 10 %, sd
Two herds must enter in order to compete for
premium, otherwise tho entrance money will be
refunded the week before the exhibition.
DIVISION.
PoLLgp ANGUS
DIVISIONS.
AYRsHIREs.
DIVISION
GRADE OR CROSS BREED FOR DAIRY PURPOSES. |
GRADE JERSEY.
COWS AND HELPERS.
Best COW three years old or over $40 LIST. 8
I'd
Best heifer two years old and under three, IS
LIST, 3 I'd.
Best heifer one year old and under two. a
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Grades will all be assigned to that part of the
grounds set aside for Grades