Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-06
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
CATTLE DEPARTMENT.

Superintendent Of this Department, Elijah
Smith. Of Bangor.
Entries close in this Department Monday,
| August II.
| This rule 10 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
| 2. Animals competing for these premiums
| days before the exhibition.
3, Exhibitors competing for the fat stock
| premiums shall furnisn a written statement in
detail OF their method OF feeding etc, and can
not divide pair for the purpose OF competing
| for single premiums; nor will they be allowed
to compete in the other classes.
| 4. The Executive Officers shalt be allowed
to reject any animal they may consider I'M
worthy
| 5. Divisions 10, II. IL and 10, aud for fat
cattle, are special State premiums.
| 6. Awarding Committees in Cattle Depart
ment arc expressly instructed that IL Is their
duty in every case to require from each exhibit
| tor. in lots OF rvng BREEDS. satisfactory evil
| dence OF purity of breeding. as claimed; aud
| each comm,ssee in awarding a premium 10 any
such lot, Will he ,derstood to say by such
| award, that in their opinion. the animals re-
| ceiyius premium arc beyond a reasonable
! doub, purely bred. as claimed They are
! further instructed that II they shall have good
reason to believe that any exhibitor. by any
false entry or otherwise, attempts 10 deceive the
committee or the public, and obtain premium
/ by misrepresentation, they shah report the fact
/ st once 10 the President, who will cause al in
I ves,isa,ion OF the case; and II 1, Is clearly
shown tina. fraud was attempted, the exhibitor
| thus offending must, upon the order OF the Ex-
ecutiye Ohicep Of the Society, be excluded
from competition at this far
/ !. Breeding animals. exhibited as such,
must be in breeding condition, and evidence
must be produced. II required, that they are
breeders and not barren animals. All three
yesr old heiters in the several classes must have
borne . calf previous to the exhibition or the
hetfer cannot compete.
! s. All applications Tor entry OF thorough
bred cattle must be accompanied with the name
and asc lin years and months Of the animal
to he exhibited and the name OF its sire and
dam.
9. Pedlgrces OF all Thoroughbred animals
in all eases. mast Be traceabc to some Ameri-
can or foreign herd-book for tAe particular
breeds to which they belong
10. Judges will not award sweepstakes pre-
Diums in this department. in any division un-
less the animals are superior IN every re-
sPst.
IL. The public examination and exhibit OF
breeding cattle, working oxen and steers will
be made at the cattle rings and not upon the race
trac.-
L. Exhibitors in this department will re-
port at the Office Of the Superintendent at S
O'Clock each morning FOR Instructions.
DIVISION
sHoRr-HoRS srocK.
judges Experts selected by the Society.
RvLLs.
Best bull three years and over with not less
than three Of his set. SIS LIST, IS "a, 5 Bird.
best bull two years old and over, sl5 Isl, 10
I'd. 3td.
Bess bull one year old aud under two, slo
LIST. ID, Sd.
Bc,. bull calf under one year. Is Isl, "a. 2
Sra.
cows, HELPERS AND CALVES.
Best coz tnree years Old and over, sl5 ls,,
10 3D. 3 80.
Best COW two years old and uud,r three, $40
LIST sot. 3D.
Bss, COY e one year old and under two . l'''
Bsst better calf under one year. IS lst, %,
2 50.
The same premiums as per shor, Horns are
offered for
DIVISION
HoLsTsIS STOCK.
DIVISIONS. ...
JERSEYS.
In The Jersey class, the American cattle club
and the Main Herd Book Jerseys will com
pe,e together as one Class, and the premium !
will be awarded 10 the lest animals az cd ed by
tie experts. who will he guided by the scale vi
points used for judging Jersey cattle.
DIVISION 4.
HEREFORD STOCK.
DIVISION 5.
SUSSEX.
d Ess' oull two years Oh and over SIS ls''
Bes, bull one year old and under two, $40
lst 5 ID.
Bes, bah calf under one year, 6 ist, 3
cows, KEEPERS AND CALVES
Best COW two years old and over sl5 LIST, S
Bes, COW one year old and under two. IS lst,
52i.
Best hei,er calf under one year, s. LIST, 3
I'd.
fAl Nod
fered Divisions 6, and 5.
DIVISION s.
GUERNSEY STOCK.
For the best bull tso wears old and over. and
one COW four years Old or over, one COW three
years old and over, hei'er two years and under
three, heiset one and under two heiter six
months and under one year bred and raised hy
the exhibitor, SIS LIST. 10 I'd. 53d
Two herds must enter in order to compete for
preminm, otherwise the entrance money viii be
refunded the week before tins exhibition.
DIVISION
roLLgD ANGUS
DIVISION
AyRsHIREs
DIVISION 8.
GRADE OR CROSS BREED FOR DAIRY PURPOSES
GRADE JERSEY.
COWS AND HEIFRRs
Best COW three years old or over, $40 LIST, 8
ID
Best better two years old and under three, A
LIST. 3 "a.
Bst heifer one year old and under two, 8,
lst. 22t.
Grades will all be assigned to that part Of the
grounds set aside for Crates
GRADE HOhsrgIS