The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-11
LIST OF PREM UMS
CATTLE DEPARTMENT.
Entries close in this Department Monday,
August Is.
This rula is imnaratIya

Entries close in this Department Monday
August Is.
This rule is imperative.
l. Each exhibitor in this department will
be charged an entrance fee of $500 which
must accompany the entry, and will give free
admission to exhibitor to the Park.
2. Animals competing for these premiums
must have been owned In Maine at least sky
days before the exhibition.
8. Exhibitors competing for the far stock
premiums shall furnish written statement in
detail of their method of feeding, ETC.. and
cannot divide pair for the purpose of COM
peting for single premiums; nor will they be
allowed to compete in the other classes.
| 4. The Executive Officers shall be allowed
to reject any animal they may consider I'M
worthy.
| s. Divisions 10, H. II and ID, and for fat
cattle, are special State premiums.
| g. Awarding Committees in Cattle Depart
| ment are expressly instructed that it is their
| duty IN every case to require from each exhib-
| ltor, 10 lots OF PURE BREEDS, satisfactory EVIL
dence of purity of breeding as claimed; and
each committee in awarding premium in any
such lot, will be understood to say by such
award that, in their opinion, the animals re-
| receiving premium are beyond q reasonable
doubt purely bred, as claimed They are fur
| Their instructed that if they shall have good
reason to believe that any exhibitor, by anv
| false entry or otherwise, attempts to deceive
the committee or the public, and obtain
mi ntafi,
they shall report the fact at once to
| the President, who will cause an investigation
of the case; and if it is clearly shown that
fraud was attempted, the exhibitor thus
offending must, upon the order of the
Executive Officers of the Society, be excluded
from competition at the Fair.
7. Breeding ANIMALS, exhibited as such,
must be in breeding condition, and evidence
must be produced, if required, that they are
breeders and not barren animals. All three
year-oll heifers in the several classes must
have borne a 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 months) of the
animal to be exhibited, and the name of its
sire and dam.
9. Pedigree of all thoroughbred animals, in
all cases, must be traceable to some American
or foreign herd-book for the particular breeds
to which they belong.
10. Judges cannot award the first and
second premium TO the same exhibitor in
sweepstakes for fat cattle in pairs or for fat
in this department be awarded in any
division unless the animals are superior in
every respect and typical specimens of the
breed.
III. Special entry NUT be made for herds
Exhibitors will be allowed to make but one
en- ry for herd Of the same breed.
H. The puolic examination and exhibit of
breeding cattle, working oxen and steers will
be made at the cattle rings and not upon the
race track.
IL. Exhibitors in this department will re-
port at the office CT the Superintendent at S
O'Clock each morning for Instructions.
DIvlsIoNl.
SHORT HORN STOCK.
Judges-Experts selected by the Society.
HERD PREMIUMS.
For the best bull two years old and over and
one COW four years old and over one COW
three years old and under four, heifer two
Years and under three, heiter one and under
two, heifer Six months aid under one year.
$25 lst $40 I'd
Best bulls three years old and over, with not
lacS thpn fhraa nf his 1st 2rJ
Best bull two years old and over, SIS LIST,
10 I'd, S 3rd.
Best bull one year old and under two, $40 LIST,
5 I'd, 3 3rd.
Best bull calf under one year, So LIST, I'd,
2 3rd.
COWS, HELPERS AND CALVES.
Best COW three years old or over, sl5 LIST,
10 I'd, 5 Sd.
Best COW two years old and under three, $40
lst, I'd, 3rd,
Best COW one year old and under two, S. LIST,
5 ID, 3 3rd.
Best heifer calf under one year. SIS LIST, 3 I'd,
3rd.
HoLSTEIN STOCK.
HERD PREMIUMS.
For the best bull Two years old and over and
one COW four years old and over one COW three
years old and under four, heifer two years and
under three, heifer one and under two, heifer
six months and under one y ear. $50 LIST, 10 I'd.
BULLS.
Bestbull three years old and over, with not
less than three of his get, $40 LIST, 10 ID, 5 3D.
Best bull two years old aud over, SIS LIST, 10
I'd, Sd.
Best bull one year old and under two, $40
LIST, ID, Sd.
Best bull calf under one year, S. LIST, ID, 2
Sd.
COWS HELPERS AND CALVES.
Best COW three years old or over, SIS lst 10
I'd, Sd.
Best COW two years old and under three, $40
lst. ID. 3 Sd.
Best COW one year old and under two, IS LIST,
ID Sd.
Best helfer calf under one year, So LIST, 3 3D.
2 Sd.
DIVISION 3.
In the Jersey class the American Cattle Club
and the Maine Herd Book Jer>eys will COM
plete together as one class, and the premiums
will be awarded to the best animals, as judged
by the experts, who will be guided by the scale
OF points uSeu Tor judging Jersey cattle
HERD PREMIUMS.
For the best bull two wears old and over, and
| one coz four years old and over. one cow three
years and under four, heifer two years and
under three, helfer o and under two, heifer
six months and under one year, $25 LIST, 10 I'd.
BULLS.
Best bull three years old and over with not
less than three of his get, $40 lst. 10 3D. 3rd.
Best bull two years old and over, $l5 LIST, 10
ID, 5 Bird.
Best bull one year old and under two, $40 LIST,
ID, 3rd.
Best bull calf under one year, IS LIST, ID, 2
3rd
cows HELPERS AND CALVES,