The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-11
Agricultural College
Scholarships Awarded
to Contest Winners
Greatest Offer Ever Made in Educational Field in North
west Made by Big N. D. Farm School
Winners of Each County North Dakota State Fair Stock
Judging Contest Will Get Scholarship -
Credit for Great Gift of Generosity of Agricultural College
Is Due Dean J. II. Shepperd

badge or other sigma, nor shall he
in any way signify to the Judges ms
identity or the identity Of the county
which he represents.
g. While the contest Is in progress.
there shall be no comforting between
contestants or between contestant
and any one else, except as directed by
the superintendent or his representa-
tive. Any violation of this rule will be
punished by the expulsion of the Of
fender
8. The contestants shall be divided
by the superintendent into four groups:
A, B, C, and D, and shall be so desig-
mated thereafter throughout the con-
test. In no group shall there be more
than two contestants from one county.
10. When the four classes of stock
are brought in, group A contestants
shall be assigned to one class, to
second class, c to a third class and d TO
the fourth class Of animals. All group3
shall be notified three minutes before
time is up. When final time Is called
group A shall move to the second class,
B to the third, to the fourth and D
to the first class, and shall continue to
rotate in this way until each group
has passed on every class OF live stock.
IL. The contestant shall hand this
card, bearing his number, the descrip-
tive name given the class of animals,
and his placing, to the supervising
clerk imm ediately after he finishes
with each class.
II. Each contestant shall be requir-
ed to give rea sons on two of the three
rings of stock he has examined In each
class.
The contestants will be informed
which two of the three rings of live
stock Of each class reasons will be re-
quired upon as soon as that point tS
decided.
13. When the coptestants have pass
ed upon all of the rings of stock they
shall be taken to convenient quarters
where each contestant shall be called
l. Erf1v frNRa
placing each ring. The contestants
will be required to give reasons on one
ring only at each hearing before the
respective committees. The contestants
shall be called before the judges to
give reasons in the same order that
they followed in placing the rings OF
stock in the arena.
| Time.
l. In each Of the classes eighteen
minutes shall be allowed to make his
observations, record his placing, and
! write such memoranda as he may de-
| sire. No contestant shall hold any
paper, card or device that will assist
him while he is giving his reasons be-
| fore the judges except that he will bo
| handed the card he turned in which lie
will be allowed to retain while giving
/ his reasons. .... ......, -.
before the judges and will be allowed
| two minutes to give reasons for his
| placing of each ring of animals The
| contestant shall write his placing on
| a card and hand 1t to the clerk, as soon
| as he has finished the work of placing
the class.
Classes of Live stock and Methods OF
Numbering.
/. Four animals shall constitute
class.
2. The horses. cattle and sheep shall
| be identified by placing a card on the
animal. These cards shall be lettered,
| A 3, G., D.
The pigs shall be numbered by stick
| ing large gummed labels bearing the
| letter oD the rump.
8. All newspaper men, officials and
| others, except the superintendent, his
assistants, the Judges, policemen and
| holders of stock, shall be excluded
from the ring while the contest is in
| progress.
The program to be followed will be
| given to the students by the supertn-
tendent in charge, on the morning or
July 20.
| students in the arena on the morning
| of the above date.
| The following program shall be fol-
| lowed, beginning Monday morning,
| July 20, at a. m.
a. m. superintendent gives instruc-
| S:20 a. m. first ring: HORSES cattIeS
| sheep and swine.
| $40 a. m. second ring: Horses, cat
| tie, sheep and swine.
| IL a. m. third ring: Horses, cattle.
| sheep and swine.
| 1920 D. m. luncheon.
1920 p. m. students give reasons be-
| fore the Judges. Each student Will be
| allowed six minutes for giving his rea-
sons for the three rings Of horses, cat
tie, sheep and swine, respectively,
making a total of twenty-four minutes
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