Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-17
THE FAIR PREMIUM LIST
PRIZES OFFERED FOR HORSES
SWINE, SHEEP, POULTRY.
Continuation of the Premiums Posted
By the County Fair Asso
citation.

edn a portion of the Polk County
Fair premium list. its purpose being
to publish the list by installments.
Today the horse. sheep, goat and
poultry departments are given at
tention. Contemplating exhibitors
may, by perusing the following, make
preparations for the "show' prior to
the issuing of the premium list, which
will probably be week or more yet :
Horse Department
The premiums in this division will
consist of first, second. and third
prize ribbons.
Shetland Ponies.-To be not over 40
inches high Must be registered and
shown to halter or bride. Stallion,
1 years old and over; stallion, 3 years
old; stallion, , years old; stallion, l
year old; mare 3 years old; mare ,
years old mare l wear old; Filly un-
der | year old. Grand Champions
Stallion, any age; mare or tilly, any
age.
For French and German Coach, Per-
cheron, Belgian, Englishshire and
Clydsdale the classes are as follows: !:
Stallion, years old and over; stall
lion, years old; stallion , years old;
stallion, year old; stallion under l
year old; mare years, old; mare ,
years old; mare l year old; tilly under
! year old. Grand Champions. Stall
lion, any age; mare or tilly, any age.
Draft Horses.-Pure bred horses
barred. The get of registered sires
of any breed; name of sire to be given
with entry; Gelding or mare years
old and over; gelding or mare years
old; gelding or mare . years old:
yearling, either sex; sucking colt,
either sex.
Draft Team.-To be properly hitch
ed to truck or farm wagon. (Stal-
lions excluded) Soundness. sym
metry. tractability, style and charac-
ter of actions, especially walk. to be
considered Pair to weigh over 5000
pounds.
Mules.-Span of mules.
Swine Department.
In the the swine department for
Berkshires the first prize offered is
81, the second. 30 cents. and the third
a ribbon, as follows:
Boar > year old or over: boar Is
months and under > years; boar l
years old and Is months; boar 6
months old and under | year; SOW
2 years old or over; SOW Is months
and under . years; SOW l year old
and under IS months SOW 6 months
old and under l year.
Champions.-Boar any age: SOW
any age.
The same prizes are offered for
Polan Chinas, Chester Whites and
Duroc-Jerseys, ages and conditions
being the same aS in the foregoing.
Sheep Department.
The prizes in this department are
81 for first. 80 cents for second, and
a ribbon for third. for all breeds,
which includes Shropshires. Cots |
wolds and Lincolns. ages being as
follows: Ram > years old and over;
ram l year old and under ,; ram lamb |
under l year; eve year old and I'M
der .; eve under l year.
Goat Department.
Angora Goats.-First prize, 81;
second. soc; third. ribbon: Buck . |
years old and over: buck l year old
and under ,; buck kid; doe . wears
old and over; doe year old and under
.: doe kid.
Flock.-One buck, any age: one
doe , years old and over; one doe.
l year old and under .; one doe kid
under l year old.
Get of one Sire.-Four kids. the
get of one buck. bred by exhibitor:
buck any age; doe any age.
Milk Goats.-Pure bred, grades
or cross-breds. Buck . years old or
over; buck l year old and under .:
buck kid; doe > years old or over;
doe l year old and under ,; doe kid.
ChampionS.-Buck any age; doe
any age.
Poultry Department. /
The premium classification for poul-
try. Is Sl.00 for first on all standard
second prize 25c: third prize
ribbon. No prize awarded unless
there is competition. American stan
lard of perfection to govern Judges
in placing awards. l.
Plymouth Rocks.-Barred and
white.
WyandotteS.-White. Silver Laced.
Columbian.
Rhode Island RedS.-SinCle Comb
and Rose Comb.
Leghom.-White. Buff. Brown. and
Rose Comb White. /
MinorcaS.-White and Black. +,
OrpingtonS.-White. Buff and
Black. L.
Game.-Coruish. Black Breasted
Red. T.
Bantam.-Cochin and Seabright. l.
Advertised Letters.
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