Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
GO TO NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW
3 Boys of Each County Enter
Stock.Judging Contests.
Show II At Springfield, Mass. Octobc,
12-21-Two Contests Mt state Fair
Usual Ones at County. Grange
and Local Fairs.

The agricultural extension service Of
the State university will hold boys
stock Judging contests this year not only
at several of the county, Grange and
local fairs. and at the State fair in
White River Junction. where two
different contests will be held. but at
the National Dairy show in Springfield,
Mass, October II to 81. The State fair
has been represented before, by a con-
test. but this will be the first time the
National Dairy show will have taken
place in the East.
Certain days of the show will he
selected, to be announced later. There
will be five prizes, of which the first
will be $50 in cash and the other four
fine bull calves of which the boy stand
ing second has first pick. etc Three boys
from every county in the State will so
to Springfield to compete.
The prizes at the two contests az the
State fair. September l. to IS. will be as
follows: First contest. seven prizes-first,
500; second SIS; third, $40; fourth. IS;
fifth, s5; sixth, 81; seventh. 50; second
contest, first, s5: second $40 third. IS;
fourth. 81 fifth. So sixth, 81 ANY boy
not less than u nor more than ~ years
old may enter.
Prizes at the other minor fairs Will
vary from hve to ten dollars for first,
three to seven dollars for second. two TO
five dollars for third place, and one TO
four for fourth. Four prizes VIII be
awarded probably in each. but tho scale
will differ somewhat among the different
fairs. The following will he some NJ the
fairs at which contests will be held
Orleans county fair at Barton, already
concluded august o2-2p; Washington
county fair or Dog River Valley fair ut
Mortified. September 26-2s: Rutland
county fair at Rutland, September As;
Chittenden county fair at Essex Center
September 12-1i: Remington county fair
or Battenkil valley fair, at Manchester
Center, September 1914, Windham OF
| Valley fair at Brattleboro September
1a-2l Grange fair at Wilmington, septen'
her o. This is not complete list or the
fairs at which contests will take place.
ELIGIBILITY. ETC.
ANY hoy who hasn't passed his 18Th
birthday anniversary and wasn't
winner during the fair season of l91;
may compete. The superintendent Of
each contest shall be representative
of the agricultural extension service
| He and the departmental superintend
ents will select the animals to he
| Judged at least an hour before the
contest.
| Each contestant must report to the
superintendent at the ring where the
contest is to take place at ten O'CLOCK
on the day Of the contest and fll ou
a proper enrolment card. The follow
| ing will be the six classes from which
at the option of the superintendent. h
must choose: Beef cattle. draft horses
sheep for wool-mutton. dairy cattle
driving horses, hogs for breeding.
| The superintendent divides the con
| testants up into as many groups as n
classes every 90 minutes at the super
| intendent's direction.
| At the end of Is minutes warnins
will he given and at the end of 20 al
| Judging must cease. Four animals vii
constitute a class. There will be tn
same number of classes as there arr
groups of contestants \ competen
| judge selected by the service shall give
final decision in A contest. Perfec
placing and perfect reasons shall eacl
count 80 points.
Suitable ribbons will he awarded tn,
animals at the close of each contest b,
the Judge. The four boys having thu
highest scores will be declared tn,
winners.