5-1 GENERAL SHOW AT ABERDEEN IN 1868. 



been within 9 months of the Show ; if in calf, birth must be certified within 

 4 months after the Show. 



6. Two-year- old Heifers — of the Short-horn and Polled Breeds — must be 

 in calf when exhibited, and birth must be certified within 9 months after the 

 Show 



7. Mares in Section 5 must hare produced foals after 1st January 1868, 

 and foals must be at foot, except when death can be proved. Mares in 

 Section 6 must be in foal, and awards will be suspended till birth is certified. 



8. All Ewes must have reared Lambs in 1868 ; and Ewes in Sections 7 and 

 1 1 (Cheviot and Blackfaced) must be in milk, and have their Lambs at foot. 

 Fleeces must not be artificially coloured. 



9. The Pigs in Sections 5 and 6 must belong to the same litter, and be 

 uncut. 



10. An animal which has gained a first premium at a General Show of the 

 Society cannot again compete in the same section. 



11. No animal shall bear on its rug, harness, pail, or other fittings, any 

 initial, crest, or mark of ownership, nor be distinguished otherwise than by 

 the number indicating its place in the Catalogue. 



12. Except for extra Stock, Commendations will only be given for one lot 

 in each Section — the fourth in merit. 



13. The violation by an Exhibitor of any one of the Regulations will involve 

 the forfeiture of all Premiums awarded to him. 



14. Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the Directors that an animal 

 has been entered under a false name, pedigree, or description, for the purpose 

 of misleading the Directors or Judges as to its qualification or properties, the 

 case shall be reported to the first General Meeting, in order that the Exhibitor 

 shall be disqualified from again competing at the Society's Shows, and his 

 name, if he be a Member, struck from the roll. 



15. When an animal has previously been disqualified by the decision of 

 any Agricultural Association in Great Britain or Ireland, such disqualification 

 shall attach, if the Exhibitor, being aware of the disqualification, fail to state 

 it, and the grounds thereof, in his entry, to enable the Directors to judge of 

 its validity. 



16. Protests against the awards of the Judges must be lodged with the 

 Secretary not later than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 29th July, and parties must 

 be in attendance at the Committee-Boom, in the Show- Yard, at 12, when 

 protests will be disposed of. 



17. The Society shall not be liable for any loss or damage which Stock, 

 Implements, or other articles may sustain at the Show, or in consequence of 

 having been sent to it. 



18. The decisions of the Board of Directors are final in all questions re- 

 specting Premiums, and it shall not be competent for any Exhibitor to appeal 

 against such decisions to, nor seek redress in respect of them from any other 

 tribunal. 



19. The Premiums awarded will be paid after the 1st November 1868, and 

 may be taken either in money or in plate. 



CERTIFICATES OF ENTRY FOR STOCK. 



20. Every Lot must be intimated by a Certificate of Entry, lodged with the 

 Secretary not later than Friday the 12th of June. Printed forms will be 

 issued on application to the Secretary, or to Messrs J. and R. Ligertwood, 

 89 Union Street, Aberdeen. 



21. Admission-Orders to the Yard for Stock and Servants will be forwarded 

 by post previous to the Show. 



stall rent. 



22. Covered accommodation will be provided for the whole of the Stock 



