TREMIUMS OFFEKKD liV THE SOCIETY IN 1880. 39 



In Cattle tlio auiiuals exhiMtcd must l)uloii^' tu one of the followiii;,' pure 

 brecfis — Short-horn, Ayrshire, Polled ((}allo\vay, An<^us, or Aberdeen), 

 lligliland. Tlie linlls may bi; of one breed, and tlie Heifere of another. 

 In Slice]), the breeds must be Leicester, Cheviot, or I'lackfaced. 



7. Stock of an inferior description, or -whicli does not fall within tlie pre- 

 scribed regulations, shall not be placed for competition. 



8. The Premiums sliall not l)e divided. In (Jattle, Horses, Sheep, and 

 Swine, five lots in each ('lass will warrant tlie award of full, and three lots 

 of half. Premiums. In Dairy Produce, eight Exliibitois in anyone Class 

 will warrant an award of full, and four of half, Premiums. A Competitor 

 may exhibit two lots in each class, except in Dairy Produce, where only 

 one lot is allowed from the same iarm. For the Silver ^Medal to former 

 first prize animals two lots are required. To authorise the award of the 

 ]\Iedals in the intermediate year, there must be not less than two lots in each 

 Class. No animal to be allowed to compete in more than one section. 



9. The Premiums are open to General Competition to all within the 

 Ijoundaries of the District of the local Society. 



10. An animal which has gained tlie Highland and Agricultural Society's 

 first ]\Ioney Premium at a previous District or General Show is inadmissible 

 in the same Class (exce]it in the case of Stallions) ; and one which has gained 

 a second Money Premium can only thereafter compete in that Class for the 

 first. 



11. A Bull the property of two or more Tenants may compete, although 

 the Exhibitors may not be .loint-Teimnts. 



12. Bulls for which Money Premiums are awarded may be re(juired to 

 serve in the District at least one season ; the rate of service to be fixed by 

 the Committee, and the prizes may he withheld till the conditions are ful- 

 filled. Premiums for the Heifers may be retained till the animals are 

 certified to have calved. 



13. Evidence must be produced that the Prize Stallions have had produce. 



14. Mares must have foals at foot (except whpn death of foal is certified), 

 or be entered as being in foal ; in the latter case payment of the Premiums 

 wiU be deferred till certificate of lurth, which must be within 11 months 

 from the date of the Show. 



15. All Prize Tups must serve \\'ithin the District during the season 

 following the Conqietitioii. Ewes and Ginimers must be taken from the 

 Exliibitor's stock, and must have been bred by him in the District ; and 

 Ewes must have reared Lambs during the season. Fleeces must not be 

 artificially coloured. 



IG. Should it be proved to the satisfaction of the Conmiittee that an 

 animal has been entered under a false name, pedigree, or descri]ition, for 

 the purpose of misleading the Committee or -Judges as to its (pialifications or 

 properties, the case shall be rei)oited to the Directors, and submitted by 

 them to the first General Meeting, in order that the Exhibitor may be dis- 

 qualitied from again competing ibr the Society's Premiums, and his name, 

 if he is a member, struck from the roll, or his case otherwise disposed of as 

 the Directors may determine. 



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

 any Agricultural Association in Great Britain or Ireland, such dis(jualifica- 

 tion shall attach, if the Exhibitor, being aware of the disqualification, fail 

 to state it and the grounds thereof, in his entry, to enable the Committee 

 to judge of its validity. 



is. Competitors must certify that the Butter and Cheese exhibited by 

 them are average specimens of the produce of their dairies in 1880, and that 

 the quantity ]n-oduced during the season has not been less than 1 cwt. of 

 Butter, or 2 cwt. of Cheese. 



19. It is to be distinctly understood that in no instance does any claim lie 



