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Agricultural Association in Great Britain or Ireland, such disqualification shall 

 attach, if the Exliibitor, 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. 



25. Breeding Stock must not be shown in an improper state of fatness, and 

 the Judges will be prohibited from awarding Premiums to overfed animals. 



26. The Competition of Thorough-bred Stallions takes place in spring. 



27. 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. 



28. Any artificial contrivance or device of any description found on an 

 animal either for preventing the flow of milk or for any other purpose, will 

 disqualify that animal from being awarded a Premium, and the Owner of 

 said animal will be prohibited from again entering stock for any of the 

 Society's General Shows. 



29. No animal to be taken out of its stall after 10 A.ar. during the Show, 

 except by order of the Judges, or with permission of the Secretary. Those 

 infringing this Rule will be fined 10s. 



30. Aged Bulls and Stallions must have had produce, and, along with Two- 

 year-old Bulls and Three-year-old Colts, have served within the year of the Show. 



31. All Cows must have had calves previous to the Show, and when exhi- 

 bited, they must either be in milk or in calf ; if in milk, birth must have been 

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

 after the Show. In the case of Ayrshire Heifers in Calf, calved before l^st 

 January 1875, birth must be certified within 9 months after the Show. 



32. All jNIilch Cows must have been milked dry the evening pre\ious to 

 being judged, and they must, while within the Show- Yard, be milked morn- 

 lug and evening. The Judges will be instructed to withhold the prizes from 

 any animals overstrained or suff'ering from want of being milked. 



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

 calf when exhibited, and the premiums will be withheld till birth be certified, 

 which must be within 9 months after the Show. Animals of any age that 

 hiive had a calf must be shown as Cows. 



34. ]Mares in Sections 5 and 12 must have produced foals after 1st January 

 1877, 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, 

 which must be within 11 months from the date of the Show. 



35. With reference to regulations 32 and 33, birth of at least a seven months' 

 calf must be certified ; and in regard to regulation 34, birth of at least a nine 

 months' foal. 



3G. Horses entered as suitable for Field are expected to be jumped in the 

 Horse Ring, but this is not compulsory except when the animals are being 

 judged, and then only if required by the Judges, Those entered for leaping 

 must be jumped in the Horse- Ring at each Parade during the Show. 



37. The inspection of Horses as to soundness is left entirely to the Judges, 

 who may coasult the Society's Veterinary Surgeon if they deem it expedient. 



38. No protests on veterinary grounds will be received, 



39. All Ewes must have reared Lambs in 1877; and Ewes in Sections 4 and 

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

 Fleeces must not be artificially coloured. 



40. Sows must have reared pigs in 1877, or be in pig ; and Pigs must 

 belong to the same litter, and be uncut. 



41. In Poultry the Aged Birds must have been hatched previous to, and 

 Cockerels and Pullets in, 1877. In the sections for Ducks, Turkeys, Geese, 

 and Hens and Pullets of the Game and Malay Breeds, the lots to consist of 

 one bird only. 



42. An animal wiiich h;w gained a first premium at a General Show 

 of the Society cannot again compote in tho satno section. 



