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the Secretaiy for exhibition, and if not shown in competition Avheii called for bj' the 

 awarding committee, will be charged one dollar per day for the time the stall or pen 

 is occupied. 



9. Grooms must be neatly and cleanly dressed when they lead out their stock for 

 exhibition. 



10. No persons other than the judges will be permitted to go into the rings where 

 the stock is exhibited, except the ofticers of the Society or the Marshals, except upon 

 the invitation of the Superintendent in charge. 



CATTLE. 



11. In all cases of thoroughbred cattle, only those of approved pedigree will 

 be ijermitted to compete. The Society have appointed a committee on pedigree, 

 viz.: A. F. Wood, of Mason; L H. Butterfield, Jr., of Lapeer, and G. W. Phillips, 

 of Romeo. All animals of approved pedigree will be considered equal as to pedi- 

 gree, no over strain of pure blood having preference over another in the prize ring. 



12. All three year old heifers in the several classes of thoroughbred cattle as breed- 

 ing stock, shall be required to have borne a calf previous to the exhibition, or the 

 heifer cannot compete. 



13. Examination of cattle will take place on Wednesday, from one o'clock P. 

 M.. and during the forenoon of Thursdaj', from nine o'clock till two in the after- 

 noon. 



14. Bulls more than a year old must be secured by a ring in the nose, and otherwise 

 secured to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, or they will be debarred from 

 remaining on the ground. 



HORSES. 



15. Horses, to compete for premiums, must be sound, except in cases of stallions or 

 mares injured by accidents which do not impair them for usefulness. 



The committee on pedigree of horses is W. G. Patterson, of Kalamazoo, and E. 

 Van Valkenburgh, of Hillsdale. 



Exhibitoi-s of horses will be required to test the animals they may exhibit, under 

 the direction of the several committes which may have cliarge of the class in which 

 the entries are made. Strict obedience to the directions will be required, as the 

 committee have full power to rule out of competition all who do not comply with 

 their requirements. 



16. Horses possessing no merit, and entered only for the purpose of procuring 

 stable room, may be ordered off the grounds by the Superintendent, and the entry 

 money for such stock will be forfeited. 



17. The committee having charge of the trials of the several horses, will have full 

 possession and command of the track during the time of such trial, and marshals will 

 be at their command for all purposes of order and enforcement of the rules. 



SHEEP. 



IS. Sheep must, in all cases, have been evenly and closely shorn, not earlier than the 

 first of April before the fair, and the date of shearing must be certified at the time 

 of entry. If not evenly shorn, or if clipped so as to conceal defects, or with a view 

 to improve their form or appearance, they will be excluded from competition. 



Ewes competing for premiums, if over two years old, must have had living lambs 

 the last spring, and suckled lambs for three months during this season. The fact 

 must be certified and evidence furnished if required. 



Special rules and regulations for the government of committees and exhibitors 

 are attached to several classes, for convenience of reference, and attention is directed 

 to them. 



v.— AWARDING OR VIEWING COMMITTEES. 



1. The Awarding Committees are requested to report, as soon as they an-ive upon 

 the grounds, to the Superintendent of the Division in which tliey are to serve, who 

 will record their presence and inform them when their committee will be called upon 

 to act. 



2. On entering upon their duties. Awarding Committees will receive their badges, 

 committee books, and instructions relative to their work from the Superintendent in 

 charge, to whom they will apply in all cases of doubt or difficulty. 



3. Superintendents in charge will appoint the time for each committee to act; they 

 will fill all vacancies in committees, and when the reports are finished they will be 

 returned to the superintendents. 



