CHAPTER XXI 

 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING LIVE-STOCK. MARKET GRADES 



IT is intended in this chapter to give a sample plan for the adminis- 

 tering of a live-stock exhibition, standards to aid in the making of 

 judgments of the qualities of animals, and a view of a few regulations 

 governing the grading of animals and animal products in the markets. 

 This is comparable, in a way, with Chapter IX for plants and plant 

 products. 



General Rules and Regulations Governing Exhibits of Live-stock 



(Ohio State Board of Agriculture, slightly modified.) 



Competition open to the world, except where otherwise specified. 



Receiving exhibits. 



1. All animals for competition and exhibition, except speed horses, 

 having first been properly entered within the time specified in the rules, 

 must be placed in proper position by the first day of fair at 9 o'clock 

 A.M. Exhibits not in position by the time required will be positively 

 excluded from competition. 



2. Entries in the several departments must be received by the Secre- 

 tary fifteen days before the opening of the Fair. 



Entries of animals. 



3. All entries of animals must specify the owners' names, and the name, 

 age, sex, record number (if any), and description of every animal offered ; 

 ages of horses to date from the first of January of the year foaled ; 

 ages of other animals, except cattle, to be considered in months and days 

 at date of fair, basing dates of dairy cattle to be February 1 and 

 August 1, while in the beef breeds the basing date shall be September 1. 

 A breeder is held to be the owner of the female at the time of service. 



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