SHEEP HUSBANDRY IN THE SOUTH. 83 



Sheep Husbandry ly the Colored Population. We must not 

 ignore a present serious obstacle to sheep husbandry in the 

 South, which is constantly referred to in the reports to the 

 Department of Agriculture ; viz., the destruction of sheep by 



For the best flock of not less than fifteen, including at 

 by exhibitor sixty days next preceding the Fair, 



For the best stock ram, and ten of his progeny, dipl 

 For the best pen of three ewes, of any age, diploma 

 Entrance-fee for Sweepstakes Premium, $2 in additiotfmembershiiK 



For the best pen of three ewes, of any age, diploma. ^ ^ ^ - ' -RSJlJ 



-H/nirance-iee lor o weeps laices irremium, <$6 in auuiuoirwjuuemyersmp. v 



No sheep competing for the above prizes are required to rht^hor^. J? A TJ ^ \ *^ 



SHEARING AND SCOURING TEST. 



For the best ram's fleece, $5 ; for the best ewe's fleece, $5. For the best 

 ram's fleece, scoured, $5 ; for the best ewe's fleece, scoured, $5. For the best 

 fleece of scoured wool, in proportion to weight of carcass, $5. 



Sheep competing for the above prizes must be shorn on the grounds, and 

 weighed before and after being shorn. Age of fleece to be given in each case. 

 The Committee in making their awards shall make weight and quality com- 

 bined the leading consideration, and shall withhold the award entirely where 

 there is not sufficient merit. Entrance-fee, $1, in addition to membership, for 

 each sheep. Exhibitors to furnish their own shearers. 



Prizes of $5, $3, and $2 will be awarded to the first, second, and third best 

 shearers. 



REGULATIONS OF THE FAIR. 



1. All premiums may be competed for by residents of the United States, or 

 any other country. Persons competing for premiums must be members of the 

 Association, by the payment of f 1 during the current year. 



2. No pens shall be allotted to exhibitors until the first morning of the Fair, 

 and then in the order of application. (The allotment of pens will be under the 

 direction of the General Superintendent.) 



3. Sheep competing for premiums must be entered, and brought upon the 

 show-grounds, on the first day of the Fair; and they must not, without a special 

 permit from the General Superintendent, be removed therefrom before the 

 second day ; nor, on the second day, until the General Superintendent shall, by 

 direction of the Executive Board, make public proclamation that all exhibitors 

 are at liberty to withdraw their sheep. 



4. Exhibitors will be required to answer, under oath, according to their best 

 knowledge and belief, the questions of the Examining Committee touching the 

 age of their sheep, the age of their fleeces, the manner in which they were last 

 shorn, the amount and kind of feed during the year preceding the Fair, their 

 general treatment, and any special treatment intended to affect their condition 

 or appearance. 



5. No person shall act as a member of a Viewing Committee who has any 

 direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any sheep submitted to the inspection of 

 said Committee for a premium. 



6. No premiums shall be awarded except on animals of superior merit, and 

 then only such of the premiums as the Viewing Committee shall consider them 



