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The following is the state of dentition in cattle, sheep and pigs, 

 which will be considered as indicating that they exceed the ages 

 specified below : 



Cattle having their central permanent incisors cut, will be considered 

 as exceeding one year and six months. 



Cattle having their central permanent incisors fully up, will be 

 considered as exceeding one year and nine months. 



Cattle having their second pair of permanent incisors fully up, will 

 be considered as exceeding two years and three months. 



Cattle having their third pair of permanent incisors cut, will be 

 considered as exceeding two years and eight months. 



Cattle having their fourth pair (corner) permanent incisors fully up, 

 and their anterior molars showing signs of wear, will be considered as 

 exceeding three years. 



Sheep having their central permanent incisors cut, will be considered 

 as exceeding ten months. 



Sheep having their central permanent incisors fully up, will be 

 considered as exceeding twelve months. 



Sheep having their third pair of permanent incisors cut, will be 

 considered as exceeding nineteen months. 



Sheep having their third pair of permanent incisors fully up, and 

 the temporary molars shed, will be considered as exceeding twenty- 

 four months old. 



Sheep having their corner permanent incisors well up, and showing 

 marks of wear, will be considered as exceeding three years. 



Pigs having their corner permanent incisors cut, will be considered 

 as exceeding six months. 



Pigs having their permanent tusks more than half up, will be 

 considered as exceeding nine months. 



Pigs having their central permanent incisors up, and any of the first 

 three permanent molars cut, will be considered as exceeding twelve 

 months. 



Pigs having their lateral temporary incisors shed, and the 

 permanents appearing, will be considered as exceeding fifteen months. 



Pigs having their lateral permanent incisors fully up, will be 

 considered as exceeding eighteen months. 



That the Aberdeen-Angus and Galloway cattle be placed before the 

 Welsh and Highland breeds in the prize-sheet. 



That in Class 37, the words, " which has never been exhibited at 

 any Fat Stock Show during the previous year," be expunged. 



That the nine judges in the first three divisions of sheep, award the 

 champion plate for the best pen of sheep. 



An application by the Galloway Cattle Society for separate classes 

 for Galloway Cattle was referred to the Stock Prize Sheet Committee. 



That for the Show in 1890, class 25, " Welsh Steer or Ox above 

 three years old" should read, "above three years and not exceeding 

 four years old." 



In consequence of the endeavours in certain quarters to induce the 

 Government to relax its efforts in suppressing imported cattle disease, 

 the following resolution was passed : 



" To the Right Honourable Henry Chaplin, Minister of Agriculture. 



The Council of the Smithfield Club view with satisfaction your 



appointment as Minister of Agriculture, conversant as you are 



with the losses the nation has sustained in the flocks and herds 



of the United Kingdom from the ravages of contagious diseases, 



