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OFFICERS OF THE CLUB, rule as to 



giving information, 1828. 

 OFFICES OF CLUB, 1886. 

 OPEN CLASSES, 1876. 

 OTHER PURE BREEDS, cattle, 1852. 

 OVERMAN HENRY, member of Council ; 



death, 1891. 

 OXFORDSHIRE, OR OXFORD DOWN SHEEP, 



1869, '70, '74, '75, '83, '90, '92, '96, '97, 



'99, 1900. 



PAILS, iron for use of stock, 1874. 



PENRHYN, LORD, V.P., 1868; donation 

 to Club by, '71. 



PIGGERY, disinfection of, 1882. 



PIGS, doubts as to ages of, 1801 ; prizes 

 offered, '01, '02, '45; dentition rule, 

 '5%> '65 ; three divisions for, '68 ; 

 disqualification of, '69, '70, and '74 ; 

 class for single pigs, '76; weighing dis- 

 continued, '77 ; disqualification of, '80 ; 

 other breeds abolished, classes for 

 large white established, '80 ; Sub- 

 committee on dentition, '81 ; Report of 

 committee, '82 ; classes for Cross-bred, 

 '82 ; certain classes abolished, others 

 instituted and for single pigs, '83 ; rule 

 requiring young pigs to be exhibited 

 by breeder abolished, '83 ; classes 

 above 12 and not exceeding 18 months 

 old abolished, '84 ; other classes 

 rearranged, '84 ; classes for Tarn- 

 worths, '88 ; age of single pigs altered, 

 '88 ; Council invited to consider dis- 

 qualification of, '90 ; middle and large 

 white compete together, '91 ; alter- 

 ation of dentition rule 22, '91 ; prizes 

 for Tamworths, '92 ; classes re- 

 arranged, '92 ; divisions for judging 

 re-arranged, '92 ; gold medal for 

 champion, '94 ; scheme for increased 

 accommodation for, '94; not allowed 

 from infected areas, '95 ; class insti- 

 tuted for Tamworth single pig, '97 ; 

 separate classes for middle and large 

 white, '98 ; champion prize offered by 

 H.R.H. The Duke of York, '98 ; 

 suggestions that the pigs be weighed, 

 and block test for pigs, referred to 

 committees, 1900 (see also dentition). 



PITHING, instruments for, 1873. 



PLACARDS, 1802 ; to show feeding only, 

 '67 ; wording for disqualification, '82 ; 

 size to be used by salesmen and 

 purchasers, '87. 



PLATE, 1800 ; to be on view, 1814. 

 PLEURO-PNEUMONIA, resolution and 

 deputation to Privy Council, 1887 ; 

 order by Privy Council, '88 ; reso- 

 lution to Privy Council re Dutch cattle. 



'88 ; resolution to Minister of Agri- 

 culture, '89 ; deputation to President 

 of Board ot Agriculture, '90 ; resolution 

 to Minister of Agriculture, '91 ; show 

 in scheduled district, special regu- 

 lations, '91. 



PORTABLE PLATFORM, for sheep and 

 pigs, 1886. 



PORTLAND, DUKE OF, V.P., 1884 ; 

 President, '91. 



PORTMAN, LORD, Trustee, 1845 ; resig- 

 nation, '60. 



PORTRAITS of animals, 1850, '57, '81. 



POST-ENTRIES adopted, 1886. 



POULTRY, proposed exhibition of, 1852 ; 

 exhibition of table poultry, in annexe, 

 '94 ; question of Club taking it over 

 considered, 1900. 



POWELL, E. J., appointed secretary, 1888. 



Powis, EAKL OF, V.P., 1867; prize 

 offered by, for slaughtering instrument, 

 '70 and '72 ; President, '70 ; death, '91. 



PREMIUMS AND PRIZES, 1798 ; revised, 

 '99 ; to be printed in handbills, 1802 ; 

 to be withheld if not of sufficient 

 merit, '02; Champion, '06; for oxen, 

 1 20 st. and upwards, '06 ; to be divided 

 between breeder and grazier, '10; 

 amount of, '10; to be in plate, '13; 

 Bedfordian Plate and Medals offered, 

 '14; none offered, '17; 50 offered, 

 '18 ; 25 guineas in, '19 ; to be in either 

 plate or money, '23 ; to be distributed 

 at annual dinner, '25 ; pounds instead 

 of guineas, '48 ; tabular statement to 

 members, '59 ; increased, '60 ; further 

 increased, '62, '65, '69 ; cups for single 

 wethers, '70, '72 ; cups for cattle, 

 sheep, and pigs, '74 ; either in plate 

 or money, '74 ; champion plate, sheep, 

 '75 ; prizes for lambs, '75 ; increased, 

 '76 ; for single pigs, '76 ; 2nd and 3rd 

 withheld, unless 3 or 4 exhibits, '77 ; 

 increased for Sussex cattle and for 

 lambs, '78 ; additional prize when 10 

 entries, '79, '80 ; for large white 

 pigs, '80 ; increased for lambs, '81 ; 

 breed cups and lamb prizes, and 

 for Cross-bred pigs, '82; increased for 

 sheep and pigs, '83 ; champion for 

 pigs, '83 ; increased for pigs, '84 ; 

 additional for Aberdeen Angus, and 

 Galloway steers and for single pigs, 

 '85 ; alteration in breed cups, '87 ; 

 altered for Welsh and Highland cattle, 

 '88; offered for Devon sheep and 

 Tamworth pigs, '88 ; for Galloway 

 and small cattle, '91 ; altered for 

 cows, '92 ; Highland heifers, '92 ; 

 extra stock, '92 ; Galloway steers and 

 sheep, "93 ; Cheviot and Mountain 



