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their duties or interfering with, or handling any specimen on 

 exhibition, other than his own, shall forfeit all claim he may 

 have in the premium list. 



All breeds exhibited separately and to be judged by the rules 

 of the " American Standard of Excellence." 



PLOUGHING. 



General Note on Ploughing. Stags are excluded. Teams must be en- 

 tered in the names of their owners, and only double ox-teams to have drivers. 

 A team consisting of one pair of oxen and a horse will be considered a double 

 team. The owners of separate teams may unite the same and. be allowed to 

 compete for premiums. The ploughmen and drivers must have been resi- 

 dents of the County at least three months before the exhibition. Those who 

 intend to be competitors must give notice to the Secretary on or before Sat- 

 urday previous to the Show. The lands will be staked, but each ploughman 

 will be required to strike out his own land. Ploughmen with land-side ploughs 

 are to back furrow three furrows on each side of the stakes set, the last fur- 

 row to be of the depth required in the class. Ploughmen with swivel ploughs 

 to turn the outside of their furrows to the stakes on one side, and to finish 

 one foot from the stake on the other. Committees to note and report the kind 

 of plough used. 



Ploughing — Double Teams. — For the best performance of 

 Ploughing, one-sixth of an acre, at least eight inches deep, pre- 

 miums, $12, $10, $9, $8 



Ploughing — Single Teams. — For the best performance in 

 Ploughing, one-sixth of an acre, at least six inches deep, pre- 

 miums, $10, $9, $5 



Ploughing — With Horses. — For the best performance with 

 any form of Plough, except Swivel, one-sixth of an acre, at 

 least six inches deep, premiums, • $10, $7, $5 



Ploughing with Three or Four Horses. — Eight inches 

 deep with three horses without driver, premium, $10 



With four horses with driver, premium, $10 



Ploughing — Swivel Plough. — For the best performance, 

 one-sixth of an acre, either with double or single ox-team, dou- 

 ble teams, at least eight inches deep, single teams six inches, 

 premiums, • $12, $10, $8 



Horse teams, consisting of two horses, ploughing at least six 

 inches deep, premiums, $10, $6 



Ploughing — Sulky Plough. — For the best performance, tak- 

 ing into account ease of draft, amount and quality of work, pre- 

 miums, $10, $8 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



For the best collection of Implements and Machines, (no ar- 

 ticle offered in collection will be entitled to a separate premium) 



Diploma and $10 

 Best Market Wagon, premium, $5 



