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For the best 12 Eggs from Asiatic, American, Game. French 

 and Spanish classes (Hamburgs, Polish, Dorkings to compete in 

 the Spanish class) exhibited, premium for each class, si 



Any exhibitor interfering with tbe Judges in the discharge of 

 their duties or interfering with, or handling any specimen on ex- 

 hibition, other than his own, shall forfeit all claim be may have in 

 the premium list. 



All breeds exhibited separately and to be judged by the rules of 

 the '* American Standard of Excellence." 



COLLECTIONS OF LIVE STOCK. 



For the best collection of Live Stock from any city or town in 

 the county, premium, §20 



Note. — The exhibitors from each city or town, competing for this* new pre- 

 mium, must authorize some one to make entry with the Secretary, before the 

 time fixed for closing entries. 



PLOUGHING. 



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

 tered iu 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 residents 

 of the County at least three months before the exhibition. Those Avho in- 

 tend to be competitors must give notice to the Secretary on or before Saturday 

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

 required to strike out his own laud in the presence of the " Committee on 

 Striking out Grounds for Ploughing," after half-past nine o'clock on the morn- 

 ing of the trial. Ploughmen with land-side ploughs are to back furrow three 

 furrows on each side of the stakes set, the last furrow to be of the depth re- 

 quired 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 with Double Teams. — One-sixth of an acre, at 

 least eight inches deep, premiums, $12, §10, §9, §8 



Ploughing with Single Teams. — One-sixth of an acre, at 

 least six inches deep, premiums, §10, §9, §5 



Ploughing with Horses. — With any form of Plough, except 

 Swivel, one-sixth of an acre, at least six inches deep, premiums, 



§10, $7, §5 



Ploughing with Three Horses.— -One-sixth of an acre, 

 eight inches deep without driver, premium, §10 



Same with four horses with driver, premium, §10 



Ploughing with Swivel Plough.— One-sixth of an acre, 

 either with double or single ox-team, double teams at least eight 

 inches deep, single teams six inches, premiums, §12, §10, §8 



Same with Horse teams, consisting of two horses, ploughing at 

 least six inches deep, premiums, §10, §0 



Ploughing — Sulks' Plough. — For the best performance, tak- 

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

 miums, §10, $8 



Marrows — For the best Harrow exhibited and its merits shown 

 by* Actual test upon the ploughed ground, premium, §10 



Nf3te. — Entry must be made with the Secretary before the day of the trial 

 with description of Harrow. 



