LIST OP PREMIUMS. 



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Class IV -POULTRY. 



Superintendent.— 'Phij.ander Williams, Taunton. 



1. Prizes are not to be awarded for birds impaired in value for 

 breeding purposes. Until further orders, the American standard 

 of excellence is to be the guide in judging. 



2. All fowls are to be shown in pairs or in breeding pens; a 

 breeding pen to be one cock or chicken, and 4 hens or pullets. 



3. Pairs must score for first premium 175, for second premium 

 165, and for third premium 160 points, or be in the estimation of 

 the judges such as will score so many points when in full feather. 

 Breeding pens must score proportionately. 



4. A pair may be selected from a breeding pen for competition 

 as such, but if this is done the exhibitor must select the hen or pul- 

 let at home and bring it to the show with a plain distinguishing 

 mark on the leg. 



5. Coops will be furnished, free of charge, for the fowls to be 

 exhibited in, but not for pigeons. 



6. No one exhibitor may enter more than four pairs or more 

 than one breeding pen for the same premium. 



7. Collections of pigeons must consist of not less than live 

 pairs and be shown in one coop or cage. If birds being parts of 

 collections are also to compete for prizes as pairs, they must be 

 marked before leaving home, as under paragraph 38. 



Wo. 22. Poultry, Etc. 



Asiatics. 



Premium 

 Number. 



200. Breeding pen, any variety of Asiatics, 



201. Pair light Brahmas, 



202. Pair dark Brahmas, 



203. Pair buff Cochins, 



204. Pair Partridge Cochins, 



205. Pair of white Cochins, 



206. Pair Black Cochins, 



207. Pair Langshans, 



208. Pair peacomb Partridge Cochins, 



Dorkings. 



209. Breeding pen, any variety of Dorkings, 



210. Pair colored Dorkings, 



211. Pair silver gray Dorkings, 



212. Pair white Dorkings, 



