factory proof that they are pure blood, otherwise they shall be considered 

 Grades ; see, also, General Regulations. 



Sixteenth Division -South Down Sheep.* 



Committee — An expert. 

 For best Buck, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best three Ewes, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best three Yearling Ewes, three premiums, 1:3, 2, i. 

 For best three Lambs, three premiums, I3, 2, i. 

 For best Flock of ten Sheep, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 



Regulations — All Ewes, except Yearling Ewes, offered for premium, 

 must have raised Lambs during the present season ; the Lambs must 

 have been raised by the persons presenting them ; see, also, General 

 Regulations. 



Seventeenth Division— Hampshire Down, Shropshire Down and Dorset Sheep.* 



Committee — An expert. 

 For best Hampshire Down Buck, two premiums, ^3, 2. 

 For best three Hampshire Down Ewes, two premiums, 13, 2. 

 For best three Hampshire Down Yearling Ewes, two premiums, |i3, 2. 

 For best Shropshire Down Buck, two premiums, $3, 2. 

 For best three Shropshire Down Ewes, two premiums, $2,, 2. 

 For best three Yearling Shropshire Down Ewes, two premiums. I3, 2. 

 For best Dorset Buck, two premiums, |^3, 2. 

 For best three Dorset Ewes, two premiums, 1^3, 2. 

 For best three Yearling Dorset Ewes, two premiums, $^, 2. 

 For best three Hampshire Down Lambs, three premiums, I3, 2, i. 

 For best Flock of ten Hampshire Down Sheep, three premiums, ^4, 3, 2. 

 For best display of Shropshire Down vSheep, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best display of Dorset Sheep, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 



Regulations — All Ewes, except Yearling Ewes, offered for premium, 

 must have raised Lambs during the present season ; the Lambs must 

 have been raised by the person presenting them ; see, also, General Reg- 

 ulations. 



Eighteenth Division— Grade and Fat Sheep.* 



Committee — Frank Church, Alford ; F. M. Olmsted, Egremont ; Dwight 

 L. Burget, Great Barrington. 



For best three Grade Wool Ewes, three premiums, ^■'4, 3, 2. 

 For best three Grade Yearling Ewes, three premiums, ^3, 2, i. 

 For best three Grade Lambs, three premiums, ^3, 2, i. 

 For best three Fat Sheep, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best Flock of ten Grade vSheep, three premiums, ^4, 3, 2. 



Regulations — Grades shall include all crosses. All Ewes, except 

 Yearling Ewes, offered for premium, must have raised Lambs during 

 the season ; the lambs must have been raised by the persons presenting 

 them ; see, also. General Regulations. 



Nineteenth Division— Merinos and Flocks of Sheep.* 



Committee. — Grove Gaylord, New Marlboro ; George S. Day, Great 

 Barrington ; Hiram vShead, West vStockbridge. 

 For best Merino Buck, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best three Merino Ewes, three premiums, $4, 3, 2. 

 For best three Yearling Ewes, three premiums, ^3, 2, i. 

 For best three Merino Lambs, three premiums, ^3, 2, i. 

 For best flock of ten ]\Ierino Sheep, three premiums, $x, 3, 2. 

 F'or best flock of vSheep, not less than twenty in number, three premiums, 



t5> 4, 3- 



Rec/utatioini. — x\ll Ewes, except Yearling Ewes, offered for premium, 

 must have raised lambs during the present season ; see, also. General 

 Regulations. 



*vSpecial Regulations — All eutries of Domestic Animals must be made with the 

 Secretarv on or before Saturday, September 26th. 



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