10 FARMERS ' BULLETIN 822. 



SWINE, LARD TYPE. 



The dates for computing the ages of breeding classes of swine 

 are fixed as September 1 for senior classes and March 1 for junior 

 classes. Generally it is advisable for the county fair to have both 

 junior and senior classes for swine. The following classification may 

 be used for each breed for which prizes are offered : 



Aged boar 2 years and over. 



Senior yearling boar over 18 months and under 2 years. 

 Junior yearling boar over 12 months and under 18 months. 

 Senior boar pig over 6 months and under 12 months. 

 Junior boar pig under 6 months. 



Champion boar any age (limited to first prize winners in previous 

 classes). 



The same classification is used for sows, but in addition a prize 

 may be offered for best sow and suckling pigs. Group prizes may 

 be offered as follows : 



Best herd 1 boar and 3 sows, any age. 



Get of sire 4 pigs, any age v the get of 1 boar. 



FAT CLASSES. 



Pen of 3 fat barrows over 12 months. 

 Pen of 3 fat barrows under 12 months. 

 Champion pen barrows, any age. 

 Barrow over 12 months. 

 Champion barrow, any age. 



SWINE, BACON TYPE. 



The same classification as indicated for the lard type of swine may 

 be used for the bacon type, but the two types should never be shown 

 together. 



SHEEP. 



The ages of sheep date from January 1 except in the case of Dorset 

 Horns, the age of which may be dated from September 1. All sheep 

 showing should have been shorn after March 1 of the year in which 

 they are shown. The following classification is suggested for each 

 breed for which prizes are offered. If grade ewe classes are shown, 

 they should be the same as for pure-bred ewes. 



Ram 2 years or over. 



Ram 1 year and under 2. 



Ram under 1 year. 



Ewe 1 year and under 2. 



Ewe under 1 year. 



Champion ram (only first-prize winners to be shown). 



Champion ewe (only first-prize winners to be shown). 



Pen of 3 ram lambs. 



Pen of 3 ewe lambs. 



FAT SHEEP. 



Pen of 3 wether lambs. 



