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tution not being represented have been given, and accepted by the 

 superintendent of the contest. 



2. It shall be the duty of the judging committee to decide the 

 official placing of each ring (four bulls and four cows) after the 

 contestants have judged the ring. The judges will enter their 

 placing' on cards handed them when they enter the ring. Each 

 judge will also receive with the placing card a memorandum card, 

 on which he may copy the official placing and make such notes 

 about the animals as he wishes. Fifteen minutes will be allowed 

 the judging committee to place each class and make notes on the 

 cards. 



Five minutes will be given the members of the judging com- 

 mittee to examine the animals, record which animal is to receive 

 first place, and sign their cards. These cards shall then be col- 

 lected, and the clerk shall make known to the judging committee 

 which animal has received the majority number of votes. This 

 animal shall be accorded first lalace. , Four minutes shall then be 

 allowed the committee to choose the animal for second place and 

 hand in their cards. When the votes are counted the clerk shall 

 make known to the committee the animal receiving the majority. 

 Three minutes shall be allowed the committee for placing the third 

 animal, which will be designated by the clerk after the votes have 

 been counted. The remaining animal will be accorded fourth 

 place. 



In case no animal receives a majority on the first Dallot, a second 

 vote shall be taken on the two highest animals. If no majoritj' 

 results, the superintendent shall by lot withdraw the name of one 

 member of the judging committee, who shall retire from the com- 

 mittee while another vote is taken. In cases of ties not provided 

 for in these rules, the superintendent shall designate the method 

 of breaking the tie. Three minutes shall be allowed the judges 

 for recording the final official placement on- the memorandum 

 cards and making such notes on them as they desire, at the end 

 of which time the cards will be taken up by the clerks. 



3. During the contest the judges may converse with one another, 

 with the clerks, and the superintendent of the contest, but with 

 no one else until their work is completed; but they shall not dis- 

 cuss with one another anything pertaining to the classes of animals 

 used in the contest except when requested by the superintendent, 

 until the papers containing the reasons have been rated. 



