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When the papers of a class of animals have been rated, the 

 judges shall return their memorandum cards to the clerk and he 

 shall deliver them to the superintendent, who shall make them a 

 part of the permanent records of the contest. 



At no time during- the contest shall the judges have access to the 

 papers on which the contestants give their reasons. 



All papers on one class of animals shall be rated and the judges' 

 memorandum cards returned to the clerk, before another class is 

 taken up. 



8. In ease of a tie between contestants, either individuals or 

 teams, the tie shall be broken by finding which has obtained the 

 highest rating on judging cows. The ratings of the contestants 

 otherwise shall remain the same. 



9. The clerk shall deliver the contestants' cards, the judges' 

 cards, and the final cards to the superintendent as a part of his 

 report. 



CONTESTANTS. 



1. All entries of contestants must be received by the general 

 manager of the National Dairy Show Association. 



2. In due time reg-ular entry forms will be mailed to the pro- 

 fessor of dairying or animal husbandry of each State Agricultural 

 College. 



3. An entry fee of $2 will be charged each contestant, which 

 must be forwarded with the application. The money received from 

 this source is to be used in helping to defray the expenses of the 

 conte:;t. 



4. Each institution eligible to participate in this contest will be 

 permitted to enter a team, which shall consist of three eligible 

 students of that institution. 



5. Any contestant who visits the cattle barn before the contest 

 shall be debarred. 



6. Each contestant shall report to the superintendent of the con- 

 test at the office of the general manager at 8 a.m. October 13, 

 1916, when he will receive a number and such instruction as the 

 superintendent may deem necessary. 



7. No contestant shall wear any- uniform, college colors, eoUege 

 hat, college pin, or anything which may in any way reveal his 

 identity or the identity of the college which he represents. 



