Swine . 



APPENDIX 569 



Boar 2 years old or over. 



Boar 18 montlis old and under 24 months. 



Boar 12 months old and under 18 months. 



Boar 6 months old and under 12 months. 



Boar under 6 months old. 



Sow 2 years old or over. 



Sow 18 months old and under 24 mouths. 



Sow 12 months old and under 18 months. 



Sow 6 months old and under 12 months. 



Sow under 6 months. 



CLASSES AND GROUPS OF ANIMALS IN THE 

 SHOW RING. 



Animals are ordinarily exhibited at live stock shows or fairs, 

 under the heading of the breed or breeds to which they belong. 

 At many local fairs of minor importance little emphasis is placed 

 on the breed, and grades are allowed places in the classes. In the 

 better shows, grades are exhibited only in non-breeding classes as 

 for example, geldings, steers, barrows, or wethers. 



TTie classes in the show ring are the groups that are arranged 

 and exhibited on an age basis. In our shows it is the common 

 custom first to make the awards in the classes, usually beginning 

 with the aged males, and judging in order from the oldest to 

 youngest class of each sex. An arrangement of the classes has 

 already been given under age requirements. 



The herds or groups of the show ring, consist of collections of 

 animals shown as such, rather than as single individuals. There 

 are various groups based on different requirements. The more 

 common are the following : 



Exhibitors' herd. — One bull, 2 years old or over; one cow, 3 years 

 old or over; one heifer, 2 years old and under 3; one heifer, 1 

 year old and under 2; one heifer, under one year, all owned 

 by the exhibitor. This is often termed a "step-ladder" herd. 



Breeder's young herd. — One bull, under 2 years old; two heifers, 1 

 year and under 2; two heifers, under 1 year old, and all ex- 

 cepting the bull to be bred by the exhibitor. 



Calf herd. — One bull and two heifers, all under one year old and 

 bred by the exhibitor. 



Get of sire. — Four animals of any age or sex, the get of one sire. 



Produce of dam. — Two animals of any age or sex, the produce of 

 one eow. 



