XXII 
Conditions relating to Machinery. 
organs ; which certificate shall accompany the Certificate of Entry ; hut that 
the above shall not supersede the usual examination by the Society's Veterinary 
Inspector. 
14. A fomi of certificate will be sent to every Exhibitor of horses, to be 
filled up by a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, certifying 
to the soundness of every horse exhibited, without which such horse shall not 
be admitted into the Yard. 
RULES OF ADJUDICATION. 
1. As the object of the Society in giving prizes for neat cattle, sheep, and 
pigs, is to promote improvement in breeding stock, the Judges in making their 
awards will be instructed not to take into their consideration the present value 
to the butcher of animals exhibited, but to decide according to their relative 
merits for the purpose of breeding. 
2. If, in the opinion of the Judges, there should be equality of merit, they 
will be instructed to make a special report to the Council, who will decide on 
the award. 
3. The Judges will be instructed to withhold any prize if they are of opinion 
that there is not sufficient merit in any of the stock exhibited for such prize 
to justify an award ; should, however, the question of disqualifying a whole 
class arise, the Judges shall consult with the Stewards of the yard, and their 
joint decision shall be final. 
4. The Judges will be instructed to give in a reserved number in each class 
of live stock ; viz., wbich animal would, in their opinion, possess sufficient 
merit for the prize in case the animal to which the prize is awarded should 
subsequently become disqualified. 
5. In the classes for stallions, mares, and fillies, the Judges in awarding the 
prizes will be instructed, in addition to symmetry, to take activity and 
strength into their consideration. 
6. The Judges will be instructed to deliver to the Director their award, 
signed, and stating the numbers to which the prizes are adjudged, before they 
leave the yard. 
CONDITIONS RELATING TO MACHINERY. 
Steam-Engines. 
All engines must be fitted with a steam-indicator, in addition to the ordinary 
spring-balance. 
Steam Cultivation. 
1. The implements for steam cultivation will be tested dynamometrically, 
if possible, and such experiments made as will enable the Judges to ascertain 
the relative value in usefulness of each implement. 
2. The steam boiler of each engine must be provided with a pipe or tube, 
the thread of which must be equal to the " half-inch gas-pipe thread," for the 
purpose of attaching a forcing pump ; and each boiler will be tested to any 
