Agricultural and Pastoral Society.
NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.
npHE FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of this Association will bo held at Oamaru on THURSDAY, 12xii NOVEMBER, 1868.
prizes: CLASS A.— HORSES— DRAUGHT STOCK. L10 for tho best Entire Horso L5 for the second best Entire Horso L5 for tho best Mare L3 for tho best Brood Mare L3 for the boat pair of Plough Horses or Marcs L2 for tho best Gelding, abovo 3 years Ll for tho best Entiio Colt, undor 2 years.
CLASS B.— BLOOD HORSE STOCK. L5 for tho best Thoroughbred Entire Horso L3 for tho best Thoroughbred Marc. CLASS C— HACKS. L2 for the bes>t II tick Ll for the best Pony, under 14 hands. CLASS D.— CATTLE.
L5 for tho bebt short-horn Bull L3 for tho second best do. L3 for tho be3t ehoit-horn Cow, abovo 3 years L2 for tho second bc^t do. L3 for the best Dairy Cow, in milk or in calf Ll for tho second best do. Ll for tho beet Heifer of uny breed, under 3 yea:
CLASS E.— MERINO SHEEP. L5 for the best Ram Li tho yard L5 for the best Ewe do. L5 for the best 3 Rams, 4-tooth and upwards L3 for the second best 3 Rams, 4-tooth and upwards Honorablo mention for the third bost 3 Rams, 4tooth and upwards L5 for the best 3 Rams, yearling or 2-tooth L3 for tho Becond bust 3 Rams, yearling or 2-tooth Honorablo mention for the third best 3 Rams, yearling or 2-rooth L5 for the best 3 Eweb, 4-tooth and upwards, with lambs at foot L3 for the second best 3 Ewes, do. Honorablo mention for the third bost 3 Ewes, do. L5 for tho best 3 Ew es, 4-tooth or upwards, with or without Iambs L3 for tho second best 3 Ewes, do. Honoiable mention for the third best 3 Ewes, do. L5 for tho best 3 Ewes, yearling or 2-tooth L3 for tho second best 3 Ewes, do. Honorablo mention for tho third best 3 Ewes, do. L5 for the best pen of 20 Raius, yearling or 2tooth, bred by tbo exhibitor. Tho sumo to be sold by auction at an upset prico of L4 4s. per head j tho surplus (if any) to go to the lunda of tho Society. L5 for the best pen of 20 E\us, yearling or 2-tooth.
CLASS R— LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP. L3 for tho best Leicester Rain, 4-tooth and upwards L2 for tho becb Leicester Ram, yearling or 2-tooth L3 for tho bebt 3 Leicester Ewes, 4-tooth and upwards L2 for tho best 3 Leicester Ewes, yearling or 2tooth L2 for the best Cheviot Ram, 4-tooth and undor Ll for the best 3 Cheviot Ewe3, 4-tooth and undor L2 for tho best Roinney Marsh Ram, 4-tooth find under Ll for tho best 3 Roinney Marsh Ewes, 4-tooth and under L2 for tho best Lincoln Ram, 4-tooth and under Ll for tho best 3 Lincoln Ewt i, 4-tooth and under L2 for tho best Down R.mi, 4-tooth and under Ll for tho best 3 Down Ewes, 4-tooth and under.
CLASS G.— PIGS. L3 for tho best Bour L2 for the pceond best Boar L2 for tho best How Ll for tho second be?t Sow.
CLASS n.— POULTRY. Dorking Fowls — 10s. for the best Cock and pair of Hens Spanish Fowls — 10s. for tho best Cock and pair of Hens Turkeys — 10s. for tho best Cock and pair of Hens Ayle3bury Ducks — 10s. lor the best Drake and pair of Ducks Common Ducks — IO3. for the best Drake and pair of Ducks Gccbc — 10s. lor tho best Gander and pair of Gecsc.
CLASS I.— DAIRY PRODUCE. Ll for tho best 21bs of Butter, without salt Ll for tho best 21bs of Butter, with fcalt, mado within 3 days of the Show Ll for the best 101b3 of Salted Butter, mado and corned by tho exhibitor, and not less than two monthj old Ll for the best Ham, cured by the exhibitor Ll for the best Flitch of Bacon, do. Ll for the best Cheese, irmdo by tho exhibitor.
CLASS J.— FARM PRODUCE. Ll for the best 3 bushel' of Wheat Ll for the best 3 bushels of Bailey Ll for the be-it 3 bushels of Oats [NoTr. — Exhibitors will bo compelled to produce 20 bushels equal to tho sample, if required.] Ll for tho best cwt of Potatoes Ll for tho bost truss of Oaten Hay Ll for the best truss of Grass Hay.
CLASS K.— AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Manufactured in Now Zealand. L2 for the bc.-t Plough Ll for the best set of narrows L2 for tho best Uorso Cait- for farm purposes L5 for the beat Reaping Machine L2 for the second best Reaping Machino L3 for the best Sowing Machine. CLASS L.— MISCELLANEOUS. Ll for tho best 41b8 of hcmc-iuado Bread 10s. for tho second best 41bs do. EXTRA STOCK. L20 to be left to tho discretion of tho Judges.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. Members and Subscribers to tho Association to exhibit free. Any person can exhibit Stoek on paying a feo of Ono Pound ; Farm Produce, Implements, &c., on paying a feo of Ten Shillings ; and Dairy Produce, Poultry, &c, on paying a feo of Two Shillings and Sixpenco each exhibit. The name, residence, and district of the exhibitor and breeder, tho breed of th« animal he intends to exhibit, the pedigree]" \of tho Stock as far as known and of Sheep tho timo of shearing mu3t be given, to tho Secretary with entry in wiiting fourteen days previous to the Show, or he will not bo allowed to compete. All Stock exhibited Bhall bo bonafide the property of the exhibitor or his principal. No competitor shall bo allowed to exhibit more than four (4) lots of oach description. Stock which cannot be shown in a competing class, may be exhibited as Extra Stock. In no case shall a premium be adjudged unless the Judges shall deem tho lot to possess sufficient merit, more especially if only ono lot is presonted for a premium. All Stock for competition is to bo taken into the Society's Yards by Eight o'clock on the morning of the Exhibition, except Horses, which must bo in the Yard by Ten o'clock. Entries for Stock will bo received by tho undersigned at Oamaiu, not later than the 29th October, and all other exhibits not later than the 9th Novembor, 1868. JOHN LOCKE, Sccrotary.
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North Otago Times, Volume XI, Issue 348, 22 September 1868, Page 4
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