. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 396 CATTLE double in a given number of years than there is for some of the other breeds, and }ust as much assurance as any breed can ; The Advanced Registry of the American Guernsey Cattle Club was based on action of the club in May, 1901, when a set of rules for officially testing bulls and cows under the supervision of agricultural college or experiment station officials was adopted. In 1894 some preliminary work in this direction was attempted, and in July, 1897, the Club published some rules for making. Fig. 171. Princess May 1479 F.
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 396 CATTLE double in a given number of years than there is for some of the other breeds, and }ust as much assurance as any breed can ; The Advanced Registry of the American Guernsey Cattle Club was based on action of the club in May, 1901, when a set of rules for officially testing bulls and cows under the supervision of agricultural college or experiment station officials was adopted. In 1894 some preliminary work in this direction was attempted, and in July, 1897, the Club published some rules for making. Fig. 171. Princess May 1479 F. S., a choice specimen of a Guernsey cow, and dam of the imported bull Deputy 2917, at head of the Pan-American Exposition Guernsey herd. From photograph by the author butter tests for cows under supervision of the executive committee of the Club, samples of the milk being tested by experiment station officials, and late in 1898 four different breeders regis- tered for testing their herds. The work then done, mainly in 1899, attracted much favorable comment, and the rules adopted in 1901 were, the outgrowth of this experience. These rules (which have undergone more or less revision) in 1918 involve the following essential factors : If the record is commenced the day the animal is two years old, or previous to that day, she must produce within one year from that date pounds of butter fat. For Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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