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fawn and slightly brinclled and has a 

 typical Jersey muzzle. He seems to be 

 more red than any of the cross-breds 

 obtained thus far. His poll is slightly 

 rounded and while he is not hornless 

 the seurs are verv short and loose. 

 The other F^ bull (Fig. 9), is polled, jet 

 black and could almost pass as an 

 Angus. The owner docs not favor this 

 type and will hold him in reserve to be 

 used in the herd onl>' i£ it should become 

 necessary. 



While the Fj generation shows much 

 uniformity, the Fz individuals show 

 marked variations in conformation and 

 color indicating a segregation and re- 

 combination of the characters of the 

 original parents. This fact always 

 needs consideration by one who is 

 trying to develop a new breed. The 

 following are some of the apparent 

 types which have appeared in the 

 second generation of this Jersey-Angus 

 cross : 



Black polled "Angus" type; 



Black horned; 



Black with indication of fawn, "Jersey" type; 



Black and white, horned; 



( )ran}4e fawn with light muzzle and polled; 



Brindled fawn with dark muzzle; 



Black with grey hairs in face. 



Only those animals that are of the 

 type that Mr. Samuelson likes are 

 kept for breeding purposes. He prefers 

 a dun or red fawn to a black color and 

 docs not like those that are too "beefy." 

 He is working on this as a commercial 

 proposition, but is keeping an accurate 

 record of every animal, its performance 

 and final disposition. Those cross- 

 breds that are not used in the breeding 

 herd are sold in the open market as 

 Jersey-Angus crosses, and bring prices 

 as good as most beef cattle. A pair of 



yearling heifers brought S62 each, 

 while the ax'eragc price of a dozen or 

 more hand-reared, two-year-old fat 

 steers is about S92.50. There was little 

 or no discrimination against them on 

 account of the Jersey blood they car- 

 ried. 



The two F3 calves were l^orn since I 

 saw the herd but according to informa- 

 tion received from the estate they are 

 very dark. vSix more F3 calves are 

 exi^ccted this winter, and the heifers of 

 this cross will be mated with an F, bull. 



It is the owner's intention to continue 

 this work and perhaps establish a new 

 breed. Of course this will necessarily 

 require a long time and the discarding 

 of many animals that do not come up 

 to the standard. 



This herd was particularly interesting 

 to me for the same cross was begun by 

 Leon J. Cole of the Department of 

 Experimental Breeding of the University 

 of Wisconsin in 1912, but without 

 knowledge at the time of this practical 

 trial which was started several years 

 earlier. In the Wisconsin experiment 

 Jersey cows arc mated with an Angus 

 bull and Angus cows with a Jersey bull. 

 The object is to study the segregation 

 and behavior of the characters of these 

 two breeds, which differ so markedly in 

 conformation, type and function. Thus 

 far only the first cross, consisting of 

 seven Fi ofTsj^ring, has been obtained 

 and as might l^e expected they are 

 similar to those obtained from the 

 same cross in l^^ngland. By means of 

 measurements and analyses it is hoped 

 to secure information on the niimber, 

 nature and method of transmission of 

 many of the characters of the two 

 breeds. 



Genealogy and Eugenics 



An International Congress of Genealogy will assemble at San l^'rancisco during 

 the week beginning Monday, July 26, under the management of the California 

 Genealogical Society. All genealogical, historical, patriotic and family societies 

 and associations throughout the world are invited to appoint delegates. Among 

 the subjects for consideration is the relation between genealogical in\-cstigation 

 and eugenics. Miss Carlie Inez Tomlinson, Exposition Building, San Francisco, 

 is secretary of the committee on organization. 



