292 The 'Book of the Goat. 



1. When both sire and dam are entered in the Herd 

 Book. 



2. When the sire or dam is entered in the Herd Book, 

 and the other parent is in the Prize Record or (in the case 

 of the sire) in the Stud-Goat Register. 



3. When the goat itself and either its sire or dam are 

 in the Prize Record. 



4. When the goat itself is in the Prize Record and 

 its sire has been accepted on the Stud-Goat Register. 



5. When the goat itself is in the Prize Record and at 

 least two of its ancestors (one on the side of the dam 

 and the other on the side of the sire) are also in the Prize 

 Record. 



The first entry in t'he Herd Book was that of the 

 Baroness Burdett-Coutts's Polly, which goat, with others 

 from the same herd, as well as entries by Mr. B. 

 Ravenscroft, Mr. A. C.- McMinn, and the writer amongst 

 present members, formed the nucleus of the first volume. 



In 1905 an important departure took place in the 

 introduction of a Toggenburg section. Entries here are 

 not dependent on the Prize Record, but are based on 

 purity of breed, any goat being eligible that is imported 

 from Switzerland or bred direct from imported stock. 

 Another introduction of more recent date is the milking- 

 prize section of the Prize Record. This is a list of goats 

 that have won a milking prize (or prizes). Such goats are 

 entitled to have an asterisk or star (*) prefixed to their 

 names. Male goats bred from "star" milkers, and 

 whose sires are also the produce of such milkers, are 

 similarly distinguished by a dagger (f), and are known 

 popularly as " Dagger Billies." By means of these signs 

 breeders who are desirous of establishing a herd of milkers 

 have every facility for selecting the animals best adapted 

 for carrying out this object. 



