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fat. For each day the cow is over two years old at the beginning 

 of her year's test, the amount of butter-fat she must produce in the 

 year is fixed by adding 0.1 (one-tenth) of a pound for each such day 

 to the 250.5 pounds required when two years old. This ratio of 

 increase applies until the cow is five years old at the beginning of 

 her test, when the required amount will have reached 360 pounds, 

 which will be the amount of butter-fat required of all cows five 

 years old or over. These standards are based upon one complete 

 year's record from the time of beginning, regardless of any time which 

 may be lost by being dry or calving during that period. 



The production of butter-fat for each month is to be estimated from 

 the results obtained by the official application of the Babcock test. 

 The milk of every milking during the continuance of a test must be 

 weighed, and, in reporting the test to the Club, must be set forth in 

 detail and certified to on a form provided for the purpose. 



"Authenticated milk tests" of the American Jersey Cattle Club 

 are as follows, (authentication consists of a check by the tester 

 for two successive days per month, on which days he shall weigh the 

 milk of every milking and report the same. to the Club. Such milk 

 yields as meet any of the following requirements may be received 

 and published as authenticated milk yields) : 



If a test for the period of one year is commenced the day the cow 

 is two years old, or previous to that day, she must produce within 

 one year from the date the test begins 6,000 pounds of milk. For 

 each day the cow is over two years old at the beginning of her year's 

 test, the amount of milk she must produce in the year is fixed by 

 adding 3.65 pounds for each such day to the 6,000 pounds required 

 when two years old. This ratio of increase applies until the cow is 

 five years old at the beginning of her test, when the required amount 

 will have reached 10,000 pounds, which will be the amount of milk 

 required of all cows five years old or over. These standards are 

 based upon one complete year's record from the time of beginning, 

 regardless of any time which may be lost by being dry or calving 

 during that period. 



A cow meeting the requirements as to year's milk yield as stated 

 above is eligible to the Register of Merit. 



