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V. The objects most sought by breeders. 



(1) The animals are selected and bred with a view to 

 utility rather than beauty, and for maximum butter production 

 of a high quality, which explains 



(2) The relatively plain appearance of Guernseys, the 

 rich orange color of the skin and the superlative golden color- 

 ing of the milk and butter. 



VI. Exportation to other countries. 



(1) Guernseys have long been exported, more or less, to 

 various countries, but chiefly to England and the United States. 



(2) In several of the counties In the south of England 

 they stand high in favor. 



VII. Importations into the United States. 



(1) Information on this head is as yet not plentiful. 



(2) They have been numerously imported within the last 

 two or three decades. 



VIII. Organization in the interests of the 

 breed. 



(1) Associations have been formed in Guernsey, the 

 United States and other countries to protect the interests of 

 Guernseys. 



(2) Two herd records have been established in Guernsey, 

 one on the principle of selection and the other admitting all 

 Guernseys on the island to registration. 



(3) The American Guernsey Cattle Club was organized 

 in 1897. 



(4) It now offers prizes from time to time to the largest 

 producing cows to encourage the breeders to keep private 

 records and to reach out to higher production. 



IX. Distribution in the United States and 

 Canada. 



(1) Guernseys are now being registered from some 

 twenty-eight states in the Union and from nearly all the 

 provinces of Canada. 



(2) They exist most numerously in New England, New 

 York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Wisconsin and least 

 numerously in the Southwestern states. 



X. Registration in the United States. 



(1) The Guernsey herd register, first published in 1878, 

 has been issued qua~terly since 1895 under the name of the 

 Guernsey Herd Register and Breeders' Journal. 



(2) The total number of animals recorded is 18,053, of 

 which 6132 are bulls and 11,921 are cows. 



