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(2) Their introduction has been chiefly confined to the 

 neighborhood of cities and to the limited rural districts occu- 

 pied by Anglo-Saxon settlers. 



(3) Their blood has been mingled only to a limited extent 

 with that of the French Canadian cattle, hence 



(4) Many of the latter have been bred pure in Quebec 

 for more than 250 years. 



V. The effects of environment. 



(1) The long and cold winters of Quebec and the expo- 

 sure to which these cattle have been suJDJected have begotten 

 in them a hardihood that is simply unrivalled in dairy cattle. 



(2) The coarse fare upon which they have been fed dur- 

 ing much of the year has made them content with such food 

 in the absence of meal, and 



(3) The continuous handling to which they have been 

 subjected has made them exceedingly docile. 



VI. Registration of foundation animals. 



(1) The rules relating to the registration of foundation 

 animals were first established by the Quebec legislature. 



(2) Before these foundation animals could be admitted 

 to registry, they must be correct in form and of undoubted 

 purity in descent. 



(3) The foundation herd book was kept open until the 

 end of 1896, that is to say, for a period of ten years. 



VII. Organization. 



(1) The French Canadian Cattle Breeders' Association 

 was organized in 1895, chiefly through the efforts of Dr. J. A. 

 Couture, D. V. S., who w r as elected "perpetual secretary" of 

 the same. 



(2) In September, 1895, the registration of French Cana- 

 dian cattle was placed under the care of the said association. 



VIII. Distribution in Canada and the United 

 States. 



(1) The French Canadian cattle are the prevailing breed 

 in nearly all the counties of Quebec. 



(2) They are most numerously kent in the pedigreed form 

 in the counties of Berthicr, Joliette, Drummond, Kamourask.i 

 and yislet. 



(3) A number of herds are also found in the state of 

 New York. 



IX. Registration in Quebec. 



