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kept of all animals produced on the farm, with facts of their 

 parentage. There are private herd-books especially 

 arranged, providing blank spaces for the various facts of 

 importance, that can be purchased at .a reasonable price. 

 If desired, one can prepare his own style of private herd- 

 book. The records which go in such a book are most impor- 

 tant, and all men engaged in breeding should feel it a duty to 

 keep them with care. 



Methods of doing business with registry associations 

 should be considered by the breeder. Each breed is. repre- 

 sented by an association of men who prescribe the methods 

 of registry and transfer of animals of that breed. It is the 

 business of the secretary to furnish breeders with blank forms 

 which they may fill out and file with the association, whereby 

 they may register their stock from time to time. The secre- 

 tary also furnishes the necessary rules and regulations for 

 doing business with the association. It is not .necessary for 

 a person to be a member of an association for promoting and 

 registering a breed, but it is desirable that he should be. As 

 a rule, members of registry associations do business with it 

 for about half the cost to outsiders; and if one registers many 

 animals, he would soon 

 cover the cost of mem- 

 bership, which varies 

 with the breeds, from 

 $5 to $100. Fig - 149 ' TtaD 



The identification of breeding stock on the farm is 

 important. For this reason various methods are used to 

 mark animals so that they can be identified. Metal ear 

 tags, on which is stenciled the name or irjltials of the owner, 

 with a number, is in common use. Such a tag is fastened in 

 the ear, a hole being punched through which to pass a part 

 of the tag. These tags are often torn out and lost, and so are 



JOHN SMITH, 

 LOGAN, IOW 



