286 THE CATTLE OF GREA.T BRITAIN. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE BYE-LAWS OF THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY 

 CATTLE CLUB. 



" 7. There must be certificates of sale and description of animals from 

 the Island breeders, certified by the United States Consul, or by a Justice 

 of the District. The original papers or certified copies of these, with the 

 importer's indorsements, must be placed on file in the Secretary's office. 

 After the 1st of July, 1882, these papers must be accompanied by a sketch 

 of all white markings of each animal, made before shipment, on the outlines 

 furnished by the Secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, the same 

 to be signed in duplicate by the breeder or seller, and by one witness who 

 shall certify that he has compared the sketch with the animal known by him 

 to be the one described, and that it is correct ; one copy to be sent by mail, 

 under the seal of the American Consul on the Island of Guernsey, to the 

 Secretary of the American Club, to be filed and held by him for confirmation 

 ■of the animals when imported. 



8. No animal imported after the 1st of July, 1882, can be entered in the 

 Herd Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, unless previously 

 registered on the Island of Guernsey. 



9. Breeders shall furnish a certificate of the service of dams, and the 

 name and Herd Book number of bull, if served before shipping from the 

 Island. 



11. The names of the Island breeders of the animals shall be printed in 

 the American Herd Register, and after the 1st of July, 1882, the names and 

 Island Herd Book numbers of their sires and dams. 



14. In the outline sketches on the back of each form the white markings 

 of the animal must be drawn, and the coloured parts shaded or indicated 

 by letters, and certified to by the applicant." 



CERTIFICATE OF THE APPLICANT. 



I hereby certify that this sketch represents the white and coloured 

 markings of the within described animal. 



Signature of Applicant. 



CERTIFICATE OF WITNESS. 



I have compared this sketch with the animal described, and find it to be 

 correct. 



Signature of Witness. 

 Date 



Our American cousins find the Guernsey bulls most useful 

 for crossing, as the " grades," if males, are steered, and grow to 

 A large size ; and, if heifers, are first class for dairy purposes. 



