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Newaygo County, Mich., Dairy Testing Association 



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penses are defrayed by assessments. An important fea- 

 ture of breeding is the acquisition of unrelated sires and 

 the placing of these in sections of the district covered by 

 the association. At the expiration of two years sires are 

 changed from one section to another to secure the best 

 results. 



The following constitution and by-laws x for a dairy 

 cattle breeding association are proposed by A. J. McGuire, 

 superintendent of the Minnesota Northeast Experiment 

 Farm, Grand Rapids, Minn. : 



CONSTITUTION 



farmers' Co- 



The name of this association shall be 



operative Dairy Breeding Association. 



The purpose of the association shall be the purchasing, dis- 

 tributing, and maintenance of pure-bred dairy sires of one 

 particular breed, said breed to be decided upon by a majority 

 of members of the association. 



The motto of the association shall be: "300 pounds of 

 butter per cow annually." 



The members of the association shall be farmers who sign 

 the constitution and by-laws of the association. 



The officers of the association shall consist of a president, 

 vice-president, secretary, and treasurer and they shall be elected 



1 Op. cit., p. 462. 



