ANIMAL BREEDING 669 



December 1 6, 1901 Andee of the Wells . . 6.50342 Painstaker of 



Aberlour . . 34220 

 November 20, 1902 Castro of the Wells . . 6.57747 Painstaker of 



Aberlour . . 34220 

 December 2 1, 1903 Black Heath of the Wells B. 72985 Painstaker of 



Aberlour . . 34220 

 November 27, 1904 Fan-Dan of the Wells B. (Castrated) Danwessels of 



the Wells . . 47821 



The plan of the record is simple. It shows that Fair Lady of 

 Verulam, born March 21, 1888, was recorded as No. 9122; 

 that her sire was Ermine Bearer 1749, and her dam was Fair 

 Lady of Chillicothe 2760. It shows that her first calf was 

 dropped June 20, 1890, when she was a little over two years of 

 age. The C. shows that it was a cow calf. It was named Fancy 

 Fair, and recorded as No. 15215. Her sire was Ellenreagh of 

 Kinnoul Park 10203. 



Thus the first name in the first line is that of the cow whose 

 record is to be kept. All that follow in her line are her offspring, 

 and all the names of the second column are their sires, except 

 the first two. Of these, one (the first) is her own sire, the other 

 is her dam. 1 



In transmitting these data Mr. Kerrick observed : 



You will see that whenever I am so inclined, I can commence with the 

 letter A and lift up these cards in order until the right one appears. 

 Instantly, when I lift a card, the life performance of a cow is shown. It 

 does not take long to go through a large herd and see just what each cow 

 is doing. If I find a number of cows not showing a calf reasonably near 

 the date at which I am looking through the cards, we can make a note in 

 each case. 



It would be interesting to you to see what this one cow, Fair Lady of 

 Verulam, has done. If a 22-year-old boy would luckily buy three such 

 cows, he would have a fine big herd at 32, and after that all the cattle he 

 would want. On the other hand, with a couple of shy-breeding things, and 

 they bringing mostly bulls, he might not have any more at 32 than when he 

 started in the business. A big part of our herd to-day (numbering over 

 300) are descendants of Fair Lady of Verulam. 



These cards might well be extended to cover other details, 

 especially as to whether the offspring is retained in the herd or 

 sold, and, if sold, to whom and at what price. 



1 On the back of these cards is an outline for an extended pedigree. 



