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milk breed for milk production nor that highest beef and milk 

 production will be found in the same animal, but rather that she 

 occupies a mid-way position in the scale, being fairly good at 

 both meat and milk production (Figs. 43 and 44). 



The profitableness of such a combination will naturally vary 

 with the kind of farming and dairying called for by conditions 

 and the likes and dislikes of the owner. A full considera- 

 tion of this question would fill a large chapter in a book on 

 farm management. 



Advanced Registry.— With " the aim and object of pro- 

 moting the interests of the milking type of Shorthorn cattle " an 

 advanced registry called " record of merit list " was established 

 by the American Milking Shorthorn Cattle Club which was 

 formed in December, 1912. The official beginning of the Record 

 of Merit list was May 1st, 1015. 



The rules require that, to be admitted to the record of merit 

 list, cows must yield from 5250 pounds of milk containing 210 

 pounds of fat when starting the test at 30 months of age, up to 

 8000 pounds of milk containing 300 pounds of fat as mature 

 cows, five years of age or over. 



Two classes of records are admitted, A. A., those made offi- 

 cially by representatives of an Agricultural College or Experi- 

 ment Station, and A, those made by cow testing association 

 representatives. 



The first milking Shorthorn year book appeared under date 

 of 1915, and contained a goodly number of records. 



The best ten from thirty-three, class A list, are as follows : 



Best Ten Class A Records, Ranked According to Fat Production Jan. 25, 1921 



Cow (Name and Number) Lbs. Milk Lbs. Fat 



Snowdrop 647217 15550.8 691.59 



Doris Clay 41118 17241.5 653.67 



Dairymaid 8th 16460.3 587.10 



Bare Fashion 634770 17027.9 581.47 



Rose of Blackwood 3rd 36493 17564.0 569.7 



Victoria 228067 15483.7 569.54 



Comely Beauty 211021 14021.1 564.67 



Welcome Lass 211046 13560.9 563.1 



Graybird 574221 1 1886.4 555.0 



Overbrook Ury 3rd 93655 10740.1 504.42 



