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Advanced Registry. The advanced registry has been 

 perfected only for dairy cattle. While it would be difficult 

 to perfect such a registry for other breeds of live stock, it 

 would not be impossible to do so. With the dairy breeds, 

 cattle are placed in the advanced registry purely on a 

 production basis. The requirements vary depending on 

 the age and the kind of test, whether weekly, monthly, 

 or yearly. It also varies with the requirements of the dif- 

 ferent breed organizations. Certain standards of production 

 based either on milk, butter-fat production or both having 

 been fixed by these organizations. 



Owing to the nervous tendency of the dairy cow and her 

 response in production either to ill or good management, the 

 yearly records are by far the most valuable. The yearly record 

 furnishes a fair and accurate test of the producing capacity 

 of the cow, while a shorter test might and often does give 

 a very misleading and inaccurate test. Detailed informa- 

 tion regarding the requirements for advanced registry may 

 be obtained by writing the various breed associations, a list 

 of which is given in the appendix of this work. 



Breed Characteristics. The dairy breeds of cattle are 

 characterized by the following breed marks including 

 weight, quality, constitution, conformation, temperament, 

 and adaptation. 



Jersey. The Jersey breed originated in the Island of 

 Jersey in the English Channel. This breed has attained 

 wide popularity and is adapted to a variety of conditions. 

 The weight of mature Jersey cows ranges from 800 to 1000 

 pounds. It is one of the smallest of the recognized dairy 

 breeds. 



The horns in the bull are rather short and strong. On the 

 cow they are longer with greater curvature. The color of the 

 Jersey is variable. The base of the body color is usually fawn. 

 However, there are numerous shades, such as a yellowish, 

 brownish, grayish, reddish or silvery fawn, which may charac- 

 terize the breed. In some animals, especially bulls, a large 

 part of the body may be nearly black. Such animals are 

 usually characterized by dark or black heads, necks, and 

 shoulders, thighs, flanks, or other combinations. Some 



