138 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1917. 



Application For Daughter- 

 Dam Test. 



(One blank should be made out for each daughter-dam pair to he tested). 



I,— (name of applicant) , desire hereby to make ap- 

 plication for an Official Daughter-Dam Test. I agree to follow faith- 

 fully to the best of my ability any and all instructions, rules, and regula- 

 tions regarding this Test which may be laid down by the Maine Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station through its officers. I agree that at any 

 time during the Test my premises, including barns and herd, shall be 

 open freely to inspection, without prior notice, by anj^ properly accred- 

 ited representative of the Experiment Station, and I further agree to 

 give such representative any information which he may desire regarding 

 the carrying out of the Test. 



Signed 



Address 



The Following Questions Must be Answered 

 Before the Test Can be Started. 



1. Is the daughter to be tested now in herd ? 



2. Is the dam to be tested now in herd ? 



3. If answer to either 1 or 2 is "No," what record 



of past performance of the animal can you furnish?... 



4. Do you desire a 7 day, 14 day, 30 day, or I year test? 



{A short test is recommended) . 



5. Are the animals to be tested grades or pure-breds ? 



6. Has either an Advanced Registry Record ? 



7. To what breed do the animals to be tested belong? 



8. Give the name, breed, and registry number (if 



pure-bred) of the sire of the daughter to 



be tested ? 



9. When was this bull born? Year , Month , Day 



10. When did the dam freshen ? 



11. When did the daughter freshen? 



12. When was the dam born? Year , Month , Day 



13. When was the daughter born? Year , Month , 



Day 



14. When do you want to start the test? 



15. Do you agree to weigh accurately, and record the milk at each 



milking, and to take proper samples according to directions 

 and ship them promptly to Orono for analysis ? 



This blank should be completely filled out and returned at once 

 to Raymond Pearl, Orono, Maine, in the addressed envelope provided 

 for that purpose. 



