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This idea of Sires' Futurity Test work might very well be 

 incorporated into the activities of the cow test associations. 

 As at present carried out cow test association work pays little 

 or no attention to matters of breeding. But, beyond doubt or 

 question, a permanent, productive, livestock husbandry rests, 

 in final analysis, on breeding. The dairy husbandman cannot 

 regularly or indefinitely depend on buying his stock from other 

 people. He must if he is to stay permanently in the business 

 and get the maximum profit out of it breed his own animals. 

 In the improvement of his herd by breeding lies his best hope 

 of increasing profits as time goes on. No better means than the 

 progeny test can be found for helping such progress along. 



History oe the Aroostook Jersey Sires' Futurity Test. 



The first Sires' Futurity Tesft of the Aroostook Jersey 

 Breeder's Association was held at Aroostook Farm, Presque 

 Isle, Maine, November 15, 191 5, under the auspices of the 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 



The following brief summary of the facts regarding the in- 

 auguration of this Sires' Futurity Test deserves permanent 

 record for its historical interest. At a meeting of the Aroos- 

 took Jersey Breeder's Association held at Mapleton, M.arch 20, 

 19 12, it was decided to hold a Sires' Futurity Test. Mr. E. L. 

 Tar-bell, Mr. A. E. Mooers, and Mr. E. L. Johnston were made 

 a committee to arrange for it. It was voted that the entrance 

 fee for the bulls should be $5.00 each and that the entries should 

 be closed July 1, 1912. At a meeting of the Association held 

 in Houlton, June 21, 1912, it was voted that the entry fee for 

 the heifers should be $1.00 at the time of entry (which should 

 be on or before December 31, 1913) and $1.00 additional to be 

 paid before the actual test was made. 



At a meeting held. in Presque Isle, December 10, 1912, a 

 committee was appointed to formulate rules for conducting the 

 Test. This committee consisted of Mr. A. E. Mooers, Mr. 

 E. L. Johnston and Mr. J. M. Cottle. At a meeting held in 

 Easton, March 11, 1913, it was voted to reopen the Futurity 

 Test to bulls in service in 1912 and closed the same on April 



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At a meeting held in Presque Isle in December, 1913, the 

 Committee on Rules presented their report. Inasmuch as the 



