SHORT liO JIN PEDIGREES 



There is iiu subject cuimected witli Slioi'tliorns 

 upon which I have Ijeen askecl so inauy questions, 

 as the oue of pedigrees. lu tliis chapter I shall 

 attempt to answer some of the questions asked 

 me from time to time and t<.» convey an idea of 

 what a pedigree really is. Primarily a pedigree 

 is a list of names of the ancest(jrs of an animal. 

 This list ma}' l)e long (.»r sh(jrt. What we mean by 

 a Shorthorn pedigree is a docinnent giving such 

 information concerning an animal of the breed 

 as will cause its acceptance for I'ecord in the 

 American herd l)()ok. This is what you obligate 

 yourself to furnish when you sell a pure bred 

 Shorthorn and this is what you receive when you 

 l)uy one. 



It is a matter of custom from which no devia- 

 tion should be tolerated, that the seller place on 

 record the pedigree of every Shorthorn he sells 

 except when he sells a cow with a calf at foot in 

 which case he is to furnish the purchaser an ap- 

 plication for the registry of the calf and a guar- 

 antee that such applicati<_)n will be recorded on 

 payment of the registration fee. He is further 

 obligated to make out and have recorded a cer- 

 tificate of transfer for any animal sold which 

 was on record prioi' to the time of sale. 



