12 THE BREEDS OF LIV E-STOCK 
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stock. The record ‘was placed in the hands of a commis- 
sion appointed by the Quebec government. In 1895, this 
record was handed over to the French-Canadian Cattle 
Breeders’ Association, organized by J. A. Couture, Quebec, 
who is still secretary of the Association. In 1896, the 
Foundation Herd-book was closed, and since that time 
only the progeny of recorded animals have been accepted 
for registration. In the Foundation Herd-book there were 
recorded 5307 females and 922 males. In 1905, the old 
“ French-Canadian Cattle Book” was taken over by 
the Canadian National Live-Stock Records. 
