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ported and 15.3 per cent of the American-bred have records 

 of over 500 pounds of fat. In other words, the proportion of 

 imported cows having records above 500 pounds of fat is 61 

 per cent greater than that of American-bred animals. 



The oldest cow in the advanced registry is 4885 Casseopia. 

 Up to advanced register cow 3984, the last registered cow in 

 the advanced registry is Jennie Glenwood of Iverness 54504, 

 A. R. 3954, so that the total number registered between 

 these numbers, 4885 and 54504, would be "49,619. Of this 

 number 6,103 were imported. As stated previously, there arc 

 1,015 imported cows in the advanced registry out of the first 

 3,984, which would show that 16.63 per cent of all the im- 

 ported cows are in the advanced registry. Deducting the im- 

 ported cattle from the total number would leave 43,416 Amer- 

 ican^bred cows, of which 2,969, or 6.85 per cent, are in the 

 advanced registry. 



My own opinion is that we need every good Guernsey 

 cow that we can get in this country, no matter whether she 

 is home-bred or imported, and we should get ride of the poor 

 ones, no matter where they were bred. 



The development of the breed in the United States has 

 been in the hands of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, 

 which was organized Feb. 7, 1877, at the Astor House, New 

 York City, the following persons being present : Dr. Charles 



Galaxy's Sequel 16904, imported by W. W. Marsh and Charles L. Hill. He has 

 39 Advanced Registry daughters with yearly records up to 640.67 pounds of fat. 



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