162 The Guernsey Breed 



of tlie }-early pruduction of butter-fat; and at the annual 

 meetinj^- in Ma_v, I'^Ol, the following- rules were adopted: 

 The Advanced Register of Guernsey Cattle. 



"Wishing to encourage the rearing and breeding Of Guernsey 

 cattle of high individual record in production of dairy products and 

 standard of excellence, The American Guernsey Cattle Club has 

 ado])ted the following rules for the establishment of a system of 

 registry, to be known as The Ad\'anccd Register of Guernsey Cattle 

 in America. 



Eligibility of Animals. 



"All animals ad'mitted to the advanced register must previously 

 be entered in the herd register of the American Guernsey Cattle Cluh. 

 Anj' such will be admitted into the advanced register under any one 

 or more of the followin.g conditions: 



"Bulls — a. Admitted after scaling 80 points and' having two 

 daughters in the register, 



"Bulls — b. Admitted without scaling after having two daughters 

 in register, 



"Cows — a. Admitted for milk or butterfat records and scaling 

 over 75 points. 



"Cows — b. Ad'mitted for milk or I.mtterfat records without 

 scalin.g, 



"All cows admitted must ecjual or exceed one of the following 

 records. 



The Milk Requirement. 



"If record is commenced the day the animal is two years old, 

 or previous to that daj', she must produce within one year from that 

 d'ate 6,(100 pounds of milk. For each day the animal is over two 

 years old at the beginning of her year's record, the amount of milk 

 she will be required to produce in the year will be established by 

 adding 3. 65 pounds for every such day to the 6,000 pounds required 

 when two years old. This ratio is applicable until the animal is five 

 years old, when the required amount will have reached 10,000 pounds, 

 which will be the amount of milk required of all cows five years old 

 or over. 



The Butterfat Requirement. 



"If record is commenced the day the animal is tw^i years old, 

 or previous to that day, she must produce within one year from that 

 date 250.5 pounds of butterfat. For each day the animal is over two 

 years old at the be,ginnin,g of her year's record' the amount of but- 

 terfat she will be reijuired to produce in the year will be established 

 by adding .1 (one-tenth) of a pound for each such day to the 250.5 

 pounds required wdnen two years old'. This ratio is applicable until 

 the animal is five years old. wdien the required amount will have 

 reached 360 pounds, which will be the amount of butterfat required 

 of all five years old or over. 



Seven-day Butterfat Record. 



"If record is commenced the day the animal is two years old, 

 or previous to that day, she must produce within sc\"en days from 

 that ilate 10 pounds butterfat. For each day the animal is over two 

 years old at the beginning of her se\'en-day record, the amount of 

 iiutterfat she will be re(iuired to produce in the se\"en days will be 



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