The Guernsey Breed 169 



Class G — Cows 2 to 2; 2 Years of Age. 



1902 Lady May of Elm Place 12549, A. R. 26 7,859 3 403 34 



1903 Dolly Bloom 12770, A. R. 40 8.841.58 453 86 



1904 Itchen Daisy 3d 15630, A. R. 100 9 958 70 513 83 



1907 Penthesillia 17625, A. R. 550 9 922 40 518 07 



1908 Dolly Dimple 19144, A. R. 628 14,009 13 703.36 



It has been interesting to watch the development of this 

 work and to see how quick the breeders are to follow up the 

 blood lines of the animals that have made or are making- 

 phenomenal records. 



Not only have the cows made wonderful records, but 

 their ability to do it year after year is even more remarkable. 

 Probably the most notable example is that of Dolly Dimple 

 19144, that made 703.37 pounds fat as a two-year-old, 906.89 

 pounds at 3y2 years of age, and 876.34 pounds at five years of 

 age. Her dam, Dolly Bloom 12770, made 453.86 pounds as a 

 two-year-old, 623.94 pounds as a three-year-old, and 836.21 

 pounds at five years of age. 



Dairymaid of Pinehurst 24656 made 405.51 pounds as a 

 two-year-old, 860.26 pounds as a three-year-old, and 910.67 

 pounds at 4^/4 years of age. 



Other cows that twice or more times have stiDod at the 

 head of successive classes are Imp. Itchen Daisy 3d 15630, 

 Yeksarose 16610, and Azucena's Pride 2d 24956. 



Practically the whole dairy public now concedes that 

 semi-official yearly butter-fat tests conducted on the lines of 

 our advanced registry are the only system needed for pro- 

 moting and recording the work of any dairy breed. Still the 

 Guernsey breeders have not been backward in entering their 

 cows in public competition from time to time. 



The rules for the advanced registry have been changed 

 from time to time, and a copy of the latest rules for this work 

 can always be obtained by writing the American Guernsey 

 Cattle Club, Peterboro, N. H. The principal changes in the 

 rules since their adoption are that today the owners are re- 

 cjuired to pay the expense of the monthly inspection, animals 

 are now admitted on a yearly record only, all animals are ad- 

 mitted without scoring, and the requirement fijr milk pro- 

 duction has been eliminated so that animals are now admitted 

 on a butter-fat basis only. 



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