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relative to the establishment of a register for Guernsey grade 

 cows, with hopes of encouraging- breeding along lines of pro- 

 duction shown by the work of such cows as those that tuok 

 part in the Wisconsin dairy cow demonstration. The i\meri- 

 can Guernsey Cattle Club, at the annual meeting held in May, 

 1913, considered the proposition of recrignizing in some way 

 such records and passed the following rules: 



List of Meritorious Grade Guernsey Cows. 



"1. Every animal eligible to publication in this list must be sired 

 by a registered Guernsey bull. 



"The owner must send siRne<l statement certifying to the name 

 and register number of the (Suernsey bull who is the sire of the 

 grade Guernsey cow submitted for entry in this list. 



"Such statement shall also include the age, description and sketch 

 markings of the animal offered and shall be on blanks prepared by 

 The American Guernsey Cattle Club. 



"When such statement is filed with The American Guernsey 

 Cattle Club, the cows thus described shall be tested in a similar 

 manner to the cows for the .A-dvanced Register. 



"2. The records must be supervised and authenticated by state 

 agricultural experiment stations or colleges, and made under con- 

 ditions substantially similar to those in effect in the Advanced Reg- 

 ister of Guernsey cattle. 



"3. Records made in regularly authorized cow testing associa- 

 tions may be accepted, with the approval of the Advanced Registry 

 committee, where they are recognized by an agricultural experiment 

 station. 



"4. The requirements shall correspond in all respects to those 

 in effect in the Advanced Register regarding the amount of butterfat. 



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

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

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

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

 fat she will be required 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 when two years old. This ratio is applicable untd 

 the animal is five years old, when the required amount will have 

 reached 360 pounds which will be the amount of butterfat required 

 of all cows five years old or over. These yearly standards are based 

 upon one complete year's record from the time of beginning, regard- 

 less of the time lost by being dry or calving during that period, 

 should such be the case. 



"5. All expense in connection with the supervision of the test 

 shall be borne by the owner of the cow, and there will be no charge 

 by The American Guernsey Cattle Club for the entry and publication 

 of such record, after same has been approved. 



"6. That the list shall be under the general supervision and di- 

 rection of the executive committee, who shall have power to make 

 such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the ob- 

 ject of this resolution." 



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