388 CATTLE 



The Royal Agricultural Society of Guernsey took an active 

 interest in promoting the improvement of the cattle and in 1842 

 published a scale of points for bulls (giving 28 points for perfec- 

 tion) and also a scale for cows and heifers (with 30 points for 

 perfection). In 1882, in Volume I of the herdbook, a revised scale 

 for cows, embracing 100 points, was published, and in Volume II, 

 published in 1883, was given a revised scale for bulls, with a 

 total of 100 points. No bull scoring less than 70 points was 

 to be allowed a prize. Later these standards were revised. Each 

 year the Royal Guernsey Agricultural Society holds an annual 

 show on the first Tuesday in June, and in 191 1 a fall show, held 



Fig. 166. A familiar scene on Guernsey. From a photograph by' the author 



on September 29, was inaugurated. Parish shows are also held. 

 At the Royal Guernsey Show the king of England has for years 

 offered cups for the best two bulls and the best cow, and an animal 

 can win this cup but once. Animals competing for these cups 

 must have been bred or calved on the island, and if won by 

 a bull under two years of age he must be reserved for island 

 service until three years of age, and if winning the prize at over 

 two years the bull must also be kept for service at least twelve 

 months following. The first local show was held in July, 1881, 

 when forty cows were admitted to the herdbook as foundation 

 stock and ranked as Commended, Highly Commended, and Very 

 Highly Commended. This custom obtained until 191 2, when all 

 cows were admitted and marked as '" qualified at local shows," no 

 distinction in rank being observed. Only cows in milk have ever 

 been admitted as foundation stock, and it is a rule of the society, 



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