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nish directions and advice for registration. Their names 

 and addresses are as follows: 



American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterboro, N. H. 

 American Jersey Cattle Club, 324 West Twenty-third Street, New 

 York, N. Y. 



Ayrshire Breeders' Association, Brandon, Vt. 

 Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association, Beloit, Wis. 

 Dutch Belted Cattle Association of America, Rockville, Conn. 

 Holstein-Friesian Association of America, Brattleboro, Vt. 



In addition to the dairy-cattle names above, some 

 breeds primarily developed for beef production are occa- 

 sionally bred and used as dairy cattle. Their associations 

 are as follows: 



American Devon Cattle Club, 51 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. 

 American Shorthorn Breeders' Association, 13 Dexter Park Ave- 

 nue, Stock Yards, Chicago, 111. 



Milking Shorthorn Society, Independence, Iowa. 



Red Polled Cattle Club of America, Richland Center, Wis. 



Advanced Register Testing 



The various national breed associations for dairy cat- 

 tle have established advanced-register classes for purebred 

 cows. Animals are entitled to entry in these classes when 

 their production has reached a certain standard set by the 

 association. Such tests are usually conducted by represen- 

 tatives of the State agricultural colleges or experiment sta- 

 tions. Rules and regulations for conducting these tests 

 differ according to the breed and the kind of test under- 

 taken. Information can be obtained by writing the breed 

 association or the State agricultural experiment stations. 



STABLE AND YARD 



The main essentials in housing dairy cows in the winter 

 seem to be to keep them dry and out of the wind and drafts 

 and to provide plenty of fresh air and sunlight. Apparently 

 the matter of temperature in itself is not a vital considera- 

 tion, except perhaps in the most severe portions of the 

 United States. It has been noted at the Beltsville station 

 (in Maryland) that cows do their best in the coldest weather 



