272 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



this fall, it has been decided to hold the entries open for one year 

 and complete the test two years from the time of starting. En- 

 tries may be made at any time between October i, 1910, and 

 October i, 1911. 



A two-day test, as described in the rules, will be made each 

 month by a representative from the Station, and the owner must 

 keep .a careful daily record of the amount of milk produced. 

 These tests will be conducted in such a manner that, for pure- 

 bred cows, they will be accepted by the different Breed Associa- 

 tions for admission to the advanced registry or registry of merit. 

 Owners should bear in mind that such cows must be registered 

 before entering the test. 



The following charges will be made by the Station to parti- 

 ally defray the expenses of conducting the competition. Persons 

 entering cows for the competition, and also for advanced registry 

 or registry of merit, of the different Breed Associations, will be 

 charged a fee of $5 per month. All others will be charged $2.50 

 per month. In addition to the above, the owner will be required 

 to furnish accommodations for the supervisor of the test, to con- 

 vey him to and from the railroad station, to pay notary fees and 

 express charges on apparatus, where these are necessary. These 

 charges cover any number of cows owned by one person, that 

 can be tested in two days, according to rule 6. 



Rules Governing the Competition. 



1. Any cow, grade or pure-bred, owned by a resident of the 

 State of Illinois is eligible to entry. Cows entered in the com- 

 petition shall be tested for two consecutive days each month. The 

 supervisor of the test shall see the cow milked out clean at the 

 beginning of each two days, and the last milking shall close just 

 forty-eight hours after the close of the preliminary milking. 



2. The supervisor shall make his monthly visits without 

 previously notifying the owner, and, if deemed advisable, shall 

 be at liberty to make a second call within the same month. 



