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1 6. Application for such test shall be made to the Depart- 

 ment of Dairy Husbandry of the University of Illinois, Urbana, 

 Illinois, on a blank provided for that purpose. 



The money offered for prizes is headed by a contribution 

 from Bur ridge D. Butler, of Chicago, of $1,000.00. 



The above cash prizes are to be awarded according to rule 

 eleven. Prizes in merchandise will be awarded according to the 

 wish of the donor. 



This is a grand opportunity for persons owning pure-bred 

 • cattle who wish to have them tested for advanced registry or reg- 

 istry of merit. Besides getting them tested at a low cost, they 

 will run a chance of getting a substantial prize. It is rapidly be- 

 coming necessary that breeders of pure-bred cattle have authen- 

 ticated records of their cows, if they wish to breed intelligently 

 and sell their stock to the best advantage. Persons entering 

 grade cows have less to gain outside of a possible prize, and the 

 value of knowing what their cows are doing. Therefore, the 

 charge to such persons is made only one-half as great. 



The charges herein stated apply to the two-day monthly 

 tests of cows entered in this competition, only. All other tests 

 for advanced registry will be charged for at the former regular 

 rates. Where a test of a cow in the competition is longer than 

 two days, the average percent of fat for the period tested will be 

 used as the average for the month. 



The names and records of all cows producing 50 or more 

 pounds of butter fat in 30 days will be made public each month. 



No breeder who has pure-bred cows can afford to miss this 

 opportunity. The day of short-time tests is rapidly passing. 

 Buyers will soon be insisting on long-time, or yearly, records 

 which have been made under normal breeding conditions. 



The Department of Dairy Husbandry will be glad to give 

 any assistance possible in feeding for these records. 



Anyone desiring to enter cows in this competition should 

 write immediately to the Department of Dairy Husbandry, Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, for application blanks. 



