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224 Jersey Cattle and their Management. 
the best — before the country at meetings of the several parish 
farmers' clubs, and excellent papers on the subject appeared in 
the Society's annual reports. It was proposed to examine all 
stock from which produce in the future was to be registered. 
The first examination was held at St. Heliers. Six Judges 
were appointed. Breeders and owners brought up their animals ; 
a separate staff of men was appointed to bring them before 
the Judges to be examined. Members of the Agricultural 
Society were charged a fee of 6rf., non-members 2s. ^d. 
Numerous examinations took place, and those animals highly 
commended and commended were entered and numbered as 
foundation stock. Pedigree stock was the offspring of animals 
entered as foundation stock ; and strict regulations were en- 
forced as to the date of service, — date of calf 'sbirth and other infor- 
mation being recorded in the Society's books. Consequently, the 
number of animals that came up for examination as pedigree 
stock was comparatively small ; for some breeders did not comply 
with the strict regulations, whilst others, tempted by the high 
prices offered for the produce of foundation stock for exportation, 
sold them before the examinations took place. It was therefore 
resolved to open the foundation stock again in 1873-4, with a 
fee of bs. for approved animals. The demand for pedigree stock 
by the Americans and English, and the increase of prices, 
awoke the Jerseymen at last to a sense of the value of pedigree. 
They sent up their stock by hundreds for examination, even at 
the 5s. fee, and Col. Le Cornu had the pleasure of finding a 
balance in the hands of the Society of nearly 200/., whilst the 
first year had left him fifteenpence halfpenny out of pocket. The 
first volume of the Herd-book was published in a tabulated form 
in 1873, and the second volume came out in 1874, the founda- 
tion bulls standing at 19G, the cows at 1441. The pedigree stock 
recorded numbered only 64 bulls and 52 cows. During the next 
three years 175 bulls and 185 cows only were examined ; the 
small number being again attributed to the " temptingly high 
prices " offered for the young animals of foundation stock. The 
effect of fashion in colour was also apparent ; for the report 
stated " that quality forms the leading point to which the judges 
attend : fanciful ideas of colour form no part of the examina- 
tion, though it is remarkable that an increasing proportion has 
taken place in the number of self-coloured bulls and heifers." 
Disappointing as the number of pedigree animals may have 
been, the Committee had the gratification of receiving a petition 
signed by sixty-three breeders, praying that the foundation 
stock might be re-opened for two more years. This was granted, 
on condition that the fee for approval should be 10s. instead 
of 5s. Numbers flocked up for examination, and the funds now 
