THE JERSEY BREED.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1497, 20 July 1912, Page 8

THE JERSEY BREED.

"t CPUNCIi/S 'ANNUAL REPOET. . The Council of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders',. Association, presented an interesting report for the year ended Jlay 8 at tho'-'anliual-meeting of the association.' ... The report .stated that quite • 'a larere number of dairymen had. joined tho ranks of breeders of purebred Jerseys and attached themselves to the association. The total number of members on the roll to date, was 235, an increase of'3s for tho current year. In the publication of Volume 8 of the . Herd Book last year it ivas thought .that this.book would be tho largest for a year or two since the 'time limit for.-registering'three-year animals expired, with it. However, for tho next volume—Volume 9—the applications '..in hand total just on a thousand, besides a large number of transfers under-, the now system, , Tho proposal of representation .β-t .some of the shows liad been informally discussed by the council, and as'the idea, ffasdlio.suggested by the Maimwatu-and New-Plymouth branches it was resolved to take spaco.at-the.AY-in.ter Show inJPal-.. merston North, With the co-operation of members and'.branches ■ a fine display of pictures was made—representations of Jersey Island, England, American, and New Zealand Jerseys, as well as a fine collection- from Victoria. In addition-, printed matter was issued by the association. .Altogether the innovation was such a success that many have asked that arrangements' for future displays bo made. Since the publication'of Volume 8 numerous, applications have boon. received to register cattle whoso crand sire and grand dam are in the Herd Book, but they are over the ago of twelve months: ,Their t owners are not members, of the association and from the evidence it may reasonably be assumed they were unaware .of the new rule. A proposal.was placed before the council to meet the circumstances and the question has been dealt with in so far that animals whose eire and dam are in the Herd Book aiid born since July 1, 1000, will be accepted, for entry m the Herd Book,'provided application is made by August 30 prox.' In respect to the recommendation from tho annual meeting in Auckland to register as breeder the person who mates the animal: inquiry was made as to the praclico in ptKer countries. The information .obtained states that in Jersey Island and England the owner at tho time of birth is recorded as the • breeder; and in. tho TJnited States tho Jerssy Cattle Club rule is- the, owner-'of the , dam at tho time of mating is the breeder. 'In Australia the owner at tho time of birth is recognised n» the breeder. With this information the recommendation'will' bo further considered mid some definite action taken. The .official milk testing of -Jerseys under the arrangements made by the assaciotion is progressing satisfactorily, the total number of cows in. the official register of merit total 24. Deference is tinain made ■to..'Volume 8. ".Many, applications were ' made to:regisfer stock whose purity-per-haps could not be doubted, but there was an absence of. verification from precnlini; owners of the foundation stock; A pvcat deal of. time was spent investigating"tho pedigrees, and in one rase representatives wore pent from one of thp branches to visit tho owner and the herd. The council reports that' it could not see its way to depart from' the.rule followed in acceDtins entries in the preceding books that all animals must trace back to imported stock, consequently a number of applications hove bren declined. The champion medals for tho forthcoming year have been allotted to the Egmont A. and V. Show, to be held in November next, and the council expect keen competition.

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