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 1900 
 
 

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 The Fiencli Scttlern wlio first (.'ami' to C/unadu were 
 native of Hritarmv and Norruaiulv, Fraiu-e. The first 
 cattle we find in (Quebec in HI20 or thoroal>out, wore 
 brought no doubt, from tliose two fruncb dirttricte. The 
 front'h Settlers wlio brought tli«ni, certainly di<l not take 
 (;attle from other district tliiin their own to brin^ here 
 and thJB is proved by tlie fact that our French ('anadian 
 cattle have much of the appearance of the Uritanny 
 Cattle of to day. These early importations of Dairy cattle 
 are the only source of the French blood of the Dairj 
 cattle of Lower Canada, and no importation of other 
 breeds worth mentionning are reported in the history of 
 our Province till 1800 or a little before. The rath«r big 
 animals of engliah origin first imported at the beginning 
 of the present century, did not find much favor amongst 
 the french farmers. As professor Barnard says : " In 
 " the poorer regions and in remote parts along the Lau- 
 " rentides and in the lower part of the St. Lawrence, 
 " especially north and south, the peasant or habitant was 
 " loath to cross his hardy little cows with the larger 
 " breeds, fearing with good reason that he could not 
 " feed sufficiently the larger animals to kee{) them alive, 
 •'leaving aside profits, during our long winters of over 
 " seven months in the year. And so, the french breed 
 " of cattle has been preserved for over two and a half 
 " centuries." In and in breeding has been practiced con- 
 siderably thus settling in an exceptionally sure maimer 
 the variouB cliaracters of the breed. 
 
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 hetwecn 177(1 iiiid 18r)0 u few lu'rdft of oiij^liuli 
 cattK* were imporfid into the I'roviiui' ot Ciiiohoc, nioHtly 
 AyrnliireH rimI Sliortliornrt, Imt tlienc wen* bouijht l>y 
 wealthy Kiii;liHliinon rcHidin<^ in the vicinity of tlie citicH 
 of Montreal Jitul (iuchoc wIkmc tiioy aro still to be fonnd. 
 
 TiiotliroL' (|Mjilitit'H fo!in«l in u lii^li decree! in the Kicnch 
 CHnn<lian luittlo arc liaidincHH, frnt^ality and riclines!^ of 
 milk. Ah to hunlinoHw tlicy aro ocjnallcd by no broed. 
 Dnrin^ the iii'ht yoiirs of tlio folony the frontdi farmers 
 wen' working under very adverno circnmstancoH and bad 
 vtsrj little Hluilter for tlu'ir eattle in winter. Tlie poor 
 little Canadian cow bad to tiirbt a^vinHt all tlie severity 
 of the climate mueli colder tlian the freneb climate. She 
 thrived however, whore any other breed would have 
 died, and ae<iuired Hucb bardinoHH that we n\a\ 
 well «ay that it is n(nv the breed best adapte<l to 
 our climate, it being admitted as a principle inl)ree<ling 
 that the animal which thrives best in any district is tbe 
 nativ* breed of that district ; the breed which throiigli 
 an indefinite succession of generations has adapted itself 
 to the climate condition of that region. This is very 
 true of the Frencli Canadian breed of cattle since it lias 
 been here for over 200 years. It is a remanjuablo fact 
 that there is tio tuberculosis in that breed, except when,' 
 it has come in contact with animals aftected with that 
 doseape. 
 
 The trugality of tbcBe cattle is remarkable. Being 
 small in size, tbey require little for their Bustcnance, and 
 will live and even thrive where an Ayrsliireor Sliortliorn 
 would starve. Being of a greedy nature they will accept 
 the pcorest of food, even bad straw, and will live on it ; 
 tliougb tliey know very well liow to enjoy a good mess 
 and give ample profit in return. In fact, no class of cattle 
 can be fed at as little cost as a herd of French Canadian 
 cattle. 
 
 It is generally claimed that the Jersey cattle have 
 also tlie same blood as the Britanny cattle 8j)oken of 
 above as being the ancestors of our French Canadian 
 Cattle. Nothing is more true, as it is so peremptorily 
 
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 proven by Saiiaoii, tliat the Kerry, tho .JerHoy, tlio Our- 
 ne«ey, the Hritumiy cow uiwl the Kri^icli Oaiuuliim cow 
 all conu! from the huiiio origin. A good proof of this in 
 tlifit no two tliiugH look ho much alike a-» a well hred 
 Canadian cow and a derrtey cow. In fact, the French 
 Canadian cow might he called a large dark colored 
 deraey. Thin fact haH been well illustrated on Prince 
 Edward iKJund, Governor llowland owns a French 
 Camidian heifer, that he wished to show at the C/harlot- 
 tetown Fixhihition. He was told that there was no class 
 ior that breed, but that he could exhibit the heifer with 
 the Jerseys, which he did. The little heifer b'diared 
 very well alongside the thorough bred Jerseys and took 
 second prize. 
 
 DFSCKriTIOX 
 
 The distinctive [>oints of the l)roed arc as follorrs : 
 Head short, forehead wide, horns generally turned 
 inward.' and sometimes a little u[)wards, white in color 
 with black tips, muzzle surrounded with a grey or 
 yellowish circle ; ears neither very email nor very long, 
 the inside of which is orange color, and covered witli 
 thin short hair ; neck thin ; back almost stiaight ; chest 
 deep and almost in a line with the belly ; belly not too 
 bulky and forming a continous line with the ribs and 
 hips ; loins very broad ; rump l>road and long ; barrel 
 round, broad and deep at the Hank ; tail thin, long, 
 reaching very often the fetlock ; legs short, fine and dry; 
 skin thin and mellow, covered with an abundance of 
 hair. 
 
 COLOR 
 
 They are solid black, or black with a yellow stripe on 
 the back and around the muzzle, or brown with blac.'k 
 points or brown brindle, or even yellowish. These iire 
 the colors that are accepted for registration of females. 
 The males must be black with or without the yellow 
 
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 stripes, in order to get, in as sliort a time as possible, the 
 color nniibnnlv bliick. French Canadian cows are small, 
 weighiiiii;, on an avei'agc 700 ponnds, and are of 
 extremely kind temper. 
 
 As milkers they are the hcst cows of any breeds in 
 Canada for the averap' farmer. They will not i^ive the 
 large (luantities of milk yielded by the IFolstcinH or even 
 by some Ayrshires in one day or one week, but they 
 will give a g-)od ([luintity daily from calf to call, and the 
 total for the year will be surprising, usually Ijirger than 
 that given by other breeds. The difference in their favor 
 will be still more evident when the cost of keeping is 
 considered. 
 
 Here is a farmer, Odilon Robichaud . residing at St. 
 Denis, Ka., P. (.}., who (>wns twenty-fo",r cows of this 
 breed, and who has had tlie following result from May 
 12, 1802, to May 12, 1803 : 
 
 03,193 lbs. milk to cheese factory S 581.10 
 
 1,616 '• butter made at home", at 20 cts p. lb. 323.20 
 9,125 " milk consumed at home, at 12 cts 
 
 p. gallon 109.O0 
 
 3 calves fattened with milk 12 00 
 
 6 " partly brought up with milk. . . . 18.00 
 
 Total of revenue :? 993.89 
 
 Gross revenue per cow $41.41 
 
 Expenses 
 
 4,480 bundles hay, at S6.00 $ 268.80 
 
 2,240 " straw at ;|3,00 67.20 
 
 4,800 lbs. bran, at 84 cts 40.a2 
 
 Pasture at |5,00 per head 120.00 
 
 Total expenses $496.32 496.30 
 
 Net revenue $497.67 
 
 Gross expenses per head. .... $20 68 
 Net revenue per head 20.73 
 
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 Tliis farmer lias no feed cutter and no ensilage. He 
 gave neithei- grain nor oil cake ; the cattle got only the 
 dry hay and straw and a little hran ; Htill they gave him 
 a {trotit of 100 \)or cent. Wliat otlier cow c«n give Huch 
 renulta ? 
 
 I know that some people will find that the average 
 yearly yield of milk of each cow of this herd is not very 
 high, hut they must think of tlie poor feeding they got. 
 
 Mr. N. Garneau, of Ste Foye, near Quebec, had 5 
 french Canadian cows ; one was a very valuable cow but 
 18 years old, consecjuently her best days were past, one 
 was a two year old heifer and her best days were to 
 come. However these 5 head have given from 1st of 
 February to 1st October — (8 months, or 240 diiys) — 
 18,808 11)8 of milk. In order to have a fair idea of the 
 quantity given by each animal it is jiecessary to «levide 
 it into four equal parts, tlie old cow and the lieifer being 
 represented by one i>art. The daily yield was nearly 
 20 lbs per head. 
 
 The milk of this lierd was tested with Babcock in 
 August and gave 5J o^o of butter fat — so that 987 lbs of 
 butter were made out of the 18,803 lbs of milk. The 
 butter sold for 20 cts = ;$197.40 or ^89.48 each cow. 
 
 I may say that the whole heid is composed of 12 head : 
 
 1 bull, 5 cows, 4 yearlings and 2 calves. 
 
 Jiuring the winter months the cost of feeding was 11 
 cents a head a day : 
 
 2 bushels of mangold at 12 J cents $0.25 
 
 12 lbs of bran at 80 cts 0.09 6-10 
 
 11 B. of hay at 7 cents 0.77 
 
 6 B. of straw at 2| cents 0.15 
 
 Total cost of feed per day for 12 head $1.26 6-10 
 
 Say 11. cents a day. And the cattle were in good 
 order. 
 
 In June, July, September and October the 5 cows had 
 6 acres of pasture and not quite an acre of green corn. 
 
 Nothing else. 
 
 To sum up the operations : 
 
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 KXPRNSES 
 
 4 moiifliM winter toed at 11 cents a day : 113.20 
 
 each . ^ 66.00 
 
 4 months smnnier feed at ^2 a moiitli eacli : ^8 
 
 each , 40.00 
 
 or $21.20 each 
 
 Total.... ;$106.00 
 
 Kevknues 
 
 987 lbs butter at 20 cents ^197.40 
 
 Net profit for the 5 head 91 0(1 
 
 Gross expenses [)er liead for 8 months 21.20 
 
 Net profit i)er head for 8 months 18.28 
 
 or nearly 90 o^o. 
 
 Similar result maj' be obtained with nearly every 
 fairly trood French Canadian Cow. 
 
 When the little Canadian cow is properly fed she 
 repays well for the trouble and expense, as proven by 
 the following result obtained from the cow Pritnidre 
 (171 2,) the property of thcHopital du Sacre-Coeur, Quebec. 
 She calved on the 28th August, 1892, when four years 
 old, and was milked until 15 July, 1893, being due to 
 calve again on the Slst of the same month. 
 
 During these 318 days she gave (11,310) eleven thou- 
 sand three hundred and ten pounds of milk or a daily 
 average of 35 lbs. She weights about 675 pounds. The 
 food consisted of 
 
 Cut hay. . . ... ... 10 pounds 
 
 Cut straw. . . . 5 " 
 
 Ensilage. 20 " 
 
 Bran .. 2 " 
 
 Cotton seed and meal 2 " 
 
 All mixed up and fermented for twenty-four hours in 
 advance. She was kept all this time in the stable. 
 
 I may say that I myself bought this extraordinary 
 cow, when 2 years old, for $15.00. 
 
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The cow Azilda de Lhis (95(1) owned by Mr. N. Gat- 
 iieuu, gives 8,000 poundH of milk a year on pasture alone 
 in summer, and on lit'teen pounds ol' dry bay and four 
 pounds of grain, (oats bran and oil oake), daily in winter. 
 
 In a letter written to tbe autbor, Mr. C. E. Oolburn^ 
 of Tortlandville, N". Y., says : 
 
 " I am milking lioifers and all are making an average 
 " of 10 J lbs of butter a week eaeb. I bave some grand 
 " heifers that bave tbe bandsomest udder I ever saw on 
 " beifers of tbeir age. Tbey are Dein's Belle (5-*ll), 
 " Bow?*// (5513), Af>ril Blossom (5508), Bnrfmt {hU^), 
 " aid 25" of St. Norhert (4425). Tbcse beifers will 
 " soon give 40 lbs of milk per day." 
 
 Tbe Frencb Canadian Oow tbat does not give 6,000 
 pounds of milk in tbe year wben sbe receives reasonable 
 care and food, is not a good cow. On common ])asture 
 and drv bav and drv straw, witb a bandful of brar in 
 water, sbe ouglit to give t'nmi 5,500 to 6,000 i)Ound8 of 
 milk in tbe year. 
 
 Tbis is sufficient to sbow tbat, witb regard to tlie 
 quantity of milk, tlie little Frencli Canadian Cow can 
 compare favorably, if not better, (we ea}' better) tban all 
 otbers. 
 
 Is tbis milk of good quality ? Of course it is. The 
 average percentage of fat for whole herds by the Babcock 
 test, is from 4 to 5| per cent. It is sometimes 7 and 7^ 
 per cent. , but these are extraordinary cases. It scarcely 
 goes below 4 per cent. . though some bave given only 3^^ 
 per cent. 
 
 Mr. C. N. Lyeter of Kirkdale, Quo., writes : 
 
 " Every breeder will tell you tbat he has 
 
 " the best cows. But for an every day cow that will 
 " give between forty-five and fifty pounds of milk, testing 
 " about 6 o^o on grass only, the Canadian cow fills the 
 " place very well having been accustomed for centuries 
 " past to short pastures in summer and not enoagli of 
 " straw in winter. The chief points of these cattle, from 
 *' a dairy man's point of view are that they have large 
 
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 " bags 1111(1 tojita placed tar apart and pointing in front ; 
 " being not very large tliey do not conHiimc niiioh food 
 " for the (piantity of milk they yield as some of the large 
 '' breedH." 
 
 Mr. George Neetbrown, Comi>ton Station, Que., says : 
 
 " Well about breed, this, I believe, is 
 
 ** not so much a matter of taste as a matter of adaptation 
 " to various climates. In the Ciiannel Ishmds the 
 " Jerseys and (inrneseys excel, in Scotland Ayrshires, in 
 " Ireland Kerrys and so on. 
 
 " What we want in the IVovince of (iuebec, L t;laini 
 " is a breed with the constitution and milk giving 
 " j)ro[iensitie8 of the Ayrshires with the great butter 
 " producing abiliiy of the Jerseys. Xo doubt the (-ana- 
 " dian breed of cattle are better adapted to the climatic 
 " excentiicities ot the Province than any of the adver- 
 '' tised dairy breeds. In this breed, we have a cow coni- 
 " prising the dairy characteristics both in form of bodv 
 '* and produce of the -Fersej, with a constitution hardly 
 " beyond comparison. An aptitude to thrive on but 
 " little nourrishment, both summer and winter and if 
 " the Canadian breed of cattle has not been to the fore 
 " tbus far, it is only on account of the breed being so 
 " little known. Why ? some ct»ws I have known gave 
 " 20 lbs to a milking and tested from 5 o/o to 7 o^o 
 " butter fat ; one whole lierd, near my farm tested on an 
 " average over 5 oyo. There certainly seems to be a 
 " mine of dairy wealth to be develojied in the Canadian 
 " cow, almost as fascinating to the intelligent dairy men 
 " as " Klondyke stories " are to ignorant ones. And 
 " this Canadian breed can show specimens of cows sucli 
 " as are represented in the best models ot other dairy 
 " breeds. ..." 
 
 Speaking of the matter in this part of the country, we 
 say : Percentage of fat from Jersey herds 4^ to 6 per 
 cent ; from Ayrshire, 2^ to 4 per cent ; from French 
 Canadian Cows 4 to 5^ per cent. 
 
 The above is the average percentage of the three 
 breeds from a large number of tests in the various butter 
 and cheese factories in this part of the country. 
 
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 We admit that ujoiu'rally tlio Jorsoy's milk in som*^- 
 what rit'lier, that tlie Ayrnhire tjives a larger yield when 
 in lier best condition (in .ju:ie tor iiiKtanco), hut we liold 
 that our little cow ifives, every thinu: hcins? eoual, from 
 calf to calf ft larger yield than the two others of Buffi- 
 ciontly rich milk. We know nUo,. that for llie common 
 farmer she pays better than any other. 
 
 The followino; is the (juiintity of butter fat in 100 
 pounds of milk found in tlie milk of some cow>^ tes^ted 
 now and then in ecmijjetition, these cows ])eing very 
 commonly fed and kept by ordinary farmers : In seven 
 dayB one gave 1;:J lbs 4 oz. of butter, her milk containing 
 4,55 butter tat per 100 lbs of milk ; another 12 lbs 
 6 oz., 6,2fy per cent ; another 13 lbs4| oz., 5,5G percent ; 
 anotlier 12 lbs 13J oz., 4,35 per cent ; and another IS lbs 
 11 oz., 5,30 per cent. Four cows belonging to Mr. Fran- 
 cois Qagnon, St. Denis, Kamouraska gave last year on 
 a common })asture only, two months after calving : 5,90, 
 G,00, 4,80, 4,70 per cent, by the Babcock test. Another 
 herd owned bv Mr. Fred. Comtois, Fecteau's Mills, has 
 the following record for eight cows : 6,40, 4,70, 5,30, 
 4.90, 6,10, 7,60, 6,00, 5,60 ; i)eing an average of 5.60 tor 
 the herd. Aj-ilda of Levis, the jiroperty ot Mr. N. Gar- 
 neau, Quebec, has a record of 8,500 lbs of milk in lOJ 
 months and 5 J per cent of butter fat. Mr. Chs E. Col- 
 burn of I'ortlandville, N. Y., has a herd of which four 
 cows were giving, by the Babcock test : 9,6 percent, 8,6 
 per cent, 8,2 per cent, 8,2 per cent, an average of 8,65 
 per cent for the four. lie took three medals and $325.00 
 in prizes at the Atlanta Exhibition with his herd of 
 French Canadian cattle. 
 
 Where to find these Cattle 
 
 The French Canadian Cattle may be found on every 
 farm of the following counties of the Province of Quebec : 
 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Charlevoi (, Montmorency, Levis, 
 Dorchester, Bellechasse, I'Islet, Kamouraska, Portneuf, 
 Champlain, Berthier, Three liircrs, Nicolet, Terrebonne,. 
 
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 Lako St. .lolm, juul several otlior.s. The inoHt favorable 
 places to l>uy registered cattle aro the counties of Her- 
 thier, Joiiette, l)niimnoii<l, KaiiioiiraHka and I'lslet, 
 
 The tbreinost ikeeders of French ('anadiaii Cattle in 
 Canada are : 
 
 MM. .1. C. (yhapais, 8t. Denis, K'lniouraska ; N. Gar- 
 ncau, M. i\ P., (iuebec City ; Ars^ne Denis, St. Nor- 
 bert, Co. Berthier ; Louis Tliouin, Repeiitigny, Co. I'As- 
 sonipt'ion, Que. ; Jos. Dugas, St. Jacques, Co. Montcalm. 
 Que. ; 'riicophile Trudel, St. Prosper, Co. Chaniplain, 
 Que. ; Frs Cagnon, St. JJenis, Kaniouraska, Quo. ; J. F. 
 Picotin, Druminondville, (^ue. ; Guy Carr, Conipton Sta- 
 tion, Co. Coni[)ton, Que. ; J. D. Uuay, Chicoutinii, Co. 
 Chicoutinii, Que. ; Ls. Lavallee, St. Guillaunie, Co. 
 Yaniaska, (iue. 
 
 The principal breeders in the United States are : 
 
 MM. C. E. Colburn, I'.ortlandville, N. Y. 
 Chs. W. Abell, Esiierance, N. Y. 
 VVni. J. McMurdy, JJinghanipton, N. Y. 
 
 It iTiight be interesting to our readers to know the 
 llules and Regulation^ which governed the admission of 
 the cattle registered into the Foundation Herd liook. 
 
 These llules and Kegulations form part of the law 
 passed by the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, 
 and called ofHcially ; Act 48 Vict., Ch. 7. 
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 GOVERNINU THE HERD BOOK FOR CANADIAN CATTLE, ESTAB- 
 LISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE ACT 
 48 VICT., CH. 7. 
 
 Art. 1. A pedigree or Herd Book for Canadian cattle 
 18 established. 
 
 Art. 2. The object of such book is to ensure the pre- 
 servation of the purity of this valuable breed of milk- 
 cows, and by an intelligent and continous selection to 
 contribute to its improvement. 
 
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 Art. ;3. The niiinagi'iiu'iit ottljo IltM'd Ixiok isvt'stedin 
 11 Hpecial CoinmiflHioii upftoiiitod by the Commissioner and 
 the Council of Agriculture. 
 
 Art. 4. The orgsmisiition, administration and superin- 
 tcndance of the Herd hook are ci'nterc<l in the C'otnmis 
 nion, who order the i)rinting of tlu; hiiUetins, and d('(!ido, 
 without appeal upon all difficulties and disputes whicli 
 may arise. They appoint one of their nienihersas record- 
 ing secretary, whose duty is to draw up the minutes. 
 They shall have power to add to their number such spe- 
 cialists whose services mav be neeessarv for the accomp- 
 lisliment of their duties. 
 
 Art. 5. The following animals are entitled to he regis- 
 tered in the herd book : 
 
 lo Pure l)red stock-getters if well formed and possess- 
 ing good milking (pnilities. They are admitted only 
 after a very strict examiiuition. . C«)nsequently it will 
 not be sufficient to merely sho'v a line bull to ensure 
 its being registered, but the antecedents of the ammal, 
 its origin and qiuUities must be established to the satis- 
 faction of the Commission. • 
 
 2o The otfsj)ring of sires and dams Jilready registered. 
 
 Art. 6. In order to be admitted as OFTginal stock, bulls 
 must be at least 12 months old and heifers 2 years old. 
 However such admission as regards the latter is allowed 
 only provisionall}', and they are Unally admitted only 
 upon a new examination made after the first calving in 
 order to ascertain their milking qualities. 
 
 Art. 7. Every animal having well defined characte- 
 ristic marks of a breed different from the Canadian breed 
 is excluded. 
 
 Art. 8 The register for registration of pedigrees will 
 remain open during the space of two years reckoning 
 from a day to be fixed by proclamation. From that date 
 the pedigree book will be rigourously closed. 
 
 Art. 9. Registration of pedigrees for original stock is 
 effected gratuitously. 
 
 Art. 10. For the offspring of registered parents a spe- 
 cific fee of one dollar, will be charged for the first calf 
 
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 retfiHtored witliiii the Humo yoar and fifty cents for each 
 fiilf (»r fhu Hivmo herd, also rogistcrod, witldii tho samo 
 year. On payMieiit of such fees a certificate of podigrco 
 will ho given. 
 
 Art. 11. Animals hronght by breeilciri ani cxaininod 
 ])y the Commission or their ru[)resontativos on the pre- 
 mises. 
 
 Art. 12. If one of the members of the CommiHsion 
 «hon Id bring animals for registration, lie siiall not take 
 part in the di'liberation or in the vote. 
 
 Art. ^^. A book i)rovidcd with a connter-foil is given 
 to every owner of registereil bulls for the purpose of 
 keeping a reeord of his service's. 
 
 Art. 14. The owner of a cow registered in the Herd 
 book, who bring such cow to a registered bull, must 
 obtain on the same day, from the owner of the bull, a 
 certificate taken trom the aforesaid book with the exact 
 date entered on it. 
 
 Art. 15. The owner of a registered bull who brings 
 his own registered cow to such bull takes a certiiicate 
 for himself in the same way. 
 
 Art. 10. In both cases the notice intended for the 
 secretary is detached from the book and is addressed to 
 that person by the owner of the buli witliin eight days. 
 
 Art. 17. The offspring of this union is entitled to the 
 registration in the Herd book on jiaymentof the fee men- 
 tioned in article 10, which must be sent to the secretary 
 at the same time as the request for registration. 
 
 Art. 18. Such a recjuest on a printed form signed by 
 the breeder, must contain the name given by him to the 
 animal and its exact description. 
 
 Art. 19. It must be addressed to the Secretary within 
 the 30 days following the birth. In return the breeder 
 receives a certificate stating that the animal is registered 
 in the Herd book and l)ears one of a series of numbers. 
 
 Art. 20. Inscriptions or registrations are publistied by 
 the Commission in the annual bulletin. 
 
 Art. 21. The bulletin comprises also the list of animals 
 whose registration is ratified by the Commission. 
 
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 Art. 22. Such rutiticution is given liytho CoimuisHJoii 
 ov \)\ OIK* of it.* (Ii'U'tfjitoH to aiiinittlH wliicli iiic tlie 
 oIKspriiii; of stock udiiiittcMl in tlio herd book »>r of tlioir 
 ratifu'd itro^ciiy. IJiills Avill he alHriuod oidy w licii thoy 
 uro Olio veur old and lioiferH after tlieir first c'alviii<j. 
 
 Art. 28. Tlio ratification aitplios not oidy to the purity 
 of the hrccd hut also to individual (lualities. 
 
 Art. 24. Kvory false declaratioti or iittoni|)t to mislead 
 ir, punished hy exehision from tlie Herd hook, tor the 
 present and for tlio future, of all animals holongin^ to 
 the hreeder who has been guilty tViereof. Sucli exclusion 
 with the ii^rounds for the same wiM he inserted in tlie 
 bulletin. 
 
 Art. 25. Owners cd' animals inscribed in the J[erd book 
 are bound, witliin tliirty days, to inform the secretary of 
 the sales and deaths that have occured in their honl, in 
 onh'r that the alteration or cancellation may be nuide in 
 the bulletin. In the case of a sale for breeding-, thi- 
 name of the purchaser and his residence must be men- 
 tioned. 
 
 Art. 2(>. The Commission is authorized to make the 
 by-laws it may de(mi necessary for the proper working, 
 and tlie putting into force of the proceeding regulations. 
 
 THE FREN'Cn CANADIAN CATTLK BREEDERS, 
 
 ASSOCIATION. 
 
 As may be seen by these rules and regulations the 
 Foundation Herd liook was opened by the C-iovernment 
 of the Province of Quebec and intrusted to a Commis- 
 sioner composed of Messrs S. Lesage, Assistant Cc^mmis- 
 sioner of Agriculture, President ; E. A. Barnard, Director 
 of Agriculture ; Dr D. McEachran, F. R. C. V. S., Chief 
 Veterinary Inspector of Canada ; .1. Casuvant, member 
 of the Council of Agriculture ; Dr J. A. Couture, D. V. S., 
 Secretary. 
 
 The Foundation Herd Book was kept opened until 
 the 31 December 1896, a period often years during which 
 time 5307 females and 922 bulls were entered as Founda 
 
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 tion rttock. Kjuh smd ovory iiiiiiiiiil wan inHpcMitiul l»y 
 Dr ,\. A. (S)HtMi(' or hisdrlr^utt'H botorc l)t'iii<:; n^^ristcriMl. 
 
 The l^'omnliiti()ii llenl liook roiiiaiiu'tl uiidor tluM'Oii- 
 trol of the (^>lllJni^Hi(»ll until tlir l.'itli of So()t«.-iiil)or IHOf) 
 and wae tlieii trunHft'rrcfl to the Fnnr/i Ctivatlinn Cnilli' 
 lirecde.ra As.sinialinn or^aiii/cd by ])r .1. A. Coiitiiro, 
 wlio \V)iB t'b'ctcil |M'r|»('tual si'crotary of tbe A«Hot'iutioii. 
 
 The Koiiiidulioii Ilord Hook was <'IoKod on flic 'Uh\ 
 Dotu'nibiT iH'.Ui Mild siin'i' that date none but aiiitnals 
 born of rt'ifiHterctl parontH are admitted to Ri'j^ist ration. 
 
 The Jioard of DircctorH in conipoHed of: MM. .1. C. 
 Chapairt, AsHiHtaiit Dairy CTmuTninHiitnor of Canada, ^re- 
 siib'nt : N. (Jarucau, Monilx'r of rarlianu-nt for ('ounty 
 of (iut'iu'c : Arst'iic Donis, Kcvd. F. 1'. Cot('', Jjouin 
 Tiiouin, 'l^K'ophili' 'IVudi.'l, Vrx (la^non and I)r .1. A. 
 C-outurt', Sor rotary. 
 
 All infornuitioUH conoornin;; theso cattle, may be 
 obtained fi'om 
 
 Dr J. A. COUTURE, D.V.S. 
 
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 the leading 5hows of Canada but 
 
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 this herd. 
 
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 ler« drt 8T PAUL |49%1 45 lbs " 
 
 DUCHESSEdM MONTCALM [5607]. .40 lt)3 " 
 
 iPFrt dp «T ESPRIT [4505] 40 lbs 
 
 COlilNA [5244] 4 yoars SSIba 
 
 COLIN ETTE [500-.] 3 years 28 lbs 
 
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