| Show CENSUS OF PUREBRED LIVESTOCK An enumeration of the pureblood or purebred farm animals In the United States will bo a part of the Twelfth census The main schedule for agriculture agricul-ture provides for returning the number num-ber Juno 1 1900 of till pureblooded animals recorded or eligible to record on the faim While the Treasury department in administering the tariff laws relative to purebred animals docs not accept the verbal statements of owners or agents but requires certified evidence in writing writ-ing of the pedigree claimed the census enumerator will be compelled to rely pretty generally if not wholly upon verbal replies as to whether stock is purebred The customs divisions of the Federal Government recognizes the certificates of the publishers of about eighty American and perhaps seventyeight English German French Belgian Russian Rus-sian Spanish Pomeranian East and West Prussian Netherlands Frlesland Swiss New Zealand and Algerian herd books The census office will of course recognize the validity of the same registers As several months must elapse before tho census of live stock will be taken Director Merriam requests that all who are not certain whether their unregistered unregis-tered animals are grade or purebred and eligible to record take steps to definitely settle the mooted point and thus be prepared without hesitation to give the enumerator accurate information informa-tion relative to this interesting inquiry in-quiry Tim recognized berdb9oks in which their animals If eligible may be registered regis-tered arc as follows FOR HORSES American Studbook American Trotting Register American Morgan Register National Saddle Horse Register American Hackney Studbook American Cleveland Bay Studbook American Clydesdale Studbook American Shire Horse Studbook American Suffolk Horse Studbook American Shetland Pony Club Studbook Stud-book Pcrcberon Studbook of America French Coach Studbook German Hanoverian and Oldenburg Coach Horse Studbook Oldenburg Coach Horse Register American Register of Belgian Draft Horses National Register of French Draft Horses FOR ASSES American Jack Stock Studbook FOR CATLE American Shorthorn Herdbook American Hereford Record American Devon Record American Sussex Register Herd Register of the American Jersey Jer-sey Cattle club Herd Register of the American Guernsey Cattle club Red Polled Herdbook Ayrshiro Record American AberdeenAngus Hcrdbook American Galloway Herdbook HolstelnFrcsian Ucrdbook DutchBelted Cattle Herdbook American Polled Durham Herdbook Swiss Record FOR SHEEP Register ot lie Vermont Merino SnoopBreeders association Register ot tIm Vermont Atwood Merino ShceD club Register of the New York State American Merino SheepBreeders as sedation Register of tho Standard American Mcrln > ShecDBrecHleru JiMOChitlon Register of lie Ohio Spanish Merino ShecpBreodors association Register of the United Slates Merino SheepBreeder1 association Register of the Michigan Merino SheepBreeders association Register of tile National Merino SheepBreeders association Merino Register of the Missouri She Brcedons association American Merino Sheen Register Wisconsin Merino Sheep Register American TUunboulllet Record National DelHlno Merino Register Improved Delnine Register Dickinson Spanish Merino Sheep Register Black Top Merino Sheep Register Improved Black Top Merino Record Standard Delaine Merino Register Notional Improved Saxony Sheer Register American Shropshire Sheep Record Hampshire Down Flock Record American Oxford Record American fcouthdown Record Flock Book ot the National Cheviot Sheep society American Lincoln Record Reslator of the National Lincoln She PJ3re < Hl r ar nuti n American rotHili R rl American Li t r Ki t 1 Flock Record or the Dorset Horn SheepBreeders Association of America Ameri-ca Flock Recordof the Continental Dor set club Register of the American Suffolk Registry association FOR SWINE American Berkshire Record American PolandChina Record Central PolandChina Record Ohio PolandChina Record Stand PolandChina Record Northwestern PolandChina Swine Record Chester White Record American DurocJersey Record National DurocJersey Record Record of the Victoria SwineBreed ers association Record of the American Small Yorkshire York-shire qlub Register of the American Yorkshire club Record of the American Tamworth Swine Record association Sheep may be recorded by flocks but other animals are recorded by individuals indi-viduals The herdbooks show that about 730000 cattle have been registered in the United States and it is estimated that about 350000 are living Jf brooders brood-ers will make accurate returns of their purebred animals to the census enumerators nest June a correct basis will be secured for bowing future expansion ex-pansion In highgrade live stock Other ivlso the efforts of the census officers will bo of small value A word to the wise Is sufficient says Director Mar nan |
