Show Register Purebred Animal Advises Dairy Expert B By l Professor George Georgo B. B Caine Calne Head Dairy Dept U. U S. S A. A C. C With depressed prices in th the e dairy business during the pas past two years many of the purebred d breeders have neglected the registration reg reg- of their young animals Sales have been made and th the e transfer papers have not been n properly recorded because of a rather high fee Breeders who fail fall to register registe r their good females are lettin letting rg g their herd run down materially Those who fail fall to transfer animals animals animals anim anim- als which have been sold are not playing fair fall with the purchaser and are breaking one of the gEneral general gen gEn- general eral principles of purebred cattle breeding In order to help this situation the national associations at their 1933 spring siring ring meetings made chan- chan should benefit every purebred purebred purebred pure pure- bred cattle owner if he will m act at once The Holstein association ion of America made the most drastic cuts of any of the assoc- assoc in fees They declared a special moratorium for a day 60 period beginning June 15 and ending August 15 During this period breeders can register any purebred animal that is eligible for Tor 75 cents whether the owners are members of the association or n not t. t During this period transfer transfer transfer trans trans- fer fees have been reduced to on one dollar regardless of when th the sale was made In addition t to these regular fees life membership membership membership member member- ship In the association was reduced reduced re reduced re- re from 25 dollars to 10 dollars dollars dollars doll doll- ars during the period of the mor mor- These are the lowest lowes rates offered by the Holstein association ass ass- o in 60 vears years The The The- board of of directors of th the American Jersey Cattle club proposed proposed pro pro- posed two amendments that when adopted will allow all animals animal between one and two years of o oage age to be registered until December December December Dec Dec- ember 1 I 1933 for the same fe fee that hat applies to animals under one year of age The other amendment amendment amend amend- ment nent reduces the membership from rom dollars to 50 dollars Other rulings include reduction in n penalty fees in registering animals animals animals ani ani- mals past two years old from 1 10 to o five dollars and reduction o ohe of the he penalty fee In transferring animals after six months have elapsed lapsed from three to two dollars The American Guernsey Cattle club lub did not change their regis regis- and transfer fees but continued the policy that has been jeen in effect that of waiving the he penalty fee for late ion on |