JERSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1027, 17 January 1911, Page 8

JERSEY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION.

TARANAKI BRANCH. A • meeting- of the North Tarauaki branch'of the New Zealaud Jersey Breeders' Association, held in' New Plymouth, . was attended by Messrs. A." H. Halcombe ; (president), C. Clarke, W. J. 'B. Paton, i. \V. Cornwall, K. L\ Cornwall, P. Luxton, H. Leppor; H. C. Sampson,. P. H. E. Surrey, and thu lion. secretary (Jlr. 1). Griffiths). A-circular from the council coutjined the following recommendation in accord■ance with the resolution adopted at the annual meeting at New Plymouth:—Each >, ;breeder must register a,, fire brand to be used on every animal. Each animal to be 'fire branded with a consecutive number correspohding to the breeder's-private herd book number. Every animal shall be earmarked, such mark to be annually determined by the council. No entry shall be accepted for registration in future volumes of the New Zealand Jersey Herd Book unless the branding ha? been complied with to ensure identification. Opinions of members were divided as : to the', best method of branding. Somo ; favoured branding 0n... the-.runip instead of :on the neck, and others advocated tattooing, it being stated that the tattoo had. solved the. diffioulty parts ot America. Ono member who is always successful •in getting good brands, stated ithat he- first removed the hair from ithe part.to.be branded and had his iron ■at a white heat; "on and oft" was all' ithat: was required,. and thus the animal ; had' littlo "chance of "spoiling the mark ;by. moviug at the critical time. It was iresolved that earmarking was not ne'eesbranding "alone being sufficient. • The council propose the following herd jby-law in consequence of the several new -■ Tules adopted . at the annual .meeting, particularly the ono making it compulsory; to'register cattle' within 12. months': "That" the registration of transfer of .all registered • animals vbe ■ compulsory; ■ the .vendor to be responsible for' the recording of transfer and payment of fees; transfers. to be recorded with the as?o,,«iation within sixty days otherwise the 'transfer will not bo recognised; fee to . jbe paid with transfer, from vendor; to member Is., from vendor to non-member 2s: Acknowledgment of< fees to be on Ithe association's form and signed by and lissiicd by the secretary, and to be handed '.to purchaser as confirmation of the t£ans- . fer; the by-law lo take effect from June SO, 1011." It was' 1 vesolvod-that ho'application for entry in herd book be accepted' unless dam be transferred in accordance with above,