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was a most interesting part of the show, for both the separators and 

 utensils used were quite different from ours. 



It is difficult to describe an English show so that one who has not 

 been in attendance can really appreciate its value, but a week's stay at 

 the Royal Agricultural Show of England is well worth a trip across the 

 Atlantic. 



DAIRYING IN HOLLAND. 



The time spent studying dairying in Holland was devoted to the 

 richest and most intensive dairy regions, viz., the provinces of North 

 Holland and Priesland, which take the lead in both quality and num- 

 bers of dairy cattle. It is to this section of the country that the fol- 

 lowing description is devoted. 



Road on top of the dyke running around the Zuider Zee. The water in tlie sea on 

 the right is 12 to 15 feet higher than the land on the left. Notice meadows dotted 

 witli cattle. 



On the first visit we entered the country through the Maas river, 

 and as we steamed slowly up for thirty miles to the city of Rotterdam 

 we received our first impressions of Holland with its numerous canals, 

 level fields and beautiful herds of dairy cattle. The richest and best 

 agricultural sections of the country lie below the level of the sea and 

 have been rescued from it by means of dikes, canals and windmills. 



Sailing up the river we saw cows in the pa.stures and hay being 

 made in the meadows several feet below the level of the river. Coming 

 into port, after crossing the Zuider Zee, all that could be seen from the 

 deck of the steamer was the roofs of the houses in the village. The 

 whole country is a perfect network of canals and is thickly dotted with 

 large, picturesque Dutch windmills. Near Zaandam sixty-five of these 



