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Prices for Holstein-Friesian cattle range from ordinary 

 to the highest that have been paid for cattle of any breed. 

 A considerable number of animals sold during the period 

 following the World War for from $10,000 each or more. 

 The bull Carnation King Sylvia, a son of the famous cow 

 May Echo Sylvia, sold in 1918 for $106,000. 



The distribution of Holstein-Friesian cattle is very wide- 

 spread. In the United States, New York holds first place as 

 a center for the breed, with Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

 and Michigan ranking in numbers of animals in the order 

 given. A large percentage of the cattle of this breed are 

 located in the Middle Atlantic and Central States. The 

 breed is promoted by the Holstein-Friesian Association of 

 America, with about 20,000 members, and by many state 

 and local breed associations. The breed has had a wonder- 

 ful development in the United States, and is constantly 

 growing in favor. The great feeding and producing capacity 

 of the cows, and their quiet disposition, have added much 

 to their popularity, especially among men supplying milk to 

 creameries or the city trade. In recent years, especially 

 during and since the World War, Holstein-Friesians or 

 Friesians as they are termed there, have grown in great 

 favor in Great Britain. 



Guernsey cattle originated on the island of Guernsey, 

 another of the Channel Islands, and come from much the 

 same ancestry as the Jersey. The people of Guernsey 

 adopted plans for keeping out foreign cattle, similar to those 

 of Jersey. The earlier Guernsey cattle show less careful 

 breeding, however, and, as a whole, have not been selected 

 and improved as much as those on Jersey. Guernsey is a tri- 

 angular, hilly island, of about 15,500 acres in area, and sup- 

 ports a population of perhaps 45,000 people. The climate 

 is balmy and healthful. The people make a specialty of 

 flowers, vegetables, and cattle. The island of Alderney is 

 officially a part of Guernsey, and the cattle on this island 



