88 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



VIII. Registration of Holstein-Friesian cattle. 



(1) Nine volumes of the Holstein Herd Book were pub- 

 lished by the Holstein Breeders' Association of America, the 

 first of which appeared in 1872 and the last in 1885. 



(2) Four volumes of the Dutch Friesian Herd Book were 

 published by the Dutch Friesian Herd Book Association of 

 America, the first of which appeared in 1880 and the last 

 in 1885. 



(3) These two associations were united in 1885 under the 

 name of the "Holstein-Friesian Association of America." 



(4) Public herd records are also now kept in Ontario, 

 Holland, Belgium and Germany. 



IX. Advanced registry. 



(1) The Holstein-Friesian Association of America was 

 the pioneer association in establishing a system of advanced 

 registry based on structural form and actual performance. 



(2) It was established in 1885, and largely through the 

 efforts of Mr. S. Hoxie of Yorkville, N. Y., who was made 

 the first superintendent. 



(3) No animals are admitted under the age of two years. 



(4) No bull will be admitted which ha"; not evidenced 

 superior quality in his progeny and that will not scale eighty 

 points in the rigid standard set for advanced registry. 



(5) A cow must have borne a calf and made certain milk 

 and butter records required of cows of her form or year. 



X. Distribution in the United States. 



(1) Holstein-Friesian cattle are kept in every state in 

 the Union. 



(2) They are most numerous in New York, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts and Michigan, 

 and probably in the order named. 



XL Registration in the United States. 



(1) Since the consolidation of the associations named 

 under Note VIII, sixteen volumes of the Holstein-Friesian 

 Herd Book have been issued. 



(2) Four volumes of the advanced registry were pub- 

 lished separately, beginning with 1887, but the records com- 

 mencing with Vol. XII of the Holstein Herd Book are now 

 bound up with and appear in the several volumes of the same. 



(3) There have been recorded in the records of the con- 

 solidated association, including Vol. XVI, 93,464 animals, of 

 which 31. .=133 are males and 61,931 are females. 



(4) The American branch association of the North Hol- 

 land Herd Book has also recorded 396 males and 1125 females. 



