LECTURE NO. 25. 



DUTCH BELTED CATTLE THEIR ORIGIN AND HIS- 

 TORY, CHARACTERISTICS AND STANDARD POINTS. 



I. The Dutch Belted cattle originated in Hol- 

 land prior to the seventeenth century. 



(1) They are the outcome of scientific breeding and selec- 

 tion carried on through long generations. 



(2) From the outset they have been chiefly if not entirely 

 controlled by the nobility of Holland. 



II. Origin of the name. 



(1) They are so named from the white belt or band which 

 encircles the barrel of every animal of the breed. 



(2) The original Dutch name is "Lakenfield cattle," from 

 "Laken, a shee: to be wound around the body of the animal." 



III. Distribution in other countries. 



(1) They are not found in many countries outside of 

 Holland, owing 



(2) To the decimation of the herds by contending armies 

 and to the disinclination of the owners to part with them. 



IV. Importation into the United States. 



(1) The first importation definitely traced was made by 

 D. H. Haight, Goshen, Orange county, New York, about 

 1838, but 



(2) It is thought that early settlers had brought some 

 specimens to that county at an earlier date. 



(3) Importations have been infrequent, owing to the diffi- 

 culty in securing the animals. 



_ (4) A large proportion of the best specimens now in the 

 United States trace to the herds of D. H. Haight, mentioned 

 in Note (i), J. A. Holbert, Goshen, New York, and J. H. 

 Knight, Monroe, New York. 



V. Organizations. 



(i) It is only during recent decades that Dutch Belted 

 cattle have been registered in Europe or America. 



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