752 CYCLorKDiA or live stock and complete stock doctor. 



This is a purely natural division, and there is not the least arrogance 

 m assertiiiir, what history points out, that the Dutch cattle constitute thy 

 type of the oldest, purest, and best breed. All other varieties are of less 

 intrinsic value ; they are coarser or smaller, possess less productive quali- 

 ties, though of local excellence in their native places. 



One hears in Europe of " Lowland cattle," but purchases of them for 

 the i)urpose of improving other breeds have, for the last hundred years, 

 only been made in the chief Neiherland provinces, where the choicest 

 cattle of the Lowlands are found. Thus, thousands of Dutch and Friesian 

 cattle are annually sent abroad under the name of Dutch cattle. 



IX Dr. George May's Testimony. 



Dr. George May, director of the agricultural establishment at Weihen- 

 stephan, says : The Dutch cattle constitute the type of the properly so- 

 called Lowland race, which extends throughout Netherlands, Flanders, 

 Normandy, Oldenburg, and Denmark. The Oldenburg cattle descended 

 from the Dutch race, and are likewise distinguished as East Friesian 

 cattle, as still partially found in Hanoverian Friesland. In the adja- 

 cent parts of Bremen it is called Bremen cattle. 



In the transactions of the Ohio Board of Agriculture, 1872, in an article 

 on Dutch cattle, by Professor Furstenburg, we find the following: 

 The breeds of cattle in Holland maybe divided according to their locality 

 as follows : 1. The breeds in the provinces North and South Holland and 

 West Friesland. 2. The breeds in the provinces Groningen, Guelderhind, 

 Utrecht, and OverysSel. 3. The breeds in the provuices of Seeland. 

 Although these breeds are closely related, still they show differences 

 resulting from keeping and the various [)ui poses for which thi-y are bred. 



X. Breeds of North and South Holland and "West Friesland. 



The breed most renowned in the kingdom for its milk-producing quali- 

 ties is found in these three provinces. But North Holland in particulai 

 is noted for the manner of keeping catth% which are known by the name 

 of Amsterdam race, being no less remarkable on account of size than for 

 the great production of milk. The pastures of North Holland are said to 

 contain 100,000 morgen (58-100 morgen to an acre) ; every acre furnishes 

 nourishment for 49-100 head of cattle. The peasants are engaged almost 

 solely in cattle breeding, and the keeping and care which these animals 

 veccive here has almost become proverbial on account of its perfection 



XI. Their Color and Form. 



The cattle here are mostly spotted black and white ; however, brown and 

 blue or gray mixed are found. The height is considerable, being not 



