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the cattle of the provinces of North and South Holland, according 

 to Hobson, 1 were mostly red and white and very well known in 

 England as the Dutch breed. In the other provinces of the 

 Netherlands " the cattle were the short horned Dutch breed, 

 the color being generally black or black and white." 



The present-day breeds of cattle in Holland are very few. The 

 all-predominating one is that of Friesland and North and South 



FIG. 152. The interior of a Dutch cow stable in summer. Around the stalls on 



the left are placed blue dishes. The walls are painted in bright colors. During 



the season when the cattle are on pasture this is used as a family dining room. 



From photograph by the author 



Holland, black and white in color, such as we are so familiar 

 with in America. In the province of Groningen is a breed beefy 

 in type, black of body, but with more or less white head, legs, 

 and tail, suggesting an Aberdeen- Angus-Hereford cross. One 

 sees red-and-white cattle in Holland that, excepting for color, 

 are identical with the common black-and-white sort. However, 

 in eastern Holland there are red-and-white cattle, rather beefy 

 in character and forming a group by themselves. 



1 British Holstein Herdbook, Vol. I. 



