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1875 an association was organized in Holland under the name of 

 the North Holland Herdbook Association. In 1885 an American 

 branch of this was organized, and Volume I of the American 

 Branch of the North Holland Herdbook was published in 1888. 

 There is also an organization in Canada, the Holstein-Friesian 

 Association of Canada, founded in 1891, which has published 

 seven herdbooks to 1905. Besides the above the Holstein- 

 Friesian Association of North America publishes an advanced 

 registry, established in 1885, of cows that have made official 

 butter tests under expert, impartial supervision. This registry 

 also contains lists of sires of tested cows. The first volume was 

 published in 1887, followed by three other separate volumes, 

 after which the advanced registry was for a time incorporated 

 in the regular issue of the herdbook. In Volume I 31 bulls 

 and 300 cows were registered. Recently the Holstein-Friesian 

 records have been published in an annual yearbook. 



The distribution of Holstein-Friesian cattle outside of Holland 

 is mainly in Belgium, northern Germany, and parts of Russia, 

 while the breed is widely distributed over North America. For 

 years important breeding herds have been kept in New York 

 State, a recognized Holstein-Friesian center. Large herds are 

 also kept in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, 

 Michigan, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. In extensive dairy 

 districts and near large cities herds of this breed are most com- 

 mon. While not so well suited to hot, dry climates, and to rough, 

 poor lands, Holstein-Friesians seem to thrive over a wide range, 

 for herds are successfully kept from California to Maine and from 

 Canada to Mexico. Naturally abundance of food is essential for 

 this large type of cattle. 



FIG. 121. A pasture view of the Holstein-Friesian herd of K. N. Kuperus in 

 Holland, one of the best-known Dutch breeders. Photograph by the author 



