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breed. It is presumed, however, they have not been bred 

 pure up to this time, although animals are often met with in 

 that locality showing evident traces of their Dutch origin. 



I believe the only herd of thorough-bred Dutch cattle now 

 in this country, were imported and are now owned by Win- 

 throp W. Chenery, Esq., of Belmont (late Watertown), Massa- 

 chusetts. Mr. Chenery has made three importations of cattle 

 from Holland. The first in 1852, another in 1857, and the 

 last the present season (1859). He has, through his agent in 

 that country, been able to procure very superior specimens of 

 the North Holland cattle. Mr. Chenery is firm in the belief 

 (and I think all intelligent breeders who have examined his 

 stock coincide in the opinion), that they are destined to super- 

 sede all other breeds, especially throughout the New England 

 States. 



The bull " Dutchman," and the cow " Purmer," whose por- 

 traits are correctly delineated in this work, are animals of Mr. 

 Chenery's importation. He has now some twenty head of pure- 

 bred Dutch stock. 



I would remark, also, that the Dutch race of cattle, owing, 

 doubtless, to a long course of careful breeding, are capable of 

 reproducing their good qualities to an extraordinary extent, 

 and are, therefore, invaluable to cross with our native stock. 

 Probably no animal, in a given time, will produce such a 

 marked change in the stock of any locality, as a thorough-bred 

 Dutch bull. This opinion is verified in a remarkable degree 

 by the experience and observation of Mr. Chenery. That gen- 

 tleman^nforms me that his cow, " Lady Louise," imported in 

 1852, dropped in 1854 a bull calf; the sire an Ayrshire bull. 

 The calf, in color black and white* like its dam, and a fine 

 large animal at birth, was presented to Mr. T. Hunt, of Fram- 

 ingham, Mass., on condition that it should be raised for the 

 improvement of stock there. 



In 1856, 1857, and 1858, this bull served from seventy-five 

 to one hundred cows annually, and, although but a half-blood 

 himself, every calf of his get (no matter what may have been 

 the color of its dam) has been of the Dutch color, with sym- 



