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only a local, aud not a collective name, and may not be given 

 to cattle bought in North Holland : to do so is to underrate 

 the Dutch cattle race." * 



Trust in the love of truth and fairness of the American 

 breeders of Dutch cattle induces me to believe they will yet 

 give to that race the name which is their due ; that the appel- 

 lation, "Holstein Herd-book.'' will be abandoned, aud that we 

 shall have, in its place, the Holland Herd-book. 



Here, esteemed sir, I conclude my lengthy epistle, and 

 apologize, at the same time, for the liberty I take in troubling 

 you with my views in a somewhat tedious strain ; but the 

 honor of our Xetherland cattle seemed to call for a word in 

 its defence. Besides, I suppose there are breeders found in 

 Massachusetts, who by no means approve of the name given 

 by the gentlemen of the "herd-book" to our cattle, as is evi- 

 dent to me from some of the numbers of the " Massachusetts 

 Ploughman," and from which I have reason to infer there are 

 interests at stake involved in the name, of which I do not 

 wish to judge. 



With sincere esteem, I have the honor to be, 



Yours truly, 



G. J. Hexgeteld, 

 Teacher at the Netherland Royal Veterinary Institute. 



To Mr. Charles Muellee, United States Consul at Amsterdam. 



This clear and explicit statement in regard to the cattle 

 husbandry of Northern Europe, coming from authority so 

 high and so far above reproach, ought to be regarded as per- 

 fectly satisfactory to an impartial aud unprejudiced com- 

 munity. 



SAM'L H. PIERCE, 

 Chairman of Committee on Dutch Cattle. 



* Instances of the misinformation and confusion growing out of the present atti- 

 tude of the " herd-hook," may be found in Nos. 2, 3 and 18 of that register. The 

 two former are Breitenburg cows, and the latter an Oldenburger, both of races 

 distinct from and inferior to the Dutch, and owning to-day no common resem- 

 blance to that breed. 



