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viz., "Texellaar" (51, H. H. B.), 76 pounds, 5 ounces of 

 milk in one day, 744 pounds. 12 ounces in ten days, 4,018 

 pounds 14 ounces in sixty-three days and 17 pounds 

 14 ounces of butter in six days, together with the rapid 

 growth and great weight attained by other individuals, viz., 

 "Van Tromp" (50, H. H. B.), at six years old, weight 

 2,720 pounds; " Opperdoes 7th" (32, H. H. B), two 

 years old, 1,597 pounds; "Lady Midwould" (17, 11. II. 

 B.), 1,G20 pounds, created a very wide-spread interest in 

 this breed, — an interest that has been growing wider and 

 stronger ever since. 



We are indebted to Mr. Chenery, not onlj^ for establishing 

 a high reputation for Holsteins in this country, but also for 

 giving us a herd book by means of which we have been able 

 to keep the breed pure during the past twenty-five years. 



The next importation, known as the Miller importation, 

 was made in October, 1869. It consisted of a bull and three 

 cows. They were kept on the farm of the writer in Peter- 

 borough, Madison County, N. Y., and there made the first 

 annual Holstein records that were published in this country. 

 " Dowager's" (7, H. H. B.) record of 12,681^ pounds in 365 

 days was considered a wonderful performance in those days. 

 A few years later "Crown Princess" (6, H. H. B.) gave 

 14,027 pounds in one year and 76 pounds in one day. From 

 this importation came such noted animals as "Rip Van 

 Winkle" (35, H. H. B.), " Aegis" (69, H. H. B.), record, 

 90 pounds 6 ounces in one da}^ 16,823 pounds 10 oi^ices in 

 one year, and 19 pounds 10^ ounces of butter in seven 

 days; "Aegis 2d" (235, H. H. B.), record, 79 pounds in 

 one day, 17,943 pounds 2 ounces in one year, 23 pounds 7| 

 ounces of butter in seven days and 96 pounds 3\ ounces in 

 thirty days; and "Echo" (121, H. H B.), who led the 

 world with largest animal milk record for several years, and 

 her record of 23,775 pounds still leads the records of Am- 

 erican-bred cows. 



During the next five years, 1870-75, importations were 

 made by gentlemen living in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode 

 Island, New York and New Jersey. Among them was the 

 Whiting importation, made conspicuous by the part it played 

 in the long controversy that Mr. Whiting commenced 



