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regarding the use of the name " Holstein," as applied to 

 this breed. In each of these importations there were animals 

 of marked excellence for dairy purposes. 



From 1875 to 1880 importations were made each year, in 

 rather small lots ; but during the next five years, 1880-85, 

 thousands were imported for the Southern, Western, Middle 

 and Eastern States. Finally the Hollanders began bringing 

 their cattle to this country and selling them at a small ad- 

 vance. They were willing to do this business at so slight a 

 profit that there was no longer any temptation in it for Am- 

 ericans, and the result is, Plollanders have imported most 

 of the animals brought to this country during the past year 

 or two. 



In 1872 the " Association of Breeders of Thoroughbred 

 Holstein Cattle" was formed, with Winthrop W. Chcnery 

 president, William A. KusscU, C. C. Walworth and Thomas 

 B. Wales, Jr., vice-presidents, and Charles Houghton secre- 

 tary and treasurer. The first volume of the Holstein Herd 

 Book, containing a record of the Holstein cattle in the 

 United States, was published the same year. This was the 

 first herd book for this breed ever published. It contained 

 a record of 61 bulls and 67 cows ; total, 128. The second 

 volume was published in 1875, and carried the number 

 of bulls to 171 and the number of cows to 234 ; total, 

 405. During the time that elapsed between the publication 

 of these two volumes, the controversy over the name 

 " Holstein " commenced and continued up to 1885, when the 

 "Dutch Friesian Associa4;ion " (an ofispring of the contro- 

 versy) and the " Holstein Association" joined forces under 

 the name of " Holstcin-Friesian Association." 



Volume IX. of the Holstein Herd Book was published in 

 1885, ten years after Volume II. During that time the 

 number of recorded animals increased from 405 to 15,224, 

 a gain of 14,819. 



The first volume of the Holstein-Friesian Herd Book 

 records 5,687 animals. At the present time there are 

 probably over 25,000 animals recorded in the Holstein, 

 Dutch Friesian and Holstcin-Friesian Herd Books. They 

 have been tried in every State of the Union, the Territories, 

 Canada, Nova Scotia, Mexico and Central America, and we 



