ADAPTATIONS 51 



The first American association for this "breed was called the 

 Holstein Herd Book Association. It was established in 1872. 

 In 1879 the Dutch-Friesian Association was formed. The 

 former Association was formed chiefly with the animals im- 

 ported from the province of Holstein, North Germany, while the 

 Dutch-Friesian Association admitted the animals which had 

 been imported from Friesland, Holland, and their descendants. 

 The uselessness of maintaining two associations when the ani- 

 mals in question were essentially the same was apparent and in 

 1885 they were united under the name, " The Holsteiii-Friesian 

 Association of America." 



At the present time the breed ranks in number second only to 

 the Jerseys in America and, in some places, especially the north- 

 west regions, are gaining more rapidly than any other dairy 

 breed (Figs. 18, 19 and 20). 



Foreign Distribution. — This Holland breed is now repre- 

 sented in most of the civilized countries of the world. It is not 

 only common in Germany, France and Sweden, and in favor 

 with the Boer farmers of South Africa, and the peasants of 

 Russia, but also is to be found in liberal numbers in Japan, 

 Mexico and South America. 



Adaptations. — There are certain places which the Holstein 

 cow fits better than any other breed : First, as the market milk 

 cow. Since she produces the largest quantity of milk, the 

 cheapest milk, and milk which is fully as rich as the people of 

 the city seem willing to pay for, she is almost universally adopted 

 wherever the product is to be sold by the quart or gallon. 



Second, as a cheese factory cow she excels because she pro- 

 duces more pounds of milk solids during the year and therefore 

 makes more pounds of cheese than any other breed. The fat 

 content is so low that the cheese would be improved by the addi- 

 tion of the milk of the Jersey or Guernsey, yet when the cheese 

 maker does his part well there is no necessity for introducing the 

 milk of any other breed for the purpose of producing quality. 



Third, milk condensing. In regions of milk condenseries, 

 the Holstein is largely preferred, chiefly because she will pro- 



