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the adaptation of the breed for veal production, and the quiet, 

 contented disposition. 



The low per cent of fat in the milk is generally considered 

 the weakest point of this breed. 



Families. There are no well-defined families in this breed. 

 The aversion of the Holstein breeders to in-and-in breeding 

 has largely prevented the formation of families. Holstein 

 breeders often refer to animals under what seems a family 

 name ; for example, referring to a certain animal as a Johanna 

 or a DeKol. This means the animal in question is a de- 

 scendant of the noted animal mentioned. As a rule, certain 

 cows have been given prominence in Holstein affairs more 

 than bulls. At the present time cows having large official 

 records and their descendants are in greatest demand among 

 breeders. Since a large number of official records have been 

 recorded, the value of certain bulls as sires of high testing 

 cows is shown clearly, and by this means certain bulls have 

 more recently come into prominence and their descendants 

 are especially sought after. 



The Advanced Registry has been one of the important factors 

 in the increase of popularity of this breed in America. The 

 Holstein-Friesian Association, and especially Mr. S. Hoxie, of 

 Yorkville, N.Y., should be credited with the introduction of 

 this system, since adopted in somewhat different forms by other 

 dairy cattle associations in America. The plan is to make 

 record of dairy performance, in addition to regular registration. 



The first entries were made in 1886. Under the original 

 plan the animals were admitted on making certain milk and 

 butter records as the result of tests made and reported by 

 the owners themselves and after an inspector had scored and 

 examined the animal. 



