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CATTLE AND DAIEY FARMING. 



Flemish or Zeeland breed. Centuries ago this breed was extensively 

 raised in nearly all parts of Holland, but exists now only in Zeeland 

 and on the islands of Southern Holland. The perfect type of this breed 

 is preserved in the well known picture of " Potter." 



Geldrian breed. Most of the cattle found on alluvial soil are said to be- 

 long to this breed, but its perfect type is best preserved in the southern 

 part of the province of Gelderland. 



Drentish breed. This breed, in a pure state, is found in the province 

 of Overyssel. It is represented to me that best blooded well fed Drent- 

 ish cows can hardly be distinguished from "Ayrshires" of Scotland. 



Friesland-Drenthish- Geldrian breed. This cross-breed is found in the 

 provinces of Overyssel and Groninger in addition to the provinces 

 whose names it bears. 



Groninger-Fricsland- Geldrian breed. This cross-breed exists in the 

 province of Utrecht, in Northern and Southern Holland, and on the 

 south of the "Y," and, of course, in the provinces after which it is 

 named. It has been extensively substituted in parts of this country 

 where pulmonary diseases had decimated the stock, and where the in- 

 troduction of, or replacement by, other and different breeds became 

 necessary. 



Flemish- Geldrian-Holland breed. This is a cross-breed of cattle found 

 principally, in Northern Brabant, and in Limburg. 



Native and English breeds. The only province in which cross-breeds 

 of native and foreign (English) origin exist to any extent, is Zeeland. 

 This was formerly, also, more or less the case in Groningen, but the 

 practice of raising this sort of stock there has been abandoned. 



MISNAMING DUTCH CATTLE IN THE UNITED STATES. 



In this connection it may be proper that I should allude to the fact 

 that in the United States there prevails a practice of writing and speak- 

 ing of certain or all breeds of Dutch cattle as "Holsteins." So doing 

 seems to be very annoying to farmers, stock-raisers, and to other parties 

 in this country, as there exists no breed of cattle and never did, as I am 

 informed in Holland, named "Holsteins." 



If notice would be taken of this matter, and the practice referred to 

 discontinued, it would be greatly appreciated by a large number of 

 people here. 



PERCENTAGE OF THE SEVERAL BREEDS IN HOLLAND. 



The following statement shows the percentage of each of the several 

 breeds of cattle in the Netherlands, viz : 



