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unable in this short sketch to do justice to his work in this direction, but it is 

 sufficient, perhaps, for our purposes to say that the idea (which, by the way, 

 Mr. Hoxie modestly declines to claim as of his origin) is regarded in all coun- 

 tries by the associations whose bject is the improvement of live stock as the 

 most valuable and progressive step taken since the registration of pure breed- 

 ing began. Upon this point Mr. Hoxie says : 



"I think I have no claim to the origin of the idea of advanced registry. It 

 seems to have existed in many minds in a nebulous form; in fact, it was hinted 

 at in some of our leading agricultural journals. If I can claim any credit, it is 

 only that of having given distinct form to it. And in this I must say that I 

 think Gerrit S. Miller, Cornelius Baldwin, W. G. Powell, E. A. Powell, and per- 

 haps others, are deserving of quite as much credit as myself. After it was thus 

 given form it would have failed, for a time, had it not received the support of 

 such men as T. G. Yeomans and W. Brown Smith. My confidence in advanced 

 registry has always been unlimited, and now I look forward to a necessary 

 adoption of its fundamental principles by breeders of all kinds of thoroughbred 

 stock. It must be so, and in the near future, for this simple reason: As such 

 stock multiplies, two opposite movements are constantly going on one of 

 improvement, the other of degeneration: the former in the hands of skillful 

 breeders, the latter in the hands of unskillful breeders; the difference between 

 the extremes constantly widening, until, on the one hand, it is no better than 

 scrub stock, while on the other it is royal in character. As time goes on a sep- 

 aration in registry as well as in character is inevitable, and the easiest and 

 most natural way by which it can take place is through a system of advanced 

 registry." 



MR. EDGAR HUIDEKOPER of Meadville, Pa., was born in Meadville March 10, 

 1845, attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, 1862-1864, graduated at Harvard, 

 1868, and took a degree of A. M., 1871. He has been secretary and treasurer of 

 The Meadville Agricultural Works ; assistant treasurer of the Meadville Theo- 

 logical School, 1869, and treasurer since October 4, 1879 ; secretary of the Mead- 

 ville Water Company since 1886 and treasurer since January 2, 1894 ; president 

 of Spencer Hospital, Meadville, since 1888 ; president Holstein-Friesian Associ- 

 ation of America, 1889-1890 ; president Meadville, Conneaut Lake & Linesville 

 railroad, 1891 ; treasurer Meadville Conservatory of Music since 1890. 



Mr. Huidekoper has been one of the most extensive importers of Holstein- 

 Friesian cattle, going to Holland for this purpose no less than eight times, and 

 bringing over 312 very choice animals. 



On March 31, 1878, Mr. Huidekoper imported two bulls, Akkerman, 461, 

 and Anton, 462, and ten heifers, among them the well known Violet, 743, and 

 Hykolina, 746, Wilhelmina, 739, Cecilia, 748, and Saapke, 736, all having made 

 large records. On December 5, 1878, he imported four bulls and four heifers, 

 including Wouter, 460. On November 10, 1881, he imported two bulls and 

 twenty-one cows and heifers, including the beautiful show cow Klara, 3020. 

 On September 18, 1882, he imported two bulls and thirty-two heifers, including 

 Peterina, 2960, a successful prize winner. On December 8, 1883, he imported 

 nine cows and ninety-two heifers, among which was Cybele, 5291, now having 

 a record of 100^ Ibs. of milk in a day. On February 27, 1884, he imported 100 

 cows and heifers, Including the grand cows, Jenny Wren, 10377 (Isabella, 885 

 N. R. S.), and her dam, Isabella, 884 N. R. S. On September 29, 1884, he 

 imported thirty-four cows and heifers. On May 7, 1885, he imported the cele- 

 brated prize bull of Holland, De Brave Hendrik. 



In 1880 when on a visit to Gerrit S. Miller, of Peterboro, N. Y., Mr. Huide- 

 koper saw Billy Boelyn, 189, and quietly determined to own him when possible. 

 After waiting two years he found Mr. Miller ready to name a price on the bull, 

 and Mr. Huidekoper immediately bought Billy Boelyn, which he showed with 

 such wonderful success through the seasons of 1882-83. Upon this remarkable 

 trip the following list of prizes was won with this bull, viz.: Billy Boelyn, with 

 his herd, winner of the gold medal prize for tbe best herd at New York 

 State Fair, 1880; first prize, Ohio State Fair, 1882; first prize, Pennsylvania State 

 Fair, 1882; first prize, best bull, any age, Pennsylvania State Fair, 1882; first 

 prize, sweepstakes herd (one bull and four cows), Pennsylvania State Fair, 

 1882; first prize, Mahoning and Chenango Valley Fair, 1882; first prize, sweep- 

 stakes best herd, Mahoning and Chenango Valley Fair, 1882 ; first prize sweep- 



