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stakes herd (one bull and four cows), Ohio State Fair, 1883; first prize, best 

 bull three years old and over, Tri-State Fair, 1883; first prize, best herd (one 

 bull and four cows), sweepstakes, Tri-State Fair, 1883; first prize, best herd, 

 sweepstakes, Mahoning and Chenango Valley Fair. 1883. 



The Bulletin of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture for 1882 reports: 

 "Before entering upon the examination of this breed the awarding committee 

 agreed upon the following rules, by which their decision would be guided: 



"1st. Considered in their relation to the dairy. 



"2d. Considered in their relation to the shambles. Any animal, in their 

 judgment, combining the greatest amount of excellence, viewed from this 

 standpoint, would be entitled to the first premium, etc. 



" The practical application of this rule tied the red ribbon on Billy Boelyn's 

 horn, the finest bull of the breed I ever saw. Short legged, broad, level back, 

 straight on rump, ribs well sprung, and covered with a mellow hide, resting on 

 wonderfully soft tissues. He is modelled more after the Shorthorn than Fries- 

 ian type. The second premium went to Mooie, a large animal of the true 

 Holstein type, one that has been a successful campaigner. Taken as a whole, 

 this was a fine show of Holstein bulls." 



Mr. Huidekoper states that Billy Boelyn has won more prizes and sired 

 more prize bulls and bulls which stand at the head of leading herds than any 

 bull living or dead. His weight in prime condition is 2,080 Ibs. Ten of Billy 

 Boelyn's descendants won prizes at the New York Dairy Show in May, 1887, 

 including Sir Henry of Maple wood, who with his get won the most coveted 

 prize offered, for best bull and progeny. He imparts his good qualities to his 

 offspring. His daughters are, as a rule, better milkers than their dams. Billy 

 Boelyn is the sire of Copia, 97 Ibs. one day, and 2,747f Ibs. in thirty-one days, 

 and sire of Pledge, 92| Ibs. in one day, 2,577| Ibs. in thirty-one days. No other 

 bull has the honor of two daughters which give 90 Ibs. of milk in a day. 



Mr. Huidekoper was awarded during the years 1879 to 1883 at the only State 

 fairs where his herd was exhibited, thirty first prizes in all classes, many of 

 them sweepstakes. In addition to these were 130 other prizes at county fairs, 

 and Mr. Huidekoper for twelve years had in his herd the great prize bull of 

 Holland, De Brave Hendrik, No. 199 N. R. S., 230 H. F. H. B., who won the 

 following prizes there: Committee prize, Alkmaar, March, 1882; committee 

 prize, Holland Agricultural Society, Gouda, September, 1882; prize bull, Alk- 

 maar, August, 1883; first prize, International Agricultural Exhibition, Amster- 

 dam, August, 1884; prize medal, International Agricultural Exhibition, Am- 

 sterdam, August, 1884. 



In March, 1883, the Committee of Agriculture selected fifty bulls in Hol- 

 land, and from those fifty selected and designated De Brave Hendrik as the 

 first and best bull to stand in North Holland. De Brave Hendrik comes from a 

 great milking family. He indicates the great milking tendency in his breed- 

 ing, and imparts to his heifers perfect model udders. His sons have teats like 

 heifers' teats. Mr. Huidekoper confidently believes that De Brave Hendrik 

 was the most magnificent Holstein bull in the world. 



Mr. Huidekoper is a breeder who always fully appreciated the saying that 

 "a bull is one-half of the herd," and, when Billy Boelyn increased in age, he 

 imported De Brave Hendrik, 230, the grandest bull that Holland could produce. 

 Billy Boelyn remained in the herd until fifteen years of age, and De Brave 

 Hendrik until twelve years old. Later bulls in the herd have been: Pietertje 

 Netherland, 12804, a descendant of Lady Netherland and Pietertje 2d; Violet 

 Prince, 4209, and Violet King, 4210, sons of the dairy queen, Violet; Peterina's 

 Billy Boelyn, 3156, a son of Billy Boelyn and Peterina, a cow who never met 

 defeat in the show ring. 



At the present time the bulls at the head of the herd are: Lady Fay's Monk, 

 17253, a son of Netherland Monk and Lady Fay; together with Brandi, 20770, a 

 double grandson of Billy Boelyn, and grandson of De Brave Hendrik. 



Mr. Huidekoper whose wide experience amply qualifies him to speak, says : 

 Holland, or Holstein cattle, combine more desirable qualities than any other 

 breed of cattle. Their color is black and white, in picturesque and distinct 

 marks, variegated or mottled. They possess wonderfully strong and vigorous 

 constitutions. They are extremely hardy and of healthy digestive organiza- 

 tion. Both bulls and cows are docile and quiet in disposition. They mature 

 early, both as milkers and as beef cattle. They readily adapt themselves to 

 change of soil and climate. They are unrivalled as milk producers, and as 



