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The breeding power of the Holstein-Friesian and maturing qual- 

 ities are about average. The calves do not mature as rapidly as 

 most of the dairy breeds, but stand well in ability to reproduce and 

 give extended service in breeding. The heifers usually come into 

 milk at about 26 to 30 months old, though some prefer earlier. 



Among the great breeding Holstein-Friesian bulls special mention 

 should be made of the following as leading sires having numerous 

 officially tested daughters recorded in the advanced registry : Aaltje 

 Salo 3ds Tritomia Netherland 19856, De Kol 2ds Paul De Kol 

 20735, Paul De Kol 14634, Paul Beets De Kol 22235, Aaggie 

 Beauty 2d's Statesman 18 169 and Hengerveld De Kol 23102. 



Each of these bulls has sired a large number of cows that have 

 made tests, ranging from 50 with the first listed to 1 1 with the last. 



Holstein-Friesian families of prominence may be mentioned as 

 follows, though there are others of equal note : Aaggie, descended 

 from Aaggie 901 ; Netherland, from Lady Netherland 1263 ; 

 Clothilde, from Clothilde xy^ii ; Johanna, from Johanna 142 1 ; 

 Wayne, from Queen of Wayne 955 H.H.B. ; Pauline Paul, from 

 Pauline Paul 2 199 H.H.B. ; De Kol, from De Kol 2d 734 ; Schuil- 

 ing, from Schuiling 3350 ; and Pietertje, from Pietertje 2d 3273. 

 Each of these families has many distinguished representatives. 



Organizations for the promotion of Holstein-Friesian cattle first 

 developed in America. About 1872 a number of men in the 

 eastern United States, led by W. W. Chenery of Massachusetts, 

 organized the Association of Breeders of Thoroughbred Holstein 

 Cattle. In 1872 the first volume of the Holstein herdbook was 

 published. Nine volumes in all were issued, the last appearing in 

 1885. In 1879 a number of men who had been importing and 

 breeding Dutch cattle, who disapproved of the word Holstein as 

 being illogical and out of place, organized the Dutch Friesian 

 Cattle Breeders' Association and in 1880 published Volume I 

 of the Dutch Friesian Herdbook, of which four volumes were 

 issued, the last in 1885. After more or less friction, in view of 

 the fact that each organization was bringing over the same class 

 of cattle, a conference was held in 1885 and the two associations 

 amalgamated under the name of the Holstein-Friesian Associa- 

 tion of North America. Since 1885, up to January, 1905, twenty- 

 two herdbooks have been issued by the combined association. In 



