HOLLAND, 



517 



to £6 for a heifer; and from £6 to £7 10s. for a cow or bull, and in addi- 

 tion 10 per cent, primage and sufificient fodder for twenty da,ys. 



The average price of hay is $20 per ton, and of straw from $12 to $14 

 per ton. 



JOHTJT F. WINTER, 



Consul. 

 United States Consulate, 

 Botterdam, December 27, 1883. 



A. — Numher of cattle in the Neilierlanda. 



Provinces. 



Bulls. 



lB71-'80. 



1881. 



Milch cows. 



1871-'80. 1881. lS71-'80. 



Calves and 

 heifers. 



Fat cattle. 



1871-'80. 1881. 



Oxen. 



1871-'80. 1881. 



G-rouingen 



Friesland 



l>rentho 



Overyascl 



Gelderland 



Utrecht , 



ITorth Holland. 

 Sonth Holland. 



Zeeland 



ITorth Brabant. 

 Limbnrg 



Total.... 



1,795 



3,238 



308 



1, 072 



1,434 



1,079 



1,494 



3,005 



786 



830 



607 



1,787 



3,083 



472 



1,762 



2,074 



1,313 



1,538 



2,658 



975 



886 



634 



51, 187 



446, 255 



40, 007 



83,442 



06, 342 



00, 991 



109,482 



140, 564 



27, 149 



102, 359 



47, 403 



I 



43, 007 

 136, 798 

 39, 002 

 81,090 

 94, 920 

 60, 099 

 110, 760 

 145, 139 

 20, 024 

 99, 800 

 47, 003 



37, 252 

 64, 905 



24, 877 

 30, 900 

 71,790 

 21,170 

 30, 970 



49, 372 



25, 939 

 01,333 



50, 105 



40, 541 

 CO, 942 

 24, 312 

 38, 052 

 72, 10 

 22, 622 

 31,725 

 54, 348 

 27, 071 

 03, U19 

 20, 270 



7,571 

 4,075 

 1,173 

 3,024 



13, 220 



074 



4,714 



12,011 

 4,684 

 9,629 

 1,935 



8,009 

 4,559 

 1,325 

 2,8(17 



13,121 

 1,633 

 4,971 



12, 887 

 4,931 



10, 326 

 1,813 



40 



O 



30 

 1,325 

 1,847 



21 



115 



3 



28 



1,152 



1,713 



1 



2 



71 



4,215 



2,487 



10, 334 



17, 182 



911, 241 '884, 914 434, 025 



450, 567 



03, 470 



06, 524 



10, 010 



59 

 3,810 

 2,338 



B.—The increase (+) or decrease (— ) of cattle in 1881 against 1880. 



