278 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
known as Guernsey Breeders’ Journal has been published, 
and a department of the herd register is maintained as an 
Advanced Register. At the present time there are 497 
active members of the American Guernsey Cattle Club 
and some 3400 breeders of Guernseys. The headquarters 
of the club are at Peterboro, New Hampshire. 
Literature. — Hazard, The Jersey, Alderney and Guernsey Cow, 
Philadelphia (1872); herd register of the American Guernsey Cattle 
Club; Guernsey Breeders’ Journal, Published by the American 
Guernsey Cattle Club. 
Ho.stEIn-FRIESIAN CaTTLE. Plate XI. Figs. 47, 48. 
By Solomon Hoxie 
312. The Holstein-Friesian breed of cattle is the Ameri- 
can representative of the great lowland race of cattle 
found on the rich alluvial land in Europe, bordering the 
eastern shores of the North sea. It is a dairy breed, 
exclusively, in this country. 
313. History in Europe. — The Holstein-Friesian cattle 
originated with the ancient Friesland people, a tribe 
which, at the time of our earliest historical knowledge of 
it, occupied the shores of the North sea, between the river 
Ems fand the Rhine. The Friesians were the oldest in- 
habitants of Holland, and were known as herdsmen, 
hunters and fishermen. Their history dates as far back 
as three hundred years before Christ. The Batavians 
came two hundred years later. They were likewise herds- 
men, but occupied themselves more particularly with 
hunting and fishing. Tacitus says of the Friesians and 
Batavians: ‘‘ They owned cattle, not excelling in beauty, 
but in number.” The present farmers of North Holland 
