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The distribution of Holstein-Friesian cattle outside of Holland 

 is mainly in Belgium, northern Germany, parts of Russia, England, 

 Australasia, Canada, and the United States. A few cattle of the 

 breed have also been exported to Japan and to South America. 

 In general only British breeds are kept in England, but Holstein- 

 Friesian cattle are getting quite well established in that country. 

 The breed is widely distributed over North America. For many 

 years New York State has been regarded as the great center for 

 Holstein-Friesians, but extensive herds are found to-day in Ohio, 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, 



and Massachusetts. 

 On the Pacific slope 

 there are superior herds 

 in California, Oregon, 

 and Washington. In 

 the South the breed is 

 steadily growing in 

 favor, but thus far it is 

 not prominent. In ex- 

 tensive dairy districts 

 and near large cities 

 herds are most com- 

 mon. Many public 

 charity, correctional, 

 and penal institutions 

 having farms maintain herds of Holstein-Friesian cattle. The 

 states of Ohio and Michigan own a number of noted herds of 

 the breed that furnish milk and butter to public charges. During 

 the year 191 7 the Holstein-Friesian Association of America 

 registered 88,276, which shows how extensively the breed is 

 handled to-day in this country. While not so well suited to hot, 

 dry climates and to rough, poor lands as some breeds, Holstein- 

 Friesians seem to thrive over a wide range. 



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 



Fig. 164. A prize-winning two-year old Holstein- 

 Friesian heifer in the Kuperus herd, Leeuwarden, 

 Holland. From photograph by the author 



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