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

 1885. In 1 879 a number of men who had been importing and breed- 

 ing Dutch cattle and 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 Association 

 of North America. Since 1885, up to January, 1919, thirty-nine 

 herdbooks have been issued by the association and a total of over 

 690,000 animals recorded. Up to April 7, 19 18, the association 

 had a membership of 10,739. In 1892, as a result of dissatisfac- 

 tion, the Western Holstein-Friesian Association was organized, 

 and in 1894 published a herdbook, the only one issued up to 

 1 899, when the association consolidated with the Holstein-Friesian 

 Association of North America. In 1875 an association was organ- 

 ized in Holland under the name of the North Holland Herdbook 

 Association. In 1885 an American branch of this was organized, 

 and Volume I of the "American Branch of the North Holland 

 Herdbook" was published in 1888. The present-day leading 

 organization in Holland promoting the Dutch cattle, comparable 

 with our Holstein-Friesian, is the " Netherland Rundvee Stam- 

 bock," with headquarters in Friesland at Leeuwarden. Up to 19 19 

 this society has published fifty-five volumes of herdbooks. In 1909 

 the British Holstein Cattle Society was organized. By 1900 it 

 had 833 members, and up to 1919 had published nine herdbooks. 

 This organization later changed its name to the British Friesian 

 Cattle Society. There is also an organization in Canada, — the 

 Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, — founded in 1891, 

 which has published twenty-two herdbooks to 19 18. In 19 10 the 

 New Zealand Holstein-Friesian Association was organized. Besides 

 the above, the Holstein-Friesian Association of North America 

 publishes the Advanced Registry records, established in 1885, of 

 cows that have had official A. R. O. tests. This registry also con- 

 tains lists of sires of tested cows. The first volume was published 

 in 1887, followed by three other separate volumes, after which the 

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