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published the same year, containing the registration of 46 males 

 and 177 females, mainly owned in New York, with others scat- 

 tered throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, 

 Illinois, and South Carolina. The last volume of the herdbook, 

 numbered XI, was published in 191 7. This volume brought the 

 registration of males up to 1250 and females up to 2500. 



The popularity of Dutch Belted cattle has been based upon the 

 peculiar color combination and the picturesque effect of the same, 

 as seen in a group of animals on pasture. From a producing 

 point of view, as a dairy type the Dutch Belted has little to offer 

 in its behalf. Taking size and feeding capacity into consideration, 

 this breed without doubt makes a much poorer showing than any 

 other. However, there seems no reason why, through judicious 

 breeding and selection, a line of producers of real merit should 

 not be established that would largely dispel adverse criticism. 



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