CATTLE, HOLSTEINS. 
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«<A very excellent milch cow of the ‘Amsterdam race, fretr the royal 
cow stable in Eldena, which was brought with a few others to the Inter- 
national Exhibition, took the first premium for milch cows of the 
, Motherland race at the International Exhibition of live stock at Stettin in 
1865. This cow, fed in the stall only, gave in one year the great 
quantity of 6,142 quarts of milk, and kept up afterwards to 4,000 
quarts in an equal length of time. 
“To the breed of North Holland are nearly related those of South 
Holland and West Friesland, and differ perhaps only in that the latter 
arc larger boned, and in general of not so pleasing a form. In regard 
to their milk-producing qualities they are about equal. The manner of 
keeping the stock, and the use of the milk, is also the same, (in. : the 
manufacture of cheese, "while the calves arc raised and sold M young 
stock at high prices. From these threo provinces, the former two of 
which suffered so much lately from rinderpest, milch cows are bought 
for the best dairies in Germany. 
“ Holland cattle are well adapted to soiling, although at home they are 
accustomed to pasturage. They arc kept profitably on the latter only 
when its abundance facilitates grazing and makes corporal exertion unnec- 
essary. Therefore a great error would be made in placing- these animals 
on a scant pasturage, and they are not at all adapted to the pasturage of 
a light soil. Tho result of stall-feeding is more favorable, because proper 
care and fodder can be given the stock without its exertion. We have 
received from no other race an equal quantity of milk with the same feed, 
as years of observation in the cow stable of the Academy at Eldeua 
has shown. 
“ Three years ago (in 1865), different races were kept here, viz. : milch 
cows of Toudern and Breitenburg, in Schleswig-IIolsteiu, of Ayrshire, in 
Scotland, and of Holland. 
Yields of Milk. 
«« The yield of milk this year of these races was ! 
“1. Four Toudern cows gave 9,337 quarts, or an average of 2,334 
quarts, or 6 3-10 quarts per day for the year. Tho largest milker gavo 
2,345 quarts, the smallest 2,020 quarts. 
“2. Three Breitenburg cows gave 8,594 quarts, or an average of 
2,864 2-3 quarts, or 7 85-100 quarts per day for tho year. The larges* 
milker gave 2,946 quarts, the smallest 2,820 quarts. 
“ 3. Three Ayrshire cows gave 5,386 quarts, or an average of 1,795 1-3 
quarts, or 4 92-100 quarts per day for the year. The largest milker gava 
2,249 quarts, the smallest 1,415 quarts. 
