. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Dairy Suggestions from Europe. 199 energetic farmers keep their places in the best of condition, and drive to town in a substantial, well finished two-wheeled carriage, behind a sleek, chunky, active horse. A poor farmer is seldom found, as the life of the Hollander has been devoted to the one subject—dairying—and his education has been such as to make him appreciate the importance of thorough, careful methods. His children are well educated, and in some cases are sent to
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. Dairy Suggestions from Europe. 199 energetic farmers keep their places in the best of condition, and drive to town in a substantial, well finished two-wheeled carriage, behind a sleek, chunky, active horse. A poor farmer is seldom found, as the life of the Hollander has been devoted to the one subject—dairying—and his education has been such as to make him appreciate the importance of thorough, careful methods. His children are well educated, and in some cases are sent to another country to complete their study of for- eign language. From an agricultural stand- point, Holland is one of the most interesting dairy countries in the world. Though frequent- ly ignored by tourists, it is full of interest, instructive sights, and quaint old customs. Their conditions differ so markedly from ours in many re- spects that it is impossible for us to learn much from them that we can copy directly, yet there are many underlying principles which are worthy of our most careful study. The foresight shown by these people in providing per- manent roads, buildings and equipment for their dairy work, and many of their cleanly methods, could well be studied and copied on this side of the Rear view of farm buildings showing manure pile wliich is to be spread on tlie pasture in Augiist. PAKM MANAGEMENT. There is little grain farming or mixed husbandry in Holland and almlost no stock is to be seen excepting dairy cattle. Dairying is the principal occupation of the Dutch and the greater portion of the land is either in pasture or meadow. Milk production is practically a grass proposition. Plows and grain raising are almost unknown in the intensive dairy sections. The farms are much smaller than with us. They vary some- what in size wath the locality, but A familiar scene during summer in a usually Contain about tWCnty-flVe Holland cow pasture. hectares, or
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