Agriculture .. . reed stands very high in the popular estimation. 569. Hotstein-Friesian cattle — The native country of the Holstein-Friesian is a section of the Kingdom of Netherlands bordering on theNorth Sea, chiefly North Holland and Friesland. The farm lands in this 562 A GRICUL TURE locality are for the most part low and rich, producing large quantities ofluxuriant feed. The winters are long and severe, the summers compara-tively cool. The breed is without doubt a very old one. It is claimed thatits history can be traced back two thousand years. Certain it is that Hol-land has been noted
Agriculture .. . reed stands very high in the popular estimation. 569. Hotstein-Friesian cattle — The native country of the Holstein-Friesian is a section of the Kingdom of Netherlands bordering on theNorth Sea, chiefly North Holland and Friesland. The farm lands in this 562 A GRICUL TURE locality are for the most part low and rich, producing large quantities ofluxuriant feed. The winters are long and severe, the summers compara-tively cool. The breed is without doubt a very old one. It is claimed thatits history can be traced back two thousand years. Certain it is that Hol-land has been noted for its dairy products for at least one thousand , in his history of Holstein-Friesian cattle, writes as follows : — The preservation of the Friesian people and their continued adhesionto cattle breeding for more than two thousand years is one of the marvelsof history. Always few in number, the conflicts of war and commerce haveraged over and around them, yet they have remained in or near their. Fig. 179. Holstein-Friesian Bull, De Brave Hendrik 230, H. courtesy of H. E. Alvord, Chief Dairy Division, U. S. Dept. Agriculture. original home, continuously following their original pursuits. Their farm-houses are fashioned after the same general model, the one immense roofcovers everything that needs protection. Here the cattle find shelter dur-ing the long and rigorous months. Here they are fed and groomed andwatched for months without being turned from the door. Here the familyis also sheltered, sometimes with only a single partition between the cattlestalls and the kitchen and living room. Everything is kept with a degreeof neatness marvelous to those not accustomed to such system. The cattlebecome the pets of the household. At the opening of spring, or when ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 563 grass is sufficiently grown, they are taken to the fields and cared for in themost quiet manner. Canvas covers protect their bodies from sun, storm,and insects. The grasses
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