Holstein Association launches centennial observance
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - In 1985,
the Holstein Association of
America will celebrate 100 years of
developing a dairy breed which
has startled the world with its
superior performance as a food
supplier.
To recognize the remarkable
growth in the U.S. Holstein breed
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and to commemorate the an
niversary, the Association has
announced several special events
planned for the coming year:
* Centennial Convention,
scheduled for the Parkview Hilton,
Hartford, Conn., June 23-26, 1985.
Four thousand members and 300
international guests are expected.
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* Convention Host Day Trip to
Brattleboro, slated Tor June 24,
1985. The New England Holstein
Association, host for the 1985
Convention, is planning three tour
options for members, including a
trip to the home office.
• A new Association movie will
be released during the centennial
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year. It will feature individual
member benefits provided by the
marketing and management
services of the Association.
* A selection of centennial
commemorative keepsakes has
been designed and made available
to members. The com
memoratives include prints of
original paintings, caps, bumper
stickers, T-shirts, milk mugs,
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jewelry, desk ornaments, and
Holstein model cow desk lamps.
• Holstein WORLD is publishing
a new history book which will
cover the first 100 years of the
Association, along with facts on
evolution of public auction sales,
show winners, state associations,
breed publications and influential
sires and cow families.
The Holstein Association Cen
tennial provides an opportunity for
its members and others to tell a
story that’s been 100 years in the
making. It is a colorful history,
rich in innovation and
achievements which have built a
recognized position of world dairy
industry leadership for the
organizatoin.
Early Importers Establish
Holstein Breed
In 1852, gentleman farmer
Winthrop Chenery of Belmont,
Mass, purchased a Holland cow
from a sailing captain and won
credit for the establishment of
Dutch cattle in this country. By
1861, Chenery had formed the
foundation of a Holstein herd.
Chenery continued to breed with
success until his death in 1877.
In 1869, Gerrit Miller of Peter
boro, N.Y., imported a bull and
three cows from Friesland. In
many respects this was the most
important of early importations.
The animals were prolific and
productive; among them was the
cow Dowager, a producer, in 365
days, of 12,681 pounds milk. It was
the first record for a complete year
to be made.
Need For Formal Holstein
Association
Anxious to protect and develop
the Dutch breed, cattlemen formed
the Association of Breeders of
Thoroughbred Holstein Cattle in
1871 with Winthrop Chenery as
president. At its first meeting, a
call was sounded for a Holstein
Herd Book to be published by
authority of the Association,
containing pedigrees of all animals
approved by the group.
And so it was, that the
Association published its first herd
book, recording 128 animals. It
later incorporated under the title
of Holstein Breeders Association of
America.
Breeders, dissatisfied with the
name Holstein as a designation for
these cattle, decided to form their
own group, the Dutch Friesian
Association, in 1877. After years of
rivalry, the two associations
settled their differences and
merged into one association. On
May 25, 1885, with 284 charter
members, the Holstein-Friesian
Association of America, Inc., was
founded in Buffalo, N. Y.
Some 7,700 Holsteins had been
imported into the United States
before importations stopped in 1905
because of the outbreak of cattle
disease in Europe.
Today, Holsteins produce 90% of
all milk consumed in the U.S.
Unexcelled production, physical
adaptability to commercial con
ditions and greater income over
feed costs contribute to this
popularity and dominance of the
breed.
While in 1885, a few Holsteins
were recognized for top annual
milk yield per cow of 12,000
pounds, today the stars of the
breed range well over 50,000
pounds per cow annually.
The original 128 registered
animals recorded at the beginning
of the Holstein Association herd
book have now reached an ac
cumulative 14 million Holsteins
with registry certificates.
The Association has its home
office in Brattleboro, Vt., with four
area offices in Pa., Ky., Wis. and
Colo. Consultants and animal
classifiers serve a large portion of
the current 44,000 members. The
size of its membership makes the
Association the world’s largest
livestock organization active in
domestic and international -herd