The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-27
BrattIebOrO Local
BELONGS TO NEW ENGLAND.
Why II Should DO the Home OF the Hol
stein. rriesian Association.

The current issue Of The llolstein'
Fricsian Register contains the following
editorial Of local interest,
"During the consideration OF the
question of a permanent home for
the llolstein. Friesian Association OF
America, at the last annual meeting
of that organization, considerable dis
eussion arose AS 10 what the Empire
state has done and what the West is
now doing. TO entitle each to prece'
dence in the determination of the 10,
cation of the home. New England was
not mentioned ms deserving of such
/ honor; vet one cannot read Mr., Powell :
outline of the history of the llolstein
breed IN America, published elsewhere
| in this issue, without realizing the
strength of her claim to the true senti'
ment embodied in the idea which sought
expression M the meeting.
"The spirit of this great work was
unquestiOnablv born in little old New
England, and materialized there, TAX
/ ing permanent form and impulse under
the hands and minds of the early pio.
neers of whom Mr.. Powell speaks. He
tells ms that the first importations OF
llolSteins resulting in any permanenre
the first registrations of lIolstoins and
the first organization of ll0lstein breed
ers in America were made IN New Eng
land that the first herd book of the
breed was published in New England:
that the first American breeders of llOl.
stems. and the three secretaries of the
national association who have perform.
ed so much of the important work of
that organization, were all New Eng
land men, and that the first president
of the first association of purebred llol-
stein breeders in America was Winthrop
W. Chenery, a New England man.
mir. Chenery brought to his farm in
Belmont, Mass, in 1852, his first i'm
portation Of cattle from Holland. Prob
ably the first butter test of fIolstein
COW ever made was his test of the COW.
Texedaar, in which she produced IL
pounds, II ounces of butter in six days.
Mr.. Chenerv contributed to the report
of the United States department of
agriculture in 1864 an article on Hol.
stems which probably did more to create
interest on this subject throughout the
country than anything else ever pub
lished. He prepared the first volume OF
the herd book of the first Holstein
Breeders association of the country in
1872 and the second in 1875.
"Charles Houghton of Putney, VT,
and Boston. Mass. the first secretary
of Holstein breeders in this country,
was the first customer Mr.. Chenery had,
making his first purchase and founding
the Houghton farm herd in 1866 He
was the second man in America to es
tablish a herd Of Holsteins. He was
one of the five men, all New England
ers, who organized in 1871, the Associa.
tion of Breeders of Thoroughbred llol.
stein Cattle, thus starting the first pure
bred record of this breed in the world.
When Mr.. Chenery died, he took up the
work of preparing the herd books, and
drew the charter and bylaws for the
Holstein Breeders association. largely
eoneeiving and executing the plans
which have resulted in the success of
the present association.
eff the question of a permanent home |
for the association is one of sentiment |
and historic interest. surely loval hearts /
should turn unhesitatinglv to New Eng |
land and grateful hands should place
the monument on ground where these
brave and determined men struggled so
long against encouragement and criti-
cism to introduce into this country. the
noble breed of which we are now so
Justly proud; New England has given
freely. in this as in other undertakings.
TO the enrichment and upbuilding of
this great country She has lavished
her wealth of brain and Drawn upon
the undeveloped sections almost to the
point of elf,impoverishment But there
she stands serene while the fruits of her
sowing multiply in every state in the
Union; while her sons and daughters,
the length and breadth of the land. with
lingering, backward glances. hold her
in tender reverencel New England
The little old home of the nation!