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How did the Dutch ranch country get its name?
The Netherlands is a beautiful country, with tulips, windmills, and the vast pastures that attract people. There are many titles in the Netherlands, one of which is “The Country of Pastures”, which is a tribute to the Dutch livestock industry.
The Netherlands has a mild climate, abundant rainfall, and the advantageous terrain, so the pastures in the Netherlands are naturally very good. With 60,000 dairy farms and 119,700 farms in the Netherlands, it is not polite to win the country of pastures.
The Netherlands is the land of water, the land of flowers, and the land of pastures. On the green lowland between the canals, black and white cattle, black cattle with white heads, and black cattle with white waist and blue mouth, are grazing with their heads bowed. Some cows are covered with moisture-proof felt. The cattle graze and regurgitate, sometimes standing still, as if thinking about something. The calf looks like a noble lady and has a dignified manner. The old cow is like the parent of the herd, with great dignity. Looking far into the distance, all around are green velvet grasslands and black and white cattle. This is the real Netherlands.
The emerald green lowlands are embedded between the canals, and there are flocks of steeds, strong and strong, with legs as thick as columns, and their manes flying in the wind. Nothing could stop them from galloping to Utrecht or Zvole except the canals shrouded in deep weeds. The vast expanse seemed to belong to them, the dukes of the masters of this free kingdom.
There are also white sheep on the lowlands, at ease in the heavenly green grasslands. The black herd of pigs kept purring as if approving something. There are thousands of chicks and hairy goats, but not a single human being. This is the real Netherlands.
Only in the evening did I see them approaching in a small boat, sitting on a small bench, and milking the solemn and silent cows. The golden sunset was in the west, the whistle was occasionally heard in the distance, and then there was silence. Here, no one shouted or shouted, the bell on the cow’s neck did not ring, and the milkman was silent.
In the canal, ships filled with milk buckets drove smoothly and smoothly, and cars and trains were all loaded with cans of milk to transport to the city. After the car passed, everything was calm again. The dogs didn’t bark, the cows in the pen didn’t moo, and the horses’ hooves didn’t kick the barn of the stable. Sleeping livestock, silent lowlands, dark nights, only a few distant lighthouses flickering faintly.
Animal husbandry accounts for 50% of the agricultural composition of the Netherlands. The Dutch use the land unsuitable for cultivation to develop animal husbandry according to local conditions. Now they have one cow and one pig per capita, ranking among the most developed countries in animal husbandry in the world, second only to Denmark in animal husbandry.
In addition, the Netherlands has a temperate oceanic climate, with an annual average temperature of 0-15 degrees Celsius, uniform rainfall throughout the year and a rainfall of more than 1,000 mm, and its special soil is suitable for the growth of succulent grasses. The Dutch government adapted measures to local conditions and used favorable factors. The development of animal husbandry caters to the vast meat consumer market in Europe, so the Netherlands has made animal husbandry bigger.
One third of the Netherlands is pasture, mainly raising black and white cows. The dairy industry is quite developed. There are 60,000 dairy farms in the country, raising 4.5 million dairy cows. In animal husbandry, dairy cows and their dairy products account for more than 70% of the output value of animal husbandry, followed by sheep, pigs and poultry, meat and dairy products. Manufactured products are an important export commodity, and the number of farms is 119,700. It’s no surprise that the Netherlands is called the land of pastures.
