456 THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



PLATE II. 

 CARLISLE; A Hereford Cow. 



THE PROPERTY OF THE BIGHT HONOURABLE LORD BERWICK, OF CRONKHILL, SHREWSBURY. 



Carlisle, bred by Lord Berwick and calved in 1854, was got by Albert Edward (839), dam Silver, 

 by Emperor (221). 



Albert Edward, also bred by Lord Berwick, was the first prize aged bull at the Royal Agricultural 

 Society's Meeting at Gloucester. 



Carlisle has never been exhibited but three times, and on every occasion at the great National Meet- 

 ings of the Royal Agricultural Society. 



In 1855, at the city from which she takes her title, she won the first prize of £lO as the best 

 yearling heifer. 



In 1856, at Chelmsford, she took the first prize of £15, as the best heifer in calf. 



In 1857, at Salisbury, she took the first prize of £20, as the best cow in milk. 



There never was a better Hereford cow shown than Carlisle. It would be difficult to find any 

 fault with her. She is extraordinarily level and handsome, of compact symmetrical form, deep in 

 her frame, and a most superior "handler." She has a capital head, with horns fine and waxy— one 

 drooping and the other up. She is full in the chest, good in the girth, has not very prominent 

 but well covered hips, and a famous loin. In fact, for symmetry and quahty, and as a perfect specimen 

 of her breed, Cai4isle stands deservedly high as a prize animal. 



"The origin of the Herefords," says Cecil in his recently pubhshed Hints on Agriculture, " is 

 not accurately known, though it is related that they were imported from Flanders some two cen- 

 turies ago. Whether there is any truth in this I will not presume to offer an opinion, or whether 

 the report originated in the circumstance that cattle of a similar description are depicted in old 

 Flemish paintings. This, at least, confirms that they had in Flanders cattle similar in appearance. 

 From what cause it is difficult to explain, this breed has not hitherto received equal attention and 

 patronage that the short-horns have enjoyed. In the county from whence the title is derived, and in 

 the adjoining counties of Salop, Worcester, and Radnor, this breed flourishes most conspicuously 

 upon its own real merits. It has for many years been held in the highest esteem ; aud although the 

 banners of fashion hj^ve not waved over it so extensively as the short-horns, some of the best 

 judges give it precedence. The splendid animals which have of late years been exhibited at different 

 agricultural meetings by Lord Berwick, of Cronkhill, near Shrewsbury; Mr. Walter Maybery, of 

 Brecon; Mr. Carter, of Doddington, near Ludlow; Mr. Price, of Pembridge; Mr. Daniel Burnett, of 

 Turnstone, near Hereford; Mr. W. Racster, of Thringhill, Hereford; Mr. Samuel Walker, of Urwick, 

 near Ludlow; Mr. Tudge, of Ashford, and many other gentlemen and farmers, have maintained for 

 this excellent breed of cattle the high repute that it justly merits. It may be here remarked, 

 that when prizes have been given at agricultural exhibitions for the best animals in any of the classes 

 of Short-horns, Herefords, and Devons, that the Herefords have had their share of awards; and, in 

 some instances, when preferences have been given to the short-horns by the judges, public opinion has 

 reversed the decisions. 



" Irrespective of the Herefords which are exhibited at the meetings, it is impossible to enter the 

 county, or the adjoining counties, where the breed is prevalent, without being forcibly impressed with 

 the general excellence of the common stock. Of course, some indifferent animals may be seen, but 

 they belong to small farmers and persons who do not possess the taste or judgment to make better 

 selections. If it were possible to inculcate in the minds of such persorjs the difference in point of 

 value, and the consequent profit between good and inferior animals, it would be the readiest and most 

 certain step towards universal improvement in their stock, and in the cultivation of their farms; 

 but, until a more liberal and generally diffused system of education be introduced among that 

 class, those great objects will never be accomphshed. It may be accepted almost as a rule that the 

 more enlightened a man is, the more refined will he be in the selection of his stock and the cultivation 

 of his farm." 



