OTHER EMINENT ENGLISH BREEDERS. 163 



British nation have joined with Nature in de- 

 veloping an agriculture that has proved fruit- 

 ful beyond compare in the production of im- 

 proved varieties of flesh-bearing animals. No 

 National memorial is needed to commemorate 

 the triumphs of men like those whose names 

 have been enumerated in this and preceding 

 chapters. They have won their way into the 

 memories and affectionate regard of the Anglo- 

 Saxon world in a manner at once peaceful, 

 practical and patriotic. Every man, woman or 

 child who sets tooth in savory sirloin or rich 

 roast "rib of beef" pays involuntary tribute to 

 the genius of those who led the early line of 

 progress in cattle-breeding in the historic con- 

 fines of York and Durham. 



