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on the island. Some time before 1671, white faced cattle 

 were brought from Holland to Hereford, and some think the 

 Herefords get their white faces from these cattle. Late in 

 the eighteenth century, the common color of the breed was 

 red with a white face. As with the Shorthorn, a number of 

 men became noted Hereford improvers and did much for 

 these cattle. The Tomkins family is the most famous of 

 early days. There was Benjamin the Elder, who died in 

 1789, and Benjamin the Younger, who died in 1815. These 

 men produced many famous animals and did much for the 





Fig. 28. An exhibitor's herd of Herefords at the fair. Photograph by courtsey 

 The Farmer. 



breed. William Galliers, John Price, and John Hewer 

 also did much to improve the Hereford. John Hewer sought 

 for more size, quality, and uniformity of color. He bred 

 many famous animals during the middle of the last century. 

 Herefords were first brought to America by that famous 

 statesman, Henry Clay, of Kentucky. He took much 

 interest in pure-bred live stock. Mr. W. H. Sotham, a 

 native of Hereford, who emigrated to America in 1840, 

 brought some of these cattle to Albany, New York. Mr. 



