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that they have been used for dairy purposes for nearly fifty years on the 

 farm, and that he raises his calves by hand after a few days old. 



Mr. Jaines Mappowder, of Blandlbrd, Dorset, says that Hereford 

 dairies are becoming very common in that county; that they let nearly 

 one hundred cows to dairy people, and that if he buys one of any o 

 breed to fill up the number they always grumble. His sy bo let 



the cows at so much pr year, finding them in land and making the hay ; 

 the calves being reared by hand with skim milk arid linseed until three 

 months old, and they are then turned out to pasture. 



Mr. Olver, of Penhallow, Cornwall, says : 



I rear my calves on skim milk. ; 'ally said Hereford cows are bad milkers. 



That is contrary To my * by Mr. Cooke, of More- 



ton Honso, liad*xivt'n '14 point. . a, bred by Mr. Long- 



mero, Buckton, .Salop, gave i^.-jn.'irt* of mi!' -unds of butter per clay. 



From Ireland and Scotland reports show that excellent results have 

 been attained. It is fair : hat my own experience is contrary to 



the opinion that they arc boiler for the dairy than Shorthorns, as when 

 I was judge of cattle at Hereford, some few years since, there was a 

 milking competition, and wo. "had all the competitors in the class very 

 carefully milked, and both the first prizes were obtained by Short-horns 

 of high class pedigree, boating all competitors, even including Ary shires 

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THE HEREFOUD IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



The Hereford^ have proved themselves well adapted for foreign and 

 colonial countries. Mr. Stone, of Guelph, Ontario, says: 



I am an extensive li i - <!*T <;f Shorthorns, which breed I think very highly of; but 

 I have also pnrch.'isp.d SOUK* J It-nT'-rds from Lord Bateman's and Lord Berwick's herds, 

 nri(l}im.hihly plr>:;--i-d with them. Tlx> climate is very variable, varying in twenty 

 fonr horns from :',() to 40 degrees, and that the Herefords stand the changes equal to 

 any breed. 



Mr. Edwards, Knockalva, Jamaica, says that for many years they had 

 no change of blood till 1838, when Sir Oliver (1732) and Malcolm (1646) 

 were imported, and that they did the greatest service in the island; 

 that this breed are good workers, hardy, and of great aptitude to fat- 

 ten. Mr. Merryman, of Maryland, and Mr. John Johnston, of jtfew York, 

 testified to the breed standing the variations of the climate remark- 

 ably well. Mr. W. Daugau, from Hunter's Eiver, Australia, in addi- 

 tion to their feeding powers and hardiness of constitution, found they 

 were excellent in traveling long distances and that they would do from 

 250 to 300 miles better than any others. I have, therefore, shown that 

 the Horefords are admirable for foreign countries. Amopgst the most 

 noted strains of blood I find from Leopold (1) and Wellington, which 

 bull was sold in 1816 for 283, that the mottled faces are mostly de- 

 scended, and Victory, which was n dark gray, and Cotmore (37G),which 

 was JL white-faced bull, and Brockwcod, which was a light gray, were 

 all specially noticed in the iirst number of Mr. Eyton's herd-book. 



. Dixon remarks that there were not many points of difference be- 

 tv/een the dark grays and the mottle face's, the latter of which were 

 known as Ben Tomkins sort, and the Rev. Mr. Smythies, of The Lynch, 

 was one of the best and most spirited breeders of his day, and offered 

 to show a hundred 'Here fords against the same number of Shorthorns 

 from any herd in England. All these remarks show that much pains 

 and infinite care have been taken in perfecting this noble breed, and for 

 the best lines of blood the herd-book must be consulted. 



