96 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



plane and values were moderate. The Royal show 

 cow Rosebud, by Sir Thomas, made 155 guineas to 

 Mr. Arkwright of Hampton Court, who called her 

 "perfection." Lord Coventry bought for 140 

 guineas the famous cow Giantess, which afterwards 

 carried Royal honors and gave birth to the noted 

 twins, Good Boy and Golden Treasure. Giantess 

 was at one time called the best cow of any breed in 

 England. The best bulls made up to 175 guineas, 

 but the 109 head of all ages averaged only 37. 



Benjamin Rogers. Wales did a lot for Here- 

 fordshire. About the year 1833 one Benjamin Rog- 

 ers began breeding the Herefords on the farm of 

 Doluggan in Radnorshire, adjoining Monaughty, 

 the home of the elder Rea, subsequently removing 

 to The Grove, Pembridge, which he made for- 

 ever famoTis in the annals of the breed. He recog- 

 nized first of all the rare merit of the blood of Hew- 

 er 's old Sovereign, his first stock bull being Sov- 

 ereign 2d (1739). He was followed by Charity 

 (375) of Jeffries breeding, got by Byron (440), 

 dam by Sovereign (404). Then followed a succes- 

 sion of sires of Hewer, Jeffries, Tully, Yeld and 

 other noted strains until in 1855 he sent his Pretty- 

 maid 2d to Mr. Turner's at The Noke to be bred to 

 Sir David (349), the progeny being the celebrated 

 Sir Benjamin (1387); but unfortunately for his 

 breeder this great bull was sold at an early age to 

 Mr. Rea as already detailed. He had sired Boling- 

 broke (1883), however, before going to Westonbury, 



