116 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



may indeed be said to have burst into full flower. 

 The cumulative result of a century of devotion to 

 the evolution of a heavy flesh-carrying type was in 

 her exemplified in startling fashion. The advocates 

 of other breeds confessed now that the Hereford had 

 indeed "arrived," and America, the Shorthorn 

 stronghold, was beginning to take notice. 



Among the first good stock-getters used at Winter- 

 cott were Croft (937), Tudge's Adforton (1839), a 

 Eoyal winner, and Monkhouse's Tom Boy (354), by 

 Sir Thomas. Upon the death of Mr. Edwards the 

 herd was carried on by Mrs. Edwards, assisted by 

 Mr. Edwards' nephew, Mr. Allen Edwards Hughes, 

 who in 1881 came into full possession of the cattle. 

 Under his management the renowned Grove 3d bull 

 Rudolph was acquired from Mr. Turner. He was 

 one of the celebrities of his day, and along with his 

 noted sons Sergeant Major (9199) and Washington, 

 bred by Mr. Hughes, was sold for shipment to Amer- 

 ica. His career in the west will be referred to later 

 on. One of the most noted breeding cows of her day 

 was Plum 3d by Commander (4452), of the Winter- 

 cott herd. She produced in succession the bulls 

 President (6111), imported by Hon. M. H. Cochrane, 

 Iroquois by Lord Wilton, sold to Mr. Arkwright, and 

 Washington by Rudolph. 



Roberts of Ivingtonbury. Mr. Roberts attained 

 place in the Hereford gallery of fame largely 

 through the production of the bull Sir Thomas 

 (2228), heretofore mentioned as one of the premier 

 breeding bulls of the period first preceding the ad- 



