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Lynch Court, whose challenges and aggressive work 

 in improving the breed in Herefordshire were nota- 

 ble features of the pre-herd-book days in England. 

 She was got by Expectation 1205, a bull of Jeffries- 

 Hewer derivation. 



These were the cattle mentioned on a preceding 

 page as having been exhibited at the Massachusetts 

 State Fair of 1858. They were bought by Mr. 

 Merryman some time during the year 1859. The 

 cow Milton was still breeding at the age of 16 years, 

 and her daughter Cora was 15 years of age when 

 she gave birth to Milton 2d. 



There was also bought from Mr. Sotham the 

 heifer Fashion 720, of his own breeding, got by the 

 Hewer-bred Charles 2d 1065. A bull calf Blenheim 

 1064, also bred by Mr. Sotham and sired by Charles 

 2d, was purchased, but the young imported bull 

 Curly 1561 from the herd of John Evans of 

 Knighton, Wales, sired by the Turner-bred Van- 

 guard 142, and also got from or through Mr. 

 Sotham was the first stock bull used. To a service 

 by this latter bull the cow Milton in 1863 gave birth 

 to a bull called Marion 1106, that was used for stock 

 purposes as the herd grew in size. 



Bulls from Stone of Canada. Like most of his 

 contemporaries in the business of trying to start 

 Hereford herds in the States, Mr. Merryman had 

 resort to Moreton Lodge. From Frederick William 

 Stone he had the bull Admiral 975, by Patriot 26 

 out of imp. Gentle of Lord Bateman's breeding, 

 and also the bull Canadian 968, by Commander in 



