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ers Burleigh conquered all obstacles and held, with 

 his large family, a prominent position in the com- 

 munity. 



In those days there were few Herefords in the 

 elder Burleigh 's country, but he was interested in 

 good live stock, and was considered a good judge of 

 quality and fond of possessing the best to be had. 

 Maine was then the home of many good Shorthorns 

 and his pastures and barns always contained repre- 

 sentatives of that breed. Gradually the Hereford 

 blood found its way into the herds of that state, as 

 already sketched, bringing always a hardiness and 

 feeding quality that rendered it peculiarly adapted 

 to the harsh climate and not over-fertile soil. Cat- 

 tlemen began to make comparisons, and soon the 

 ' ' white faces" were attracting attention everywhere. 

 On the Burleigh farm they found high favor. 



In 1852 John Eogers Burleigh moved west, taking 

 with him his two sons, John H. and Oilman S. An- 

 other son, Hall C. Burleigh, purchased the old farm 

 and followed in his father's footsteps, constantly 

 improving and increasing the cattle stock. In 1864 

 a larger and better farm was bought by H. C. Bur- 

 leigh, and with his cattle carrying the Shorthorn 

 blood, of which he was then an ardent admirer, the 

 1 'white faces" soon began to mingle. 



Few men in New England studied the relative 

 merits of the two breeds more carefully than did 

 Hall C. Burleigh. Buying and shipping to the Bos- 

 ton market cattle from a large territory and having 

 opportunity to study the cattle through all stages 



