432 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Anxiety had a most extraordinary covering of 

 back, loin and ribs, and was well let down in the 

 flanks. The hips were well covered, with good 

 length of quarter, although a trifle narrow at the 

 tailhead. He had a full twist but his thighs ap- 

 peared somewhat light. The hind legs were fairly 

 straight. He was distinguished above everything 

 else for a wealth of mellow flesh, smoothly spread. 

 He had no white "mane" the absence of which 

 some have erroneously thought indicates impure 

 breeding in a Hereford and weighed at full ma- 

 turity about 2,250 pounds. 



After the lapse of thirty years Mr. Powell's* com- 

 ment on Anxiety's conformation is as follows: 



"He had a splendid Hereford head wide between 

 the horns, and set on a short neck, with hardly any 

 white on top. He was wide between the fore legs, 

 with a good brisket, no loose leather. His weak- 

 ness, if any, was in his heartgirth. He was good 

 over the crops with a perfect back and loin. He 

 had a well sprung rib and a perfectly-set-on tail. He 

 also had good straight quarters and short legs, and 

 was a remarkably smooth bull. I think the most 

 he weighed was about 2,200 pounds." 



Culbertson's Importations of the Early "Eigh- 



*Powell was of course familiar with "Old Dick," Sir Richard 

 2d, and gives this description of him : 



"I remember him as a remarkably smooth bull, rather light 

 in color and not weighing- more than 2,000 pounds when fat. I 

 consider him one of the best sires of the breed. I fed out several 

 of his calves, both for T. L. Miller and for C. M. Culbertson, and 

 thev were always easily recognized by their smooth quarters and 

 splendid coats of hair. I believe he was the sire of more good 

 heifers than bulls. However, in either case he was hard to beat. 



The old bull did not have the best of dispositions. While at 

 Beecher he one day nearly "got" his man. One of the helpers 

 had undertaken to punish him for "bawling" in his box, and 

 "Dick" paid him for it. 



