508 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



to be mentioned again. In Sotham's possession an 

 interesting result of blood concentration was devel- 

 oped through the medium of Hawthorn. Mated to 

 Dr. Grove, by Eoyal Grove, she became the dam of 

 2d Beaubois Purity that produced to the cover of 

 Corrector such cattle as Protection, Protector and 

 Lady Plushcoat. 



About the same time that these four The Grove 

 3d heifers were sold to Mr. Culbertson Mr. Leigh 

 made a sale to Mr. VanNatta of the four fine im- 

 ported heifers Daisy, Border Queen, Sunbeam, and 

 Country Cousin, all bred by William Tudge. Speak- 

 ing of these Mr. Leigh says: "In my judgment no- 

 body ever had, from a breeding point of view, four 

 better ones. They had immense size, were full of 

 quality and had beautiful character. " They cost 

 Mr. VanNatta $600 per head, and contributed a val- 

 uable element to his herd. 



Carwardine Cows. In 1883 Mr. Leigh was a 

 liberal buyer at Carwardine 's dispersion, securing 

 20 head at a cost of over $10,000. Most of these 

 were sold shortly after importation. Mr. H. H. 

 Clough of Elyria, 0., who was engaged in founding 

 a herd at that old-time American center of Here- 

 ford activity and who afterwards became promi- 

 nent in the trade, took Henrietta 3d and Lady Love 

 that had cost 430 guineas in England. Mr. J. C. 

 Bertram of Aurora, 111., another of those who were 

 now becoming interested in Hereford breeding, 

 bought the promising young Wilton bull Sir Wil- 

 fred, which he exhibited successfully. 



