778 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



head with a plentiful supply of water at distances 

 not greater than four miles between watering 

 places. " 



Tod of Maple Hill. Prominent among the success- 

 ful cattlemen of the trans-Missouri country is W. J. 

 Tod of Maple Hill, Kans. Experienced in all the 

 varying conditions met with upon the range, as well 

 as in the f eedlots of the middle west, a familiar figure 

 at all our leading shows and markets, his experience 

 with the Herefords in connection with Mr. Fowler 

 cannot fail to be of interest. 



Mr. Tod originally came out from Scotland and 

 was for several years with the Prairie Cattle Co., 

 but subsequently formed a partnership with Mr. 

 George Fowler of the Fowler Packing Co. In the 

 year 1884 they imported from England a few pure- 

 bred Hereford cows, a few Shorthorn cows, one or 

 two Shorthorn bulls and a large number of Hereford 

 bulls, with a view to using the bulls chiefly on grade 

 cows. During the dull years of 1889, 1890 and 1891 

 they disposed of these purebreds and a few years 

 later started a herd of grade cows in northern New 

 Mexico using Hereford bulls exclusively. These cows 

 were ordinary Colorado range-bred cows, with the 

 exception of a few practically purebred Herefords. 

 They continued using Hereford bulls in this herd 

 until it was closed out on account of the land being 

 acquired at a price so high that it was thought it 

 could not longer be held profitably. The bulls bought 

 were chiefly of Gudgell & Simpson breeding, and Mr. 

 Tod was careful to buy no bull which was not strong- 



