996 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



present time there are very few cattle in Rhodesia, 

 probably not more than 6,000 head in the country, 

 attributable to the rinderpest and South Coast fever 

 which some years ago decimated the herds of the 

 country to the extent of nearly 90 per cent. There 

 is some difficulty in introducing better blood into 

 Cape Colony on account of strict veterinary regula- 

 tions, but it is believed that the next decade will 

 nevertheless see a very large increase in cattle pro- 

 duction in various parts. 



