242 AN AMERICAN FARMER IN ENGLAND. 



After tea he walked with us about the town, and even took us 

 into the country, to see a small milk-dairy and orchard-farm. 

 The cows were of the Hereford breed, but not full-blooded, nor 

 have we seen many that were. Most of the cattle in this vicini- 

 ty have more or less of the marks of the breed, and their quality 

 is about in proportion to its purity. The poorest cattle I have 

 seen in England were within two miles of Hereford, but there 

 was no mark of Hereford blood in them, and they had probably 

 been bought out of the county, and brought there to fatten. The 

 best milkers on this farm were not the best-bred cows. The 

 average value of the herd was about 35 a-head. They were 

 kept in a long stable ; mangers and floor of wood, a slope of half 

 an inch in a foot to the latter, with a gutter in the rear. They 

 were entirely house-fed, on green clover. They were milked by 

 women, and the milk all sold in the town. 



Late in the evening, our host called with us on the Rev. Mr. 



, a right warm, manly, Christian gentleman, who, though in 



domestic affliction, on learning that we were Americans, received 

 us cordially. We found him singularly familiar with American 

 matters, both political and theological ; a portrait of Dr. Bush- 

 nell, of Hartford, along with that of Dr. Arnold, and other wor- 

 thies, was over his mantel, the last "New-Englander" on his 

 table, and a fragrance peculiarly adapted to make an American 

 feel at home, soon pervaded the atmosphere of his study. We 

 had a most agreeable conversation, and it was long before we 



could return to our hospitable quarters for the night. Mr. 



is an Independent, or, as he prefers to be called, a Congregation- 

 alist ; but is accounted somewhat heterodox, and treated with a 

 cold shoulder by some of the scribes and doctors of that persua- 

 sion, we were afterwards informed. 



When we came into the parlor, at half past seven next morn- 

 ing, we found a breakfast party met to greet us. Our host had 



