HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



EDWARD FARR, PRESENT 



OCCUPANT (1902) OF THE 



COURT OF NOKE. 



guineas ($625) in order that a five-guinea 

 ($25) medal might be given to the breeders of 

 the animals in each of the five proposed classes. 

 These were subsequently styled the "Bed- 

 fordian" plate and medals. The Duke of 

 Bedford was requested to continue president; 

 Lord Somerville, Sir John S. Sebright, Bart., 

 C. Callis Western, Esq., M. P., afterwards Lord 

 Western, Thos. Mellish, Esq., were elected vice- 

 presidents. Mr. Thomas, -of Bond street, was 



consulted respect- 

 ing a die with a 

 profile of the 

 Duke of Bedford, 

 for the Bedford- 

 ian medals, and 

 subsequently a die 

 was engraved by 

 Mr. Jos. Porter 

 of Fleet street, 

 from the original 

 model for a bust 

 by Mr. Nollekens. 

 Mr. Thomas un- 

 dertook to have 

 suitable articles of 

 plate on view for 

 the successful can- 

 didates to choose 

 from. It was ordered that the certificates be 

 delivered to the secretary eight days before the 

 show. 



1815. The Duke of Bedford was again elect- 

 ed president. Mr. Farey was elected treasurer 

 as well as secretary, with 40 guineas salary. 

 The rule requiring the dead-weights of animals 

 was rescinded. Resolved, That no animal once 

 shown be exhibited again except as extra stock. 



1816. Arthur Youqg, Esq., resigned being 

 a member of the club. The finances were in so 

 bad a state that the president proposed that 

 the club should not offer any prizes next year. 



1817. The classification of cattle according 

 to breed was discontinued. No prizes were of- 

 fered this year out of the club's funds, only 

 the Bedfordian plate and medals, value 25 

 guineas. Nevertheless, the judges reported fa- 

 vorably of the show. The Duke of Bedford 

 suggested "whether the ends for which the club 

 was associated were not sufficiently answered;" 

 but in case the club should judge otherwise, he 

 expressed his readiness to continue the Bedford- 

 ian premiums. Sir John Sinclair having ex- 

 pressed his anxious hope that the club should 

 continue its useful exertions in this time of 

 agricultural depression, it was resolved: 



"That it is the opinion of this meeting that 

 great advantages have accrued to the landed 



interests and the community in general from 

 the exertions of this club, which have tended 

 materially to increase the supply of animal food 

 of superior quality to meet our greatly increased 

 population and consumption. That the late 

 exhibitions, and the present one in particular, 

 show that the improvements in live stock are 

 yet in successful progress as to the essential 

 points of disposition to fatten, early maturity, 

 and consequent cheapness of production, and 

 that further and greater benefits may be ren- 

 dered to the community by the continuance of 

 these exertions; under these impressions it is 

 the decided opinion of this meeting that the 

 club should continue and receive the utmost 

 support from its members." 



1818. The prizes offered out of the club's 

 funds amounted to 50 without classification 

 as to breed of cattle, but with conditions as to 

 weight only. The Bedfordian premiums were 

 also offered as before. 



Resolved, That one steward retire each year. 

 That the judges be taken in rotation from the 

 list of names which shall be determined on at 

 the meetings of the club. 



That in future there be three judges of cat- 

 tle, and three of sheep and pigs, to be chosen 

 from the following lists, viz. : 



Experienced breeders and graziers of cattle; 

 experienced breeders and graziers of long 

 wools; experienced breeders and graziers of 

 short wools; experienced butchers in or near 

 London. 



That the stewards supply, as heretofore, any 

 vacancy that may occur by non-attendance. 



1819. That no exhibitor be allowed next 

 year to gain a prize in the same class in which 

 he has gained one this year, nor in future to 

 win in the same class any two consecutive years 

 (1165). 



That the sheep be shorn before the judges 

 award the prizes. 



A class for cows was re-instituted; the same 

 as in the year 1815. 



The secretary reported the death of Lord 

 Somerville, a vice-president of the club, and 

 one of its original members. 



N. B. From the prize sheet for 1819 it ap- 

 pears that an exhibitor was allowed to enter 

 two beasts in the same class, but where two 

 prizes were offered he was only allowed to gain 

 one. 



1820. Mr. Sadler was allowed to charge non- 

 members for the standing room for imple- 

 ments. 



Sir Joseph Banks, one of the original mem- 

 bers and promoters, died. 



1821. December 6, 1821. A letter was re- 



