HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Cows. Class for fat cows, must have had 

 three calves at least, 



1810. Oxen or steers. Class for any age, 

 classified separately, as according to breed, as 

 follows: Herefords, Longhorns, Shorthorns, 

 Sussex or Kent, Devons. Class for any breed, 

 5 years, above 100 stone (1,400 Ibs.). Class for 

 any breed, 5 years, under 100 stone (1,400 

 Ibs.). Cows. Class for fat cows, must have 

 had three calves. 



1815. Oxen or steers. Class for any age, 

 classified separately, according to breed, as fol- 

 lows: Herefords, Sussex or Kent, Devons, 

 Longhorns, Shorthorns. Class for any breed 

 under 5 years, 100 stone (1,400 Ibs.) or up- 

 wards. Class for any breed under 100 stone 

 (1,400 Ibs.). Bedfordian plate for oxen, 110 

 stone (1,540 Ibs.), or upwards. Bedfordian 

 plate for oxen under 110 stone (1,540 Ibs.). 



Cows. Class for fat cows that have had at 

 least three calves. 



1820. Oxen or steers. Class for any breed 

 under 36 months. Class for any breed, 160 

 stone (2,244 Ibs.), not exceeding 5 years. Class 

 for any breed above 120 stone (1,680 Ibs.) and 

 under 160 (2,240 Ibs.), not exceeding 5 years. 

 Class for any breed under 120 stone (1,680 

 Ibs.), not exceeding 4 years. Bedfordian plate 

 for 130 stone (1,820 Ibs.) and upwards. Bed- 

 fordian plate for under 130 stone (1,820 Ibs.). 



Cows. Class for any breed of cows that have 

 calved twice. 



1825. Oxen or steers. Class for any breed 

 under 36 months. Class for any breed 160 

 stone (2,240 Ibs.) or upwards. Class for any 



breed under 160 stone (2,240 Ibs.) and above 

 110 (1,540 Ibs.). Class for any breed under 

 110 stone (1,540 Ibs.). 



None of the above to have had cake, etc., pre- 

 vious to the September twelve-months preced- 

 ing. 



Cows. Class for cows that have calved twice 

 at least. Class for cows not spayed. 



1830. Oxen or steers. Class for any breed 

 under six years. Class for any breed or age, 

 160. stone (2,240 Ibs.) or upwards, that have 

 had no cake, corn, etc., before August 1st, 1830. 

 Class for any breed under 160 stone (2,240 

 Ibs.) and above 120 stone (1,680 Ibs.), no cake, 

 etc., as above. Class for any breed under 120 

 stone (1,680 Ibs.), no cake, etc., as above. 



Cows. Class for cows that have calved twice 

 at least. Class for cows of any age, must have 

 calved once in years 1828-29, and not been 

 dried last time previous to November 1st, 1829. 

 Class for cows or heifers not eligible as above, 

 freemartins and spayed heifers not qualified. 



1835. Oxen or steers. Class for any breed 

 under 5 years. Class for any breed under 6 

 years, 90 stone (1,260 Ibs.) and upwards, no 

 cake, etc., previous to August 1st, 1835. Class 

 for any breed under 5 years, under 90 stone 

 (1,260 Ibs.) and above 70 stone (980 Ibs), no 

 cake, etc., as above. Class for any breed not 

 more than 4 years, 3 months, under 70 stone 

 (980), no cake, etc., as above. 



Cows. Class for cows under 5 years. Class 

 for cows 5 years and upwards. Freemartins 

 and heifers not qualified. 



LORD BATEMAN, 1826-1901, LORD LIEUTENANT OF 



HEREFORDSHIRE, 1852-1901, THE CELEBRATED 



BREEDER OF HEREFORD CATTLE. 



