HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



that herd possess first, second and third, does it 

 deserve recording in the Herd Book? I de- 

 cidedly say no. Such a herd ought not to be 

 countenanced by judge or breeder, and how 

 many coarse third-class and flabby second-class 

 bulls there are in the Shorthorn Herd Book, 

 with long pedigrees. There is no class of cattle 

 in the world so uneven in this important par- 

 ticular; therefore, what good is their pedigree, 

 which is intended to perpetuate uniformity in 

 good qualities ? The Herefords and Devons are 

 generally uniform in first quality, if descended 

 from proper breeders. 



It is no criterion that a man is a genuine 

 breeder because his name is puffed in almost 

 every paper by editors and their puffers. I 

 would rather risk a pedigree from a man whose 

 name is scarcely known at all. A good judge 

 can seldom be deceived in the true points of an 

 animal. And in these exciting times a large, 

 coarse Shorthorn bull in second or third class, 

 with a long pedigree, is a curse to buyer, seller 

 and the country. 



The late Mr. Bates, for instance, was puffed 

 as a breeder in the most extravagant manner; 

 and whose herd can show more unevenness than 

 his? He has sent to this country more coarse 

 second and third-class bulls than any other 

 breeder. His name and pedigree have created 

 a mania which I feel much inclined to say is 

 bordering much on lunacy. And as I am bound 

 to tell the truth, I think a pedigree from such 

 exciting causes, descended from such bulls as 

 the late Mr. Bates', are worthless. I would 

 much, rather trust my hand and eye, guided by 

 sober judgment, than such pedigrees, for there 

 must be something wrong in a herd possessing 

 three qualities. 



I think a pedigree from a man who advocates 

 in-and-in breeding ought to be avoided. I have 

 tried this ruinous experiment to my own satis- 

 faction, and when I come to a "deadlock/' as 

 many breeders have, I will mix with another 

 breed of cattle where I shall not lose my quality 

 rather than engender disease. 



W. H. S. 



I owe an apology to my readers for the hur- 

 ried way in which this paper is got up. The 

 next quarterly will explain all. 



(END OF PAPER.) 



After Mr. Sotham's dissolution of partner- 

 ship with Mr. Corning he moved to Black Rock, 

 near Buffalo, N". Y., and from thence to Gen- 

 esee Flats and to Owego, and finally to Islip, 

 Long Island, all in the State of New York, 

 continuing to breed Herefords. 



In 1850 Mr. John Humphries and Mr. Aston 



of Elyria, Ohio, imported the Hereford bull 

 John Bull (3885) E. H. B. and 464 of the 

 American Hereford Record, bred by Mr. E. 

 Price of Pembridge, Herefordshire, Eng., by 

 Goldfmder 2d (959) 474, bred by John Perry, 

 Macho warne; by Wichend (1118) 486, bred by 

 Mr. Perry; by Monkland 3d (1012) 498, bred 

 by Mr. Perry; by Monkland (552) 504, bred 

 by Mr. W. Perry of Cholstry; by Lion (335) 

 519, bred by Mr. W. Perry; by a bull of Mr. 

 Jeffries; and on his dam's side tracing to Sir 

 David (349) 68. Mr. Humphries also imported 

 Victoria 478, bred by Mr. Bowen of Markland, 

 Leominster, tracing to Old Court (306) 60. 



T. Aston imported the cow Duchess 15, bred 

 by Mr. Bowen of Markland. For continuance 

 of her breeding see Vol. 1 of the Herd Book. 

 Also imported Curly (801) 14, bred by Mr. T. 

 Roberts, Ivingtonbury, Leominster, Eng., trac- 

 ing directly to the stock of Mr. Benj. Tomkins. 

 From these herds H. and N. Abbie of Elyria, 

 H. Chappel, Thos. Clark, Thomas Cox, A. 

 Dyke, H. S. Kline, N. G. Porter, William Rich- 

 ardson, H. T. Smith, W. W. Aldrich and G. W. 

 Byers, all of Ohio, had stock from the produce 

 of these importations. 



Mr. Frederick William Stone of Guelph, Can., 



"SEVENTEEN" SHORTHORN STEER, McMULLIN. 



(Champion Chicago Fat Stock Show, 1881-2, bred by John 



D. Gillette.) 



imported in 1860 or 1861 quite a number of 

 Hereford cattle, (fl 79-80-81) Among the bulls 

 imported by Mr. Stone was Sailor (2200) 12, 

 by Severn (1382) 24, and he by Walford (871) 

 47. (fl 82) Mr. Stone's importation was large- 

 ly of Lord Berwick's herd of Shropshire, and 

 Lord Bateman's of Shobdon, Leominster, Eng. 

 Mr. Stone also bred Shorthorns, and while the 

 Herefords were his favorites, having both 

 breeds, he was not a decided advocate of one 

 more than another, but distributed much very 

 valuable Hereford blood. 



