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interest of the bfeed, and to enable Mr. Miller 

 the better to enhance their popularity in Amer- 

 ica to entertain him at a banquet, and the 

 gathering took place on Wednesday last, Sir 

 Joseph Bailey, M. P., being the president, Mr. 

 Duckham, M. P., and Mr. S. Robinson (fl 232) 

 the vice-presidents, and the numerous com- 

 pany also including the Lord Lieutenant of 

 the County (Lord Bateman), Earl Coventry 

 (whom we are glad to see is lending the Here- 

 ford breed an increasing measure of his valu- 

 able influence), and the member for Leomin- 

 ster (Major Rankin) (fl 233) and generally the 

 leading breeders and farmers of the district. 



"The presentation to Mr. Miller consisted of 

 an illuminated address and a purse of 200 

 sovereigns; that to Mr. Morgan, of a very 

 handsome silver cup. (fl 234) * * * In 

 the limits of an article like this, it is impos- 

 sible to enter into a detail of the steps to bo 

 taken to raise the Herefords in universal esti- 

 mation; and indeed it would be uncompli- 

 mentary to assume that the breeders need to 

 be especially informed on this point. They 

 know what Mr. Miller intends to do with the 

 200 which they have presented to him, and 

 this is an example of what we mean. He in- 

 tends to form a herd to be known as the 'tes- 

 timonial herd/ and managed in a thoroughly 

 systematic way, with the aid of which he will 

 demonstrate, among our agricultural cousins 

 over the Atlantic, 'the capabilities of the Here- 

 ford breed.' They know, too, what Mr. Miller 

 has done in the past; how, in the face of strong 

 prejudice and the great power of Shorthorn 

 influence in America he has made the merits 

 of the Herefords felt, and by 'fearlessly pre- 

 senting' those merits has achieved successes for 

 the 'white-faces' which, ten years ago, would 

 have been thought impossible. 



"We would say to the English breeders of 

 Herefords, 'support, by all means in your 

 power, the hands of men like Mr. Miller.' ' ; 



The account of the presentation and com- 

 plimentary banquet to the writer was given in 

 the same paper, reporting the numerous toasts 

 and responses. Sir Joseph Bailey, M. P., the 

 chairman, proposed the toast of the evening, 

 "The health of our guest, Mr. Miller," in which 

 he made the presentation and closed by say- 

 ing: "Mr. Miller is already somewhat ad- 

 vanced in years, but when he grows to be an 

 old man, it will be a proud thing for him to 

 say that it had been his lot to reinvigorate and 

 improve the cattle and herds of America." 



Lord Bateman proposed the toast, "The 

 health of the breeders of Herefords in England 

 and America." In the course of his remarks 



he advised farmers to follow his example and 

 dispose of their half-bred herds in favor of 

 stock of the pure Hereford breed. 



HEREFORD BEEF IN NEW ENGLAND. 



Printed by the "Breeders' Journal" from a 

 New England paper: "Volumes may be 

 printed and read upon this subject, but the, 

 most convincing argument is that which ap- 

 peals to the pocket-book, and offers 8 l / 2 cents 

 per pound, live weight, for choice Hereford, 

 and but 4 cents for the scrub that has eaten his 

 head off in his maintenance. Hundreds of 

 practical instances may be seen on any cattle 

 day in our great markets. 



"There is a good profit in rearing good 

 beeves, and an absolute loss in keeping coarse, 

 inferior animals. As an illustration, quite a 

 remarkable steer was brought into Watertown 

 market two weeks ago by Wells and Richard- 

 son, raised from the calf by Joseph Nye, of 

 Fairfield, Me. This animal, a grade Here- 

 ford, though two months less than three years 

 old, weighed, when landed in the stock yards, 

 2,030 pounds. The purchaser was R. H. 

 Sturtevant, of the well-known Quincy market 

 firm of H. Bird & Co., dealers in beef. There 

 is no better expert in beef in this city than 

 Mr. Sturtevant, who pronounced this steer as 

 near perfection in shape and quality as was 

 ever landed for sale in this market. Mr. Hath- 



S[250 



ROMEO (6646) 6420, 

 At 18 months. Bred by T. J. Carwardine. 



away, -one of the largest dealers in cattle in this 

 market, was of the same opinion, and offered 

 81/2 cents per pound, live weight, for* the steer, 

 or upwards of $172, to ship to England; but 

 H. Bird & Co. wanted him at still a higher 

 price to cut up for their best city trade. Mr. 

 Sturtevant informs us that this fine steer 

 dressed 1,604 pounds, counting meat, hide and 

 tallow, a most remarkable result, showing a 

 shrinkage of only 21 per cent. The loins cut 

 from this steer weighed between 100 and 106 



