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HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



years old and under three, Percy Reynolds; 

 heifer one year old and under two, F. S. Rey- 

 nolds first, W. McLeod, second; heifer calf six 

 months old and under twelve, F. S. Reynolds 

 first, H. McLeod second." 



THE "BREEDERS' JOURNAL" ON AUSTRALIA. 



Commenting upon the Hereford situation in 

 1884, we said in the "Breeders' Journal": 

 "Australia is the one competitor with the 



SIR EVELYN (7263) 9650. 

 Bred by T. J. Carwardine. 



American continent for the European trade. 

 The inland lines on which cattle must be 

 moved in Australia are as long and as expensive 

 as those in America. The water transportation 

 is an average of twelve weeks or more, while 

 the water transportation from America is less 

 than that many days.. The quality of the Aus- 

 tralian cattle to-day is better than that of the 

 American cattle from the plains. This gap 

 must be closed; that is, the quality of the plains 

 cattle must be improved, and this can be done 

 no war better than by use of Hereford blood. 

 This for two reasons ; there is no other race of 

 cattle so hardy, and which adapt themselves 

 so well to the conditions to which cattle must 

 live under as the Herefords. And whatever 

 may be said of other breeds claiming merit for 

 this purpose on the ground of grazing, there 

 are ho other cattle in the world that can com- 

 pare with the Herefords. This being true the 

 future of Hereford breeding is a sure success. 

 "When these facts are fairly considered and 

 the other facts that are behind these there is 

 a certain and sure profit in the bullock breed- 

 ing, we can say to all inquirers as to the fu- 

 ture outcome of Hereford breeding, make it as 

 large as you can, as successful as you can, and 

 you will always find very large returns." 



A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA. 



V? : e received the following from Mr. Price: 

 "T. L. Miller: I must now tell you that I 



have had an oil painting taken of two of my 

 breeding cows. They were full sisters, got by 

 a Lord Ashford bull. I have sent you a rough 

 copy of them, as 1 want you to tell me what 

 you think of them. They were taken at the end 

 of the summer, when they had nothing but dry 

 grass for the last five months. They have never 

 tasted a bit of anything in their lives but what 

 they got from pasture, where all my herd run 

 together. You will see that Effie 2d is in bet- 

 ter condition than Sturt Pea, as she did not 

 suckle her calf. Sturt Pea suckled a great calf 

 all through the summer. I do not know, but 

 I think I never saw a better Hereford cow than 

 Effie 2d in my lifetime. Most of my cows and 

 heifers are descended from the same strain as 

 these two cows. I think I told you in my last 

 that I had offered ten two-year-old heifers for 

 25 guineas each. The gentleman took them and 

 four bull calves to commence a Hereford herd. 

 I hope they will manage them well; they are 

 a grand lot. I must now close, hoping this will 

 find you well. I am now far gone in my eight- 

 ieth year, enjoying first-rate health, taking 

 pleasure in my 'white-faces/ as I have got them 

 to such perfection. 



"Yours very truly, CHAS. PRICE. 

 "Hindmarsh Island, Australia, 

 "April 27, 1885." 



The pictures spoken of were received in good 

 order and they certainly represented grand 

 specimens of beef cows. It hardly seemed pos- 

 sible that they have not been fed grain. They 

 were an inspiration to make it a life-work to 

 breed as good Hereford cattle as has Mr. Price. 

 What can be more satisfactory than for a man 

 to have around him a herd of cattle that he has 

 bred himself, which for massive beef qualities 

 cannot be excelled. 



LIGHT ON THE AUSTRALIAN SITUATION. 



"Editor 'Breeders' Journal': 



"I received a letter from you dated October 

 15, 1884, saying you have received my name 

 from Mr. Charles Price, Hindmarsh Island, 

 S. A., and a slip of the 'Queenslander/ con- 

 taining a letter of mine on Herefords from Mr. 

 A. J. McConnel, and I feel quite pleased to 

 think it was made use of by you in your 'Breed- 

 ers' Journal/ I would have replied to that 

 letter sooner, but wished to be in a position 

 first to give you an account of our doings for 

 half year just past on this station. I may first 

 inform you that we are experiencing our sec- 

 ond season of drought, and as the cattle in this 

 country on the large runs (ranges as you call 

 them) have nothing but the natural grasses to 



