INDEX. 



NOTE. The inverted P, or paragraph mark (1), is used in this work to indicate a portrait or picture. Wherever tins 

 sigu (1) is used, in brackets, followed by a number, it indicates the number of an engraving that appears in this work. These 

 pictures or engravings are arranged consecutively, with few exceptions, throughout the work. 



PORTRAIT OF T. L. MILLER Frontispiece 



INTRODUCTION. 



Page. 



Wellington Court, near Hereford 3 



New House, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire (rear view) 4 



Some Further Notes on the Origin and Development of the Tompkins Herefords, by W. H. 



Bustin 5 



f C. Alton Court, Dylwyn, Herefordshire 5 



' I). King's Pyon Church, near Hereford 6 



f E. Court House, Canon-Pyon, Herefordshire 7 



* F. Tablet of Benjamin Tomkins, !Sr., in Wellington Church, Herefordshire 9 



G. Tablet of Benjamin Tomkins, Jr., King's-Pyon Church, Herefordshire 11 



TJH. W. H, Bustin, Hereford, England 12 



CHAPTER I. 



FOUNDATION HEREFORD HERDS 15 



1. Scene in Herefordshire. A fertile soil and well conditioned cattle 16 



2. Typical Hereford Fat Oxen of the old-fashioned sort 17 



3. The New House, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire 18 



4. Benjamin Tomkius, Jr., 1745-1815 20 



5. Black Hall, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire 22 



6. Brook House, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire 23 



8. Wellington (4) 160, calved 1808, bred by B. Tomkins 24 



9. Silver cow, calved 1806, bred by George Tomkins 25 



10. Mr. T. C. Yeld, of The Broome 27 



11. Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., born 1759. . 28 



12. Wigmore Grange, home of William Galliers, 1713-1779 29 



I2a. William Galliers, Wigmore Grange 30 



126. Thomas Tomkins Galliers, 1902 31 



13. Wigmore Grange, seat of the Galliers family (rear vi-w) 32 



l'6a. William Galliers, Jr., of King's-Pyon, 1744-1*32 33 



136. Some of the silver cups won by the Messrs. Galliers , 34 



14. Mr. Henry Haywood, 1819-1902, whose family bred Herefords for centuries 36 



15. Hereford ox at seven years.v Champion at Smithfield, 1799; bred by Mr. Tully 37 



16. Downton Castle in 1775, seat of T. A. Knight 38 



CHAPTER IF. 



FOUNDATION HEREFORD HERDS Continued. John Price, of Ryall 26 



17. Mr. John Price, 1776-1845 39 



18. Ryall Court, Worcestershire, home of John Price 40 



19. Victory (33), bred by J. Price, calved 1839 41 



Young Trueboy (32) 630, bred by John Price, calved 1838 42 



21. " Poole House," Upton-upon-Severn, home of John Price 43 



22. Thomas Bates, the celebrated Shorthorn breeder 44 



23. " Croome Court," Worcestershire, seat of the Earl of Coventry 46 



24. The Right Honorable Earl of Coventry 47 



25. Woodstock (24) 164, calved 1833, bred by J. Price 48 



26. Maximus (1615) 1817, calved 1858, bred by 11 . H. H. the Prince Consort 49 



CHAPTER III. 



FOUNDATION HEREFORD HERDS Continued. Hewer Herefords 35 



TJ27. Characteristic Herefordshire farmyard 60 



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