l88 HEREFORDS. 



trouble if I thought all would join in working out the truth, and afford 

 the work sufficient patronage to cover its expenses." While some few 

 of the breeders were willing to aid in the support of the work, the inter- 

 est was not general enough to induce Mr. Eyton to continue his labors. 

 In 1856, Mr. W. Styles Powell purchased the copyright, and published 

 the first part of volume III., containing 236 pedigrees. July i5th, 1857, 

 a letter to the Herefordshire Agricultural Society was read, from Mr. 

 Underwood, solicitor to Rev. W. Powell uncle to W. S. Powell stating 

 that the cost of the Herd Book to his late nephew was ^30 ; yet he was 

 willing to place the work as it then stood in the hands of any gentleman 

 recommended by the society on payment of jQio. Mr. Powell's offer 

 was accepted, and Mr. Thos. Duckham was requested to carry on the 

 publication of the Herd Book. The conditions were that he should pub- 

 lish it annually, and that an entrance fee of one shilling (25 cts.) should be 

 paid for each head of stock entered. Mr. Duckham proceeded to revise 

 and reprint the first portion of Volume III., adding a second part for 

 bulls and a third part for cows, with their produce ; and in September, 

 1858, the revised volume was issued. In 1859 Volume IV. appeared, 

 with a list of 247 subscribers ; and Volume V. followed in 1862, with a 

 list of 317. Mr. Duckham continued the work on his own responsibil- 

 ity until Volume IX. was issued, when March 5, 1878 the Here- 

 ford Herd Book Society was formed, and the Society purchased the 

 copyright, becoming responsible for its publication through an editing 

 committee, of which Mr. Duckham was an active and influential mem- 

 ber until his resignation, which occurred about six years ago. Vol- 

 ume XVII. of the Herd Book was issued in 1887. 



While Mr. Duckham was editor and publisher, he gave a large por- 

 tion of his time to the advancement of Hereford interests, and the 

 breeders of England and America owe much to him for the records and 

 data that have been preserved to the breed. 



In Scotland, Ireland, Australia, South America and the island of 

 Jamaica, Hereford cattle are now well-known, and rank second to none 

 in public favor for early and economic production of beef. 



IMPORTATION TO, AND BREEDING IN, THE UNITED STATES. 



The Hon. Henry Clay brought two bulls and two heifers to this 

 country in 1817; one bull and the two heifers reached Kentucky, and con- 

 tributed to the improvement of beef cattle in that state. In 1824 Admi- 

 ral Coffin brought to Massachusetts the Hereford bull Sir Isaac. The 

 bull was owned for several years by Isaac C. Bates, of Northampton, 

 Mass., and was used on the cows in that vicinity with the uniform testi- 

 mony that for all purposes combined, his produce formed the best stock 

 ever kept in that neighborhood. In 1839-40 a large number of Here- 

 ford cattle were imported by Mr. William Sotham, of Albany, N. Y. 



