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Ontario, Canada, began importing, and became a most important 

 factor in promoting the breed in that country. Later, about 1 875, 

 T. L. Miller of Beecher, Illinois, became interested. He was a man 

 of wealth and ability and did much to introduce Herefords into 

 the West, and insist on the public recognizing the merits of the 

 breed for the range country. Miller exhibited at fairs, and in 1877 

 his cattle attracted the attention of C. M. Culbertson of Illinois and 

 Adams Earl, Moses Fowler, and W. S. Van Natta of Indiana, all 

 of whom became noted breeders and importers. Culbertson, in 

 1879, imported thirteen head, and in 1880 over one hundred of the 

 choicest quality and breeding. Besides the above breeders, high 

 place in the development of the Hereford in America must be 

 accorded Thomas Clark, George W. Henry, George F. Morgan, 

 and George Leigh of Illinois ; T. F. B. Sotham, son of William 

 H., Gudgell & Simpson, O. Harris, and J. A. Funkhouser of 

 Missouri ; C. A. Stannard of Kansas ; John Hooker of Ohio ; 

 C. B. Stuart, F. A. Nave, and Clem Graves, of Indiana ; W. H. 

 Curtice and Giltner Brothers of Kentucky ; and H. C. Burleigh 

 of Maine, who was the leading breeder in New England. 



Hereford cattle of note in America date back in an important 

 sense only to the time of T. L. Miller. From about 1880 many 

 animals of much merit were imported. Among these history ac- 

 cords high place to Success 2, Sir Richard 2d 9/oa, The Grove 

 3d 2490, Sir Bartle Frere 6419, Garfield 7015, Anxiety 2238, and 

 Tregehan 6203. Among American-bred Herefords the following 

 in particular are of distinction : Fowler 12899 by Tregehan, 

 Anxiety 4th 9904 by Anxiety, Corrector 48975 by Harold 

 21141, Peerless Wilton 12774 by Garfield, Dale 66481 by 

 Columbus 51875, Earl of Shadeland 22d 27147, and Earl of 

 Shadeland 4ist 33478, both by Garfield, and Beau Donald 58996. 

 Dale and Earl of Shadeland 22d were without doubt two of the 

 finest show specimens of the breed ever produced in this country, 

 and each gave eminently satisfactory service in the herd. 



Hereford characteristics. This breed has undergone more of an 

 evolution and made more improvement than any other beef breed 

 in America, unless it be the Galloway. In 1788 Marshall gave 

 the following description of the breed, which sixty years later 

 Youatt stated was tolerably correct. 



