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Talulatcd summary of tlie special breeds of British cattle, #c. Continued. 



HEREFORD CATTLE. 



REPORT OF CONSUL LATHROP, OF BRISTOL. 



1 have the honor to inclose a report on Hereford cattle in answer to 

 Department circular of the 18th of July, 1883. 



This consulate has in its immediate vicinity three breeds of cattle, 

 viz, Devons, a fine tribe of Short-horns, and Herefords. 



I have selected the latter breed as the subject of my report, to the 

 exclusion of the other two, for the following reasons : (I) On account of 

 the wide celebrity already enjoyed by these two breeds, making a report 

 unnecessary ; and (2) on account of the fact that the Hereford seems to 

 be, of all breeds in the United Kingdom, the one most suited to the needs 

 of the stock of the United States. 



While much of what I have written is undoubtedly familiar to our 

 breeders, yet I trust that this report may contribute somewhat towards 

 diffusing widely a knowledge of the great merits of this sterling breed. 



Hereford cattle in the herd are a peculiarly impressive sight. Their 

 grand development, their firm agility and light activity, their intelli- 

 gent faces and placid expression, and possibly more than anything else 

 their wonderful similarity to each other, all combine to make a spectacle 

 pleasing to even the most indifferent observer. He cannot fail to note 

 how closely they conform to a common type, and that type a striking 

 one. Its main feature is suggested when I say that they are oftener 

 spoken of as " white faces," or " red-with-white faces " than as Here- 



