5,~>0 CAT ILK AMJ DAIRY FARMING. 



that their favorite was the nc jtlia* ultra of a beef animal and that any 

 attempt to M|nal. much more surpass, it was simply ridiculous. The 

 Hereford* came, however, and t hey came to stay, and in the last few 

 Ye,i: - have >o piessed tin- Short horns lor their laurels that it has long 

 sinee i ( ascd to be a matter lor mirth with the Shorthorn men. As 

 nearly as 1 can <, r et at it, the comparative merits of the breeds are about 

 likeiiiis: The Shnithoni is the better lor stall feeding', the Hereford for 

 u ,i, mu. The Shoi thorn breeders generally concede this. I doubt if 

 i!,- Hereford breeders will concede anything. The Jlerefordson the 

 college farm are reported as follows: 



T' ; ' il 1 .- < \hi!ejted a \ TV clear and steady lino of conduct all throughout- 

 Nil ;r<i;ii>le in Lie. -}\;\, and no petting required. The Hereford is a good mother, 

 - c th' 1 I )evon in uur experience, and ahead of its dangerous compeers, the 



<: \.b.'rdM'ii Poll. We have been charged with partiality and lack of prac- 



experienee in ea! i !e life by one of our American critics especially in comparing 

 'i fords and Short horns. Thi-> is n.ot true, and I trust will never be so. As respon- 

 ! (lovernment and guiding a .irrand country it is above all things our 

 ; i i jtort jnsl lio\v ir is in every case no coloring, no exaggeration, 

 ill r>',ate:. leiii nt' ;;ii\ tiling whatsoever. To say more is unnecessary; to say 

 li-.ss \\ lt n lil savor ol' \vant of interest. The lien lord. I i-rpeat . has shown a uniformity 

 i;. cimdnei (jaite exceptional along with tlio Devon; without grain winter and sum- 

 n.i :. !ran ; epted. and the usual treat alter calving, the Hereford keeps fat on 

 pasture ,. ,<i in >faMe. ne\-er falling of!', even Avhen suckling, (ireedy enough, no 

 d'tubt down to the hur>e inanni'O not a specialty, as showing a want of something, 

 i-tent looking out tor liUinh* r oiie. We have no lireed, as a whole, nor in- 



ing on-eds, thai can tou;-h the Hereford in maintain ing ilesh on pasture. 



Tin- fattening steer from the Hereford bull and Canadian [native] cow is 

 fi'iitc characteristic. Tlie, marking is strong and uu'iuest ionable. The build is a 

 lit re ford in alnio^i every detail, the pig ham (as age advances), the round, compact 

 barrel, longish 1,1111)1-. doejt twist, and the general lo\v, chunky set of the whole 



'i'he Hcivfonls have been gaining very rapidly in form for the last 

 few vears. and are no\v in ^n-al demand as stock bulls on the ranches 

 and in tin; ;reai herds of the plains. One prominent Hereford breeder 

 says in a private note to me: 



V than one year there Irivehrrn live new breeders of Hereford's added to 



the li>i in i;i.\ imniediate. vicinity. The demand both here and in theWc.st is increas- 

 ing \ O'V la.-i . 



Anoilier. a breeder of both Slioi'thorns and Herefords, writes: 



My iiiiiu-es^iot! i- (although a Shorthorn I>rccdfr1 that the Hereford cattle are the 



be L r ra/.ers of any hreed. particularly for the Western States i. c., they will make 



In > f<u pasture (|iiickcr than any other breed: of good constitution ; suited 



Soiiiherna well a ^ t lie Western St a! es. They are yearly in greater demand. 



If we had lift;, i i :!: many, they would sell in the Western United States. In the 



I.,-; to ir vear'-i more Herefords have ler-n irnpoiied into Canada from England than 



any oih ; lin-i d. 



The Ileicford is invariably red, with a white lace. They numbered 

 in 111" province, in 1-SS'J seventy bulls and two hundred cows. 



Fora medium -si/ed be< iin^ breed, with a fairly good dairy attdch- 



it, 1 h<- I )evon.s have 1 ln-ir adinii crs. They are a very handsome race . 

 o!' e;ittlc. deep red, with line shapely horns, and of a very uniform ap- 

 pearaiH-e. l' (| i' v,orl;in.u- oxen they are nneipialed, bein^ always well 

 matched, strong, and active. They are hardy and hearty. The report 

 Ol'theiii from tin- A.-rrieultnral college is as follows: 



The remarkable feat i. re of the iJevon wiih us has been a uniform conduct no 

 comin'r arid going i:i any tiling, '"it an even run >!' breeding, health, ami good doing 

 nnder'all conditions. Snmin. r and winter t'n Devon i.-> equally at liome plump on 



