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Early nineteenth-century Hereford breeders of note are John 

 Price, John Hewer, and Thomas Jeffries. 



John Price of Ryall was born in 1776 and died in 1843. He 

 was a close friend and disciple of Tomkins the Younger, from 

 whom he obtained some of his best stock. He practiced in-and- 

 in breeding and developed a famous herd. One of his cows, Toby 

 Pigeon by Toby (5), was a remarkable cow, dropping him 19 

 calves. Nearly his entire herd, sold in 1841, descended from her. 

 This cow herself, when 22 years old, brought $70. Price much 



Fig. 81. Eavl of Shadeland 22d 27147, by Gai-field 7015. The champion 

 Hereford bull of 1888, known as " The Record Breaker." This bull, one 

 of the famous ones of his day, is held by Mr. John Lewis, long the 

 successful manager of the great Shadeland herd at La Fayette, Indiana, 

 now dispersed. Photograph by the author 



improved the breed, securing great scale and constitution. He 

 had auction sales in 1813, 18 16, and 1841, realizing over $83,000 

 total proceeds. 



John Hewer (1787-1873) was a son of William Hewer, also 

 in his day a Hereford breeder of eminence. He did much to 

 improve the breed and laid great emphasis on scale and quality 

 and uniformity of color. He had four favorite strains, Countess, 

 Lofty, Red Rose, and Fanny, from which his cattle mainly de- 

 scend. He let out bulls to service for large sums, and bred and 

 owned many of the most eminent Herefords of the century. 

 The following bulls bred by him are among the notable ones in 

 the history of this breed : Sovereign (404), Lottery (410), Byron 



