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HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



times be eas}- to distinguish between a heavy 

 Devon and a light Hereford. Their white faees 

 may probably be traef^d to a eross with their 

 distant relations, the J\loutgonieries." 



In his notiee of Sussex, he says: "Of the 

 Hereford and Sussex, the Hereford beast lias 

 flesh upon the ribs and sirloin, the Sussex 

 more upon the flank and inside. It cannot be 

 denied that the Herefords have theirs in the 

 best places, and it is on that account that the 

 prize is so often adjudged to theni at the cat- 

 tle shows, and particularly at Smithtield." 



Youatt again says: "In some parts of 

 Glamorganshire the pure Herefords are culti- 

 vated in preference to any admixtures with the 

 native breed. Mr. Bradley, near Cardiff, is 

 partial to the Hereford and his stock does not 

 yield to many in the neighborhood or the 

 country generally." 



Of Monmouth, Youatt says: "In the vale 

 district, the farmers were content with the 

 Glamorgans, and the better kind of hill cattle. 

 Of late years, however, the HerefordsT have, in 

 a manner, superseded both of these breeds." 



Of Dorset, Youatt says : "Concerning the 

 Hereford on the Dorset stock the points of su- 

 periority said to be gained over the Devon cross 



are larger size, more hardening, and a disposi- 

 tion to yield a greater quantity of milk." 



Of the Devon, after speaking of some trials 

 that had been made by (lie Duke of Heilford, 

 in Devonshire, he says; "We are, liowevi-r, 

 compelled to add that the Duke of Bedfor<l has 

 to a considerable extent changed his breetl at 

 Wobuni, and the Devons have in a great degree 

 given away to tlie Herefords." 



These are a portion of the records that You- 

 att gives, outsiile of the space given to what 

 ho terms the "History of Hereford Cattle." 



We will now take up some of the items that 

 he might have put to their credit, but did not. 

 First, the prizes won at the Smithlieid Club 

 from 1799 to 1834, inclusive, are as follows: 

 88 premiums on Hereford oxen, amounting to 

 $5,7(i0.00 (£1,152) ; 13 premiunis on Herel'ord 

 cows, amounting to $750 (£150) ; total prem- 

 iums on Herefords, $(;.51().00 (£1, ;!(»()). 



As against 35 premiums on Shorthorn oxen, 

 amounting to $3,175.00 (£635) ; 17 premiums 

 on Shorthorn cows, amounting to $935.00 

 (£185) ; total premiums on Shorthorns amount- 

 ing to $4,100.00 (£830). Showing 53 more 

 premiums on oxen at Smithfield for the Here- 

 fords than for the Shorthorn. 



BOVBREIGN (404) 



221. CALVED 1820, BRED 

 (From an old paintipf;.) 



BY J, HEWER, 



