HISTOEY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE 



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Class 4. For cows, the first prize to the 

 Duke of Bedford. 



The following certifieate shows that Here- 

 ford oxen of the Tomkms sort were strong com- 

 petitors at the early shows ; 



Class 1. This is to certify that the Duke of 

 Bedford's Hereford ox just shown for a prize 

 offered by the Smithfield Society (winner of 

 second prize in Class 1 ) was six years old when 

 put to fattening, was bred by Mr. Tomkins iu 

 the County of Hereford, was put to fattening 

 the 1st day of May, 1801, being then respecting 

 flesh very poor, having been till then at hard 

 work; has been fed on cakes, turnips and hay. 



Signed Edmund Caetwright, 



John Clayton. 



Class 2. The following is the certified ac- 

 count of the food given to Mr. Westcar s grass- 

 fed Hereford ox : 



1802. Tankard turnips Hay Hay 



per day. per day. taken up. 



Oct. 1st to Sth 108 lbs. 21 lbs. M; lb. 



Oct. Sth to 15th 108 lbs. 21 lbs. V2 lb. 



Oct. 15th to 22d 108 lbs. 21 lbs. V2 lb. 



Swedish Turnips. 



Oct. 22d to 29th 94 lbs. 20 lbs. 1/2 lb. 



Oct. 29th to Nov. 5th 94 lbs. 20 lbs. Vi lb. 



Not. Sth to 12th 94 lbs. 20 lbs. % lb. 



Nov. 12th to 19th.... 94 lbs. 20 lbs. % lb. 



Nov. 19th to 30th.... 94 lbs. 20 lbs. % lb. 



Total 5934 lbs. 1221 lbs. 36% lbs. 



We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do 

 certify that the ox Mr. Westcar shows for the 

 grass-fed prize, was purchased by him of Mr. 

 Williams, of Thinghill, March 20, 1801, di- 

 rectly from work, and in store condition. 



Thos. Hedges. 



Robert Byng. 



An account of the food given to the cake-fed 

 ox, Mr. W^estcar's : 



Cakes Turnips Hay Hay 



1802. per day. per day. per day. taken up. 



Oct. 1st to Sth 7 lbs. 24 lbs. 20 lbs. 1 lb. 



Oct. Sth to 15th 7 lbs. 24 lbs. 20 lbs. 1 lb. 



Oct. 15th to 22d.... 8 lbs. 17 lbs. 19 lbs. 1 lb. 



Oct. 22d to 29th 8 lbs. 17 lbs. 19 lbs. 1 lb. 



Oct. 29th to Nov. 5th 9 lbs. 10 lbs. 18 lbs. I'/i lbs. 



Nov. 5th to 12th 9 lbs. 6 lbs. 18 lbs. IVi lbs. 



Nov. 12th to 19th... 9V. lbs. 2 lbs. 17 lbs. IV2 lbs. 



Nov. 19th to 30th... 10 lbs. 2 lbs. 17 lbs. IV2 lbs. 



_ Total 5121/2 lbs. 722 lbs. 1036 lbs. 721/2 lbs. 



We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do 

 certify, that the ox of Mr. Westcar shown for 

 the cake-fed prize, was purchased by him of 

 Mr. TuUy, of Huntington, near Hereford, 

 March 30th, 1801, directly from work in store 

 condition, and that the said ox never had any 

 cake except in the year 1802. 



Robert Byng. 

 Thomas Hedges. 



The dressed beef of Mr. Westcar's cake-fed 

 Hereford ox (1802), bred by Mr. Tully, was 

 as follows: 



Fore-quarter , 

 Hind-quarter 



One side . . . . 



stone. Lbs. 



72 1 



Go 2 



577 pounds 

 442 



li 



:1019 pounds 



W't of whole body 274 6 ^2038 pounds 



Mr. P. Giblett, the celebrated London butch- 

 er, gives the following particulars of Mr. West- 

 car's grass-fed prize ox of 1802 : 



stone. Lbs. 



Carcass 225 6 ^l,80ri pounds. 



Fat 28 6 = 230 



Hide 15 2 =122 



Liver 1 5 = 13 " 



Entrails, not emp'd 22 7 ^ 183 " 



Pluck 1 6 = 14 



Head 5 3 = 43 



Feet 4 1 = 33 



Tongue 1 2->4= 1034 " 



306 



3^=2,45434 



SHOBDON COURT, SEAT OF LORD BATEMAN. 



Smithfield Show, Dec. 13, 1803. Certificate 

 Admitted. Class 1. This is to certify that the 

 two oxen I showed for the prize offered by the 

 Smithfield Society were- bred by Mr. Tully, of 

 Huntington, near Hereford, of whom I pur- 

 chased them the 12th of April, 1802, directly 

 from work and in store condition. And I also 

 certify, the said oxen never ate any corn of any 

 de_scription while in my possession, nor anv oii- 

 cake,except in the present verr 1803. 



- ' :h Westcar. 



Creslow, Dec. 3, 1803 



Witnesses to the above : 



Thomas Hedges. 



John Roads. 

 Particulars of the food eaten by the largo 

 ox: 5701/2 cakes and 919 pounds ha}'. 



