INDEX. 



NOTE.— The invertel P, or paragrapli mark (1), is used in this work to indicate a portrait or picture. Wlierever this 

 sign (1) is used, in lirackeis, followed by a uumber, it Indicates the number of an engraving that appears in tills work. These 

 pictures or engravings are arranged consecutively, with few exceptions, throughout the work. 



Portrait of T. L. Miller Frontispiece 



INTRODUCTION. 



rage. 



Tl A. Wellington Court, near Hereford H 



i|B. New House, King's- Pyon, Herefordshire (rear view) 4 



Some Further Notes on the Origin and Development of the Tompkins Ht-refords, by V\ . H. 



Bustin 5 



^C. Alton Court, Dylwyn, Herefordshire 5 



1| D. King's Pyon Church, near Hereford C 



?E. Court House, Canon- Pyon, Herefordshire 7 



F. Tablet of Benjamin Tomkins, Sr., in Wellington Church, Herefordshire.'. U 



JG. Tablet of Benjamin Tomkins, Jr., King's Pyon Church, Herefordshire 11 



Tl H. W. U. Bustin, Hereford, England 12 



Foundation 



1l 1. 



\ I: 



If 4. 



1 5. 



If «■ 



1 8. 



If 9. 



Vi. 



112. 

 •i]\2a. 



im. 



1113. 



ii3n. 



1[13*. 



114. 

 1115. 

 1[16. 



CHAPTER I. 



Hereford Herds 15 



Scene in Herefordshire. A fertile soil and well conditioued cattle 1 ti 



Typical Hereford Fat Oxen of the old-fashioned sort 17 



The New House, King"a-Pyon, Herefordshire lb 



Benjamin Tomkius, .Ir., 1745-^1815 20 



Black Hall, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire 22 



Brook House, King's-Pyon, Herefordshire 23 



Wellington (-1) 160, calved 1808, bred by B. Tomkins 24 



Silver cow. calved 1806, bred bv George Tomkins 25 



Mr. T. C. Yeld, of The Broome 27 



Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., born 1759. . 28 



Wigmore Grange, home of William Galliers, 1713-1779 29 



William (Jalliers, Wigmore Grange 30 



Thomas Tomkins Galliers, 1902 • 31 



Wigmore Grange, seat of the Galliers family (rear vi-w) 32 



William Galliers, Jr., of King's-Pyon, 1744-11-32 33 



Some of the silver cups won by the Messrs. Galliers 34 



Mr. Henry Haywood, 1819-1902, whose family bred Herefords fur c nturies 36 



Hereford ox at seven vears. Champion at Smithfield, 179y; bred by Mr. Tully 37 



Downton Castle in 1775, seat of T. A. Kuight 38 



Foundation 



1fl7. 

 118. 

 il9. 

 IJiO. 

 121. 

 122. 

 123. 

 |24. 

 125. 

 126. 



CHAPTER IF. 



Hereford Herds — Continued. John Price, of Ryall 26 



Mr. John Price, 1776-1845 39 



Ryall Court, Worcestershire, home of John Piice 40 



Victory (33), bred by J. Price, calved 1839 41 



Young Trueboy (32) 630, bred by John Price, calved 1838 42 



" Poole House," Upton-upon-Severn, home of John Price 43 



Thomas Bates, the celebrated Shorthorn breeder 44 



" Croome Court," Worcestershire, seat of the Earl of Coventry 46 



The Right Honorable Earl of Coventry 47 



Woodstock (24) 164, calved 1833, bred by J. Price 48 



Maximus (1615) 1817, calved 1858, bred by II. H. H. the Prince Consort 49 



CHAPTER III. 



Foundation Hereford Herds— Continued. Hewer Herefords 35 



127. Characteristic Herefordshire farmyard 50 



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