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I^ewis F. Allen, in his admirable book " American Cattle," gives the 

 only good description of these cattle that can be found. History is very 

 silent regarding the Herefords, but Mr. Allen had excellent opportuni- 

 ties for close and almost daily obser^'ation of a herd of imported Here- 

 fords. We append his description, which is as follows : 



"In our researches among English authorities, we find less said of the 

 Hereford, its history and breeding, than almost any other well-known 

 breed. Youatt devotes but four pages to them, knowing little of them 

 himself, and having not much information from others. What we have 



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THE "ROYAL," FIRST PRIZE HEREFORD COW. 



gleaned from Knglish accounts is chiefly in fugitive papers and maga- 

 zines, by sundry writers and breeders; but more fortunately for the pre- 

 sent purpose, we have had several years' close and almost daily observa- 

 tion, in a herd of imported Herefords and their descendants which were 

 kept near us, as well as of occasional observation of other importations, 

 which have given us a more intimate knowledge of them than volumes 

 of books, without such personal observation, could have done. 



' ' Perhaps we cannot convey a better description of the Hereford than 

 to say : give a Devon a quarter more size, somewhat more proportionate 



