82 A HISTORY OF HEBEFORD CATTIiB 



lowing statements of fact seem essential to an in- 

 telligent reading of American pedigrees. Wherever 

 "white faces" are bred and catalogued, references 

 to some of these historic names are constantly made, 

 and while the limits of this work will not admit of 

 particularizing as far as some may wish, we shall at 

 least try and locate the "mountain peaks" appear- 

 ing on the English Hereford map prior to the era of 

 extensive American importations. 



The student of Hereford records is early con- 

 fronted by such names as Sir David, Sir Benjamin, 

 Sir Thomas, Horace, Lord Wilton, Anxiety, and 

 The Grove 3d ; and coupled with the designations of 

 these and other epoch-making sires will be found 

 the names of such men as Rogers, Tudge, Rea, Lord 

 Berwick, Price, Turner, Carwardine, Robinson,- Hill, 

 Arkwright, Roberts, Edwards, Taylor, and other 

 distingniished breeders of the golden age of Here- 

 ford development in English pastures. To a brief 

 consideration of some of these animals and person- 

 ages we now turn. 



The Stra,nge Story of Sir David. — We are apt 

 to plume ourselves unduly over what has .been 

 accomplished by man in the upbuilding of the breeds. 

 We credit most of our progress to the acumen of cer- 

 tain distinguished individuals who have left an un- 

 doubted impress upon the plastic material with 

 which they have successfully wrought. We affect 

 profound knowledge of some of Nature's most sub- 

 tle processes. There are many things we do know 

 about the transmission of hereditary qualities, the 



