336 A HISTORY OP HEREFORD CATTLE 



never had any weigh less than 60 pounds beef fot 

 100 pounds live weight."* 



Mr. Merryman probably bred in all 500 Herefords 

 during the years he was engaged in the business, 



•While space admonishes that we must not linger too long 

 over these early eastern operations, we feel that in justice to 

 a few other pioneer Hereford breeders in New England the follow- 

 ing notes should be appended : 



Between the years of 1870 and 1880 Herefords were brought 

 into New Hamphsire from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and 

 Quebec and from the state of Maine. Arthur Clough of Canter- 

 bury established a herd, drawing material from the herd of 

 Frederick William Stone, and that of A. W. Foster, Waterloo, 

 Quebec. Cattle of Mr. Clough's breeding were bought by J. S. 

 Hawes during the later '70's and doubtless more or less of this 

 blood was disseminated in the west after the removal of Mr. 

 Hawes to Kansas in 1882. 



At Sandwich in 1875 Isaac D. Smith was breeding Herefords, 

 having purchased the cow Annie Holmes, bred by Messrs. Under- 

 wood. About this time W. P. Small of Canterbury secured the 

 bull General Grant, bred by Moses B. Bailey, Farmington, Me. 

 It may be of interest to add that General Grant 3154 was a full 

 brother to President 2058, which sired Rose Bud 6606, the mater- 

 nal grandam of Perfection 92891. Herefords appear to have well 

 maintained their popularity around Canterbury. J. P. Kimball 

 was breeding there in the early '80's, owning cattle descended 

 from the stock of Mr. Clough and of Mr. Smith of Sandwich. 

 Thomas W. Taylor of Sanbornton was prominent among New 

 Hampshire breeders thirty years ago, starting his herd with 

 cattle of Clough breeding. Like J. P. Kimball, Mr. Taylor was 

 an early member of the American Hereford Cattle Breeders' 

 Association. About thirty years ago F. W. Towle founded a herd 

 at Freedom, purchasing stock of Burleigh & Bodwell. Mr. Towle 

 was a Boston business man, and has continued to be identified 

 with Hereford cattle. At present New Hampshire boasts the 

 largest herd of registered Herefords in New England, that of the 

 Messrs. Morrison at Oxford. 



The first. list of membership in the American Hereford Cattle 

 Breeders' Association presents the name of L. B. Harris, Lyndon 

 Center, Vt. Mr. Harris evidently believed in Hereford blood 

 fresh from the fountain-head, as his herd was made up exclusively 

 of Imported stock. Among his cows was Lucy Davies 9787, bred 

 by John Crane, Shrewsbury, Bng. The family of Crane was breed- 

 ing Herefords seventy years .ago. In 1885 the Harris herd was 

 headed by Green Mountain Boy 98J5, bred by Crane & Tanner, 

 Shrawardine, Shrewsbury, Eng. In later years Herefords in Ver- 

 mont have made marked progress. One of the largest herds is 



