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mottle-faced bull Wellington (4). One of his cows, Toby Pigeon, 

 by Toby (5), was a remarkable individual, dropping him nineteen 

 calves. Nearly his entire herd, sold in 1841, descended from 

 her, and this cow, then twenty-two years old, brought $70. Cattle 

 of Price breeding were an important source in the improvement 

 of many herds in Herefordshire. He had auction sales in 18 13, 

 1816, and 1841 which realized a total of over ^83,000. 



John Hewer (17S7-1873) was a son of William Hewer, a 

 Hereford breeder of eminence in his day. He was born in 



Fig. 104. Winter De Cote (4253), calved in 1870, bred by Thomas Edwards, 

 Wintercote, Leominster, England. First-prize aged Hereford bull at the show of 

 the Royal Agricultural Society of England. From an engraving by E. Hacker, 



published in 1874 



Monmouthshire, Wales, and in 18 17 moved to Shropshire, on 

 Purslow farm near Craven Arms. Later he occupied several other 

 estates. He did much to improve the breed, and laid great em- 

 phasis on scale, quality, and uniformity of color. He had four 

 favorite strains, Countess, Lofty, Red Rose, and Fanny, from 

 which his cattle mainly descend. He let out bulls to service for 

 large sums and bred and owned many of the most eminent 

 Herefords of the century. The following bulls bred by him are 

 among the notable ones in the history of this breed : Sovereign 

 (404), Lottery (410), Byron (440), Hope (441), Chance (335), 

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