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of New England. While the Hereford is widely bred in the 

 United States, it is most popular in Texas, Missouri, Iowa, 

 Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, 

 Oklahoma, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Indiana, Kentucky, 

 Tennessee, and Mississippi. 



The promotion of Hereford cattle interests is well established 

 in England and the United States. The "' Hereford Herdbook " 



Fig. 113. Four calves sired by the Hereford bull Wyoming 505146. A fine 



example of breed character. From photograph by Hildebrand, through courtesy 



of W. N. W. Blayney, Denver, Colorado, owner of AVyoming 



was iirst published in 1846 by T. C. Eyton, and in 1884 the 

 Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association of England was organized 

 and took over the publication of the herdbook, of which fifty 

 volumes have been published up to 19 19. T. L. Miller of Illinois 

 published in 1881 the first "American Hereford Herdbook," and 

 the same year the American Hereford Breeders' Association was 

 organized. Up to January i, 1919, there had been pubhshed 

 forty-eight volumes, showing a registration of 686,000 animals. 



In Canada there is a Hereford Association, which up to 19 18 

 has published nine volumes, with registrations up to 28,800 head. 



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