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and 1,289 cows. Volume III., containing the pedigrees of 
1,297 bulls and 1,662 cows, appeared seven years later (1836), 
and was issued by a son of Mr. Coates, the latter having died 
before its publication. Volume IV. appeared in 1843, and 
contained the pedigrees of bulls only to the number of 3,802. 
The following year Volume V. was issued in two parts, contain- 
ing the pedigrees of cows only. The Herd Book then became 
the property of Mr. Henry Strafford, who issued in 1846 the 
sixth volume, and continued its publication every two years 
down to 1873, in which year Volume XX. appeared. In 1874, 
Mr. Strafford found the publication of such a work too onerous 
and exacting at his time of life, whilst the responsibility had 
also become great, owing to the largely increased value at that 
time of pure-bred Shorthorns. Fraud, I am sorry to say, also 
was creeping in — indeed, had crept in — both as regards i^edigree 
and in attempted fraudulent exchange and misrepresentation of 
cattle. The matter was thereupon taken in hand by several 
well-known Shorthorn breeders, who ultimately established, in 
July 1874, the Shorthorn Society for the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland. The Society purchased the copy- 
right and stock of herd-books from Mr. Strafford for 5,000L 
and continued the publication yearly, the most recent volume 
issued being (in 1891) Volume XXXVII., containing the pedi- 
grees of 1,835 bulls (thus bringing the registered number up to 
62,062), and of 3,920 cows with produce. 
The successful formation of the Shorthorn Society has led 
to the establishment of many other cattle societies, besides horse, 
sheep, and pig societies on a similar basis. Amongst them may 
be mentioned, for cattle : — 
Ileleford Herd-Book Society 
Devon Cattle Breeders’ Society 
South Devon Herd-Book Society 
Sussex Herd-Book Society 
North Wales Black Cattle Society 
AVelsh Black Cattle Herd-Book 
lied Polled Society 
Polled Cattle Society (Aberdeen 
Angus) 
Galloway Cattle Society 
Highland Cattle Society of Scot- 
land 
Ayrshire Cattle Herd-Book Society 
English Jersey Cattle Society 
Jersey Herd Book 
English Guernsey Cattle Society 
Guernsey Herd Books (2) 
Royal Dublin Societj’’s Kerry and 
Dexter Herd-Book 
Our various horse societies and stud-books include : — 
General Stud-Book (Thoroughbreds) 
Hunters’ Improvement Society 
Hackney H orse Society 
N ew Forest Pony Association 
Shetland Pony Stud-Book 
Cleveland Bay Horse Society 
Yorkshire Coach Horse Society 
Shire Horse Society 
Clydesdale Horse Society 
Suffolk Horse Society 
