. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OP HEREFOED CATTLE 21' er's stock. Mr. Welles recollected the first bull so bred, out of the cow Pigeon, bought from B. Tomkins. But the cross did not suit and the animal was disposed of. About 1811 Mr. Price gave up the farm at Earl's Croome and bought a small estate at Ryall, near Upton-upon-Severn. He also took a large field of pasture, a part of Croome de- mesne, of about 130 acres, which he held till his death. In a few years from this time he possessed himself of cows from Mr. B. T
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OP HEREFOED CATTLE 21' er's stock. Mr. Welles recollected the first bull so bred, out of the cow Pigeon, bought from B. Tomkins. But the cross did not suit and the animal was disposed of. About 1811 Mr. Price gave up the farm at Earl's Croome and bought a small estate at Ryall, near Upton-upon-Severn. He also took a large field of pasture, a part of Croome de- mesne, of about 130 acres, which he held till his death. In a few years from this time he possessed himself of cows from Mr. B. Tom- kins, and his herd began to attract considerable notice. Among the purchasers of the stock he was able to draft, being many of the MR. T. C. YELD, OF THE BROOME. including the Earl of Plymouth, Earl Talbot, and the honorable Mr. Germaine. In 1812 he gave a challenge, to be decided at the Lichfield Agricultural meeting, to show twenty of his cows in milk against twenty Longhorn cows for 100 guineas ($). The challenge was accepted by Mr. Meek, and was decided in Mr. Price's favor. About this date he made a large speculation in purchasing land. The venture was not a success, and the estate had to be sold at great loss. A good stock of cattle and sheep which Mr. Price had collected also came to the hammer, and the prices showed that much jifdgment had been exercised in their breed- ing and selection. Mr. Price then carried on his farming opera- tions at Ryall, where he continued to reside, taking, however, more grass land of excellent quality at Mytton, near Tewkesbury. But pre- vious to this he had obtained more Herefords of Tomkins blood and purchased the bull Well- ington, and his dam, from Mr. Tomkins. Soon after'1816 Mr. Price left Ryall and took up his residence at Poole House, near Upton, still holding the land of which he had been tenant for so many years under Lord Coventry. Mr. Price frequently expressed his views on the subject of breeding. He stated
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