. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE 33 remembrance of past times of this nature can- not but be most gratifying to me, and I feel not otherwise to you. * * * What you will not perhaps expect, I have to inform you, that I have resolved to give up being a breeder of Herefordshire cattle; not, be assured, from any want of partiality to the breed, but simply that I find my land, having been now more or less attended to, and constantly depastured, is becoming too rich for a breeding stock. Acci- dents have be
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE 33 remembrance of past times of this nature can- not but be most gratifying to me, and I feel not otherwise to you. * * * What you will not perhaps expect, I have to inform you, that I have resolved to give up being a breeder of Herefordshire cattle; not, be assured, from any want of partiality to the breed, but simply that I find my land, having been now more or less attended to, and constantly depastured, is becoming too rich for a breeding stock. Acci- dents have been so frequent with slipping calf âwith the apoplexy, which over condition is sure to produce, and other causes of disap- pointment that, however painful the struggle, I have faced it and have advertised my breed- ing stock for unreserved sale. The die being cast, what is to be done in the future? I wish to feed Hereford oxen largely, which intention is perhaps fortified by the facility I have of sending up to Smithfield. The want of market, which formerly prevented my feeding these ex- cellent cattle to the extent I wished, is now removed, and therefore I return with eagerness to the project of feeding instead of breeding ; Lord Talbot proceeded to ask Mr. Tomkins' co-operation in obtaining suitable cattle for feeding, and concluded by inviting him to his sale, which took place on October 24th, 1838. In addition to animals bred by Mr. Tomkins and Mr. Price, or descending from their herds, the sale included specimens from the herds of the Misses Tomkins, and Mr. George Tomkins. We have not a list of the prices, which, how- ever, were not extraordinary; but the influence of the Ingestre stock still exists. Lord Talbot seems to have again collected a few pedigreed Herefords, as we find him purchasing at Mr. Price's sale in 1841. Sir F. Lawley, as we have seen, also secured many of the Tomkins and Price cattle, and Mr. Duckham tells us that he has heard from old br
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