. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 172 HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE the opinion of the Secretary, 'Tiard animals to beat," both were equally praised for their vari- ous good qualities. While Balco was an excel- lent first-class animal, and the Marquis of Cara- bus a very inferior second-classâvery flabby flesh and very thin skinâthis, every man v?ho is really a judge of cattle, virill admit. Some time before this, I v^rote a letter to the Secretary, condemning Mr. Eotch's "points of excellence," showing the Society t
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 172 HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE the opinion of the Secretary, 'Tiard animals to beat," both were equally praised for their vari- ous good qualities. While Balco was an excel- lent first-class animal, and the Marquis of Cara- bus a very inferior second-classâvery flabby flesh and very thin skinâthis, every man v?ho is really a judge of cattle, virill admit. Some time before this, I v^rote a letter to the Secretary, condemning Mr. Eotch's "points of excellence," showing the Society the fallacy of countenancing such stuff, and told them it was a direct insult to good judges. These letters were then read to the ex-committee, and then s* *!â \ » ill * i,' \ J M â »: FOUR-TBAR-OLD. THREE-TEAR-OLD. (Ages of cattle compared by teeth.) "laid upon the table," which was the last of them. The influence of Shorthorn men pro- hibited anything of this kind from having its proper force. With the above letter I gave the following memorandum of the price of twenty fat oxen sold by the late Mr. Westcar, Bucks, England, taken from his books by his nephew, Eichard Eowland, Esq. Sold in Fleet Market, London: Dee. 16, 1800, 2 oxen to Chapman £200 Dec. 4, 1800, 1 ox to Chapman 147 Dec. 15, 1800, 1 ox to Harrington 100 Kov. 26, 1801, 6 oxen to Giblett & Co. . 630 Dec. 31, 1801, 1 ox to Chapman 126 Dec. 3li 1801, 2 oxen to Harwood 200 Dec. 4, 1803, 1 ox to Chapman 100 Dec. 19, 1803, 1 ox to Eeynolds 105 Dec. 19, 1803, 1 ox to Giblett 105 Dec. 5, 1804, 1 ox to Giblett 105 Dec. 4, 1805, 1 ox to Giblett 100 I^ov. 28, 1811, 1 ox to Chandler 105. £2123 Averaging £106 3s, or $ each. These proofs were entirely unnoticedâand there has been a time since when you could scarcely pick up a New York State agricultural journal that did not contain a puff for Short- horn cattle. I ask the members of the Society whether this is right ? I have not shown an
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