. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HIST 0 R Y OF HEREFORD CATTLE 141 their being much better suclvlers, maturing earlier, producing more lean, and heavier lieeees than the Leicesters. Their fame is now spread far and wide, and I expect in a very few years that nearly every long-wooled flock in England will be 'alloyed' by Cotswold blood. "The heifer you call Eliza is not by Young Sovereign, but by Favorite, Jr., a son of Fitz Favorite. Fitz Favorite was by Favorite, the sire of Old Sovereign, and the latter was the sire of m
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HIST 0 R Y OF HEREFORD CATTLE 141 their being much better suclvlers, maturing earlier, producing more lean, and heavier lieeees than the Leicesters. Their fame is now spread far and wide, and I expect in a very few years that nearly every long-wooled flock in England will be 'alloyed' by Cotswold blood. "The heifer you call Eliza is not by Young Sovereign, but by Favorite, Jr., a son of Fitz Favorite. Fitz Favorite was by Favorite, the sire of Old Sovereign, and the latter was the sire of more prize beasts than any other bull of his day, and was a remarltable instance of suc- cessful in-and-in breeding, being the produce of a mother and son, the pedigrees of which can be given, if required, for a period of more than forty years. And I would add that the dams of each of the bulls I have named were pure Herefords, the pedigrees of which can be given with equal accuracy. The dam of Favor- ite, Jr., I knew well, and it is my firm opinion that I never saw ten so good. "This, I should hope, would be sufficient to satisfy the most skeptical as to the purity of her pedigree on the male side. Fler dam was bought of Messrs. Brown and Lion, the great North-country cattle dealers, and was pur- chased by them at Darlington, in the County of Durham. It was fortunate that you did not have her sister, as she has cast her calf. "The whole of my three years and nine months old steers by Favorite, Jr., grazed on my inferior land and finished with £3 worth of oil cake each, have made this Christmas £41 apiece, a price which I am of opinion where very few Shorthorns or Herefords have arrived at, in the same time, and under similar treatment. These were the second cross from Shorthorns, with a pure Hereford bull each time, a cross I do not by any means recommend you to adopt. You are in possession of some of the very best Hereford blood this country can produce (a few of t
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