. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 68 HISTOEY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE organization to the time he was writing, but fails to give any particulars as to the winnings before that society, or the sales that were made in the London market, which were accessible to him. Beside the foregoing facts which were in his possession and used in the description of other breeds, there were the following leading events in the history of the Hereford cattle that were, or might have been, accessible to him : First, Mr. John Speed, of London,* in his his
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 68 HISTOEY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE organization to the time he was writing, but fails to give any particulars as to the winnings before that society, or the sales that were made in the London market, which were accessible to him. Beside the foregoing facts which were in his possession and used in the description of other breeds, there were the following leading events in the history of the Hereford cattle that were, or might have been, accessible to him : First, Mr. John Speed, of London,* in his history (1627), said of the Herefords, that they were the best conditioned cattle" in England. Again, he fails to notice the work of Mr. Ben- jamin Tomkins, commenced in 1766, and con- tinued for about fifty years, a successful breed- er of Hereford cattle and of wide reputation. A public sale made of his cattle averaging nearly $750 per head, and attracting the atten- tion of the kingdom. He also fails to notice Mr. John Price, of Eyall, who followed Mr. Tomkins, and was a leading Hereford breeder. THE SHERIFFS, LYONSHALL, HEREFORDSHIRE, OCCUPIED BY THE JEFFRIES FAMILY. at the time he wrote what purports to be a his- tory of Hereford cattle, selling cattle of his breeding at extraordinary prices. He also fails to notice the work of the Hew- ers, who were at the time Hereford breeders of national reputation, having bulls on hire in many counties. (1J 54) He. also fails to notice the weekly sales of Hereford cattle at Hereford,^nd also the annual October sales held in Hereford, which sales were of national reputation; and the fact that graziers of cattle in Buckingham, Kent, and other counties near London, visited these fairs and made purchases of cattle to be fitted for the London market, and for exhibi- ?England, Wal^s, and Scotland described (1627). tion at the Smithfield show. While he quotes from Mr. Marshall a description and character of the Herefordshire ox as he had s
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