. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEPOED CATTLE 397 arch,' which was the sire of fully 200 head of calves, each of which was a splendid, level, square and perfect type of what a Hereford should be. "The pure strain of Hereford has been main- tained in this herd all through, as will be seen by the list of bulls employed, since he first com- menced in South Australia. First came Bringe- wood (2981), the best bull that could be found in England, and the first Hereford bull im- ported to South Australia. As stated
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEEEPOED CATTLE 397 arch,' which was the sire of fully 200 head of calves, each of which was a splendid, level, square and perfect type of what a Hereford should be. "The pure strain of Hereford has been main- tained in this herd all through, as will be seen by the list of bulls employed, since he first com- menced in South Australia. First came Bringe- wood (2981), the best bull that could be found in England, and the first Hereford bull im- ported to South Australia. As stated before he was sold to Mr. J. H. Angas after four years' service on the Island. Neptune, his progeny, was used for a short time only on account of being too nearly related and Mr. Price not be- ing favorable to in-and-in breeding where a bull of equal quality can be got from else- where. The successor was Mount Aitkin, then Hindmarsh Island, and Merman took his place, these being followed in due time by Chief of the Isle—by Mount Aitkin out of Alpha. After him for one year came Goolwa and Neptune, the last having been sent back to the island by Mr. Eichard Holland, of Turret Field, South Australia, previously to sending him away to Sydney for sale. Next came Monarch, whose sterling qualities caused his portrait to be taken, which portrait, by the way, is rather marred by exhibiting him full face to the spec- tator. After him came Myrtle Bank, and then Benefactor, who will very shortly give place to a young bull named Earl Tredegar. Thus it will be seen that during a period of less than thirty years twelve bulls have reigned over the Hereford herd, and if the herd book is turned up it will be found that each has a famous pedi- gree or ancestry attached to its name. "Mr. Price landed in South Australia in 1853, and hearing that 2,000 acres were being surveyed on this island he started to have a look at it along with Mr. Samuel Goode {]\ 258), now of Goolwa. It was a wild pl
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