. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 368 IIISTOEY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE which breed I think very highly of; but I have also purchased some Herefords from Lord Batenian's and Lord Berwick's herds and am highly pleased with them. The climate is very variafde, varying in twenty-four hours from 30 to 40 degrees, but the Herefords stand the changes equal to any breed.' "Mr. Edwards, Knoekalva, Jamaica, says that for many years they had no change of blood till 1S53, when Sir Oliver (1732) and Malcolm (1(J46) were imported, and that the
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 368 IIISTOEY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE which breed I think very highly of; but I have also purchased some Herefords from Lord Batenian's and Lord Berwick's herds and am highly pleased with them. The climate is very variafde, varying in twenty-four hours from 30 to 40 degrees, but the Herefords stand the changes equal to any breed.' "Mr. Edwards, Knoekalva, Jamaica, says that for many years they had no change of blood till 1S53, when Sir Oliver (1732) and Malcolm (1(J46) were imported, and that they did the greatest service in the island; that this breed are good workers, hardy and of great aptitude to fatten. Mr. Merryman of Maryland, and Mr. John Johnston, of New York, testified. SIR GARNET (6180) 2189. Bred by B. Rogers. to the breed standing the variations of the climate remarkably well. Mr. W. Langau, from Hunter's Eiver, Australia, in addition to their feeding powers and hardiness of constitution, found they were excellent in traveling long dis- tances and that they would do from 250 to 300 miles better than any others. I have therefore shown that the Herefords are admirable for foreign 'countries. Amongst the most noted strains of blood I find Leopold (1) and Wel- lington (4), which bull was sold in 1816 for £283 ($1^415), from whom the mottled faces are mostly descended, and Victory (33), which was a dark grey, and Gotmore (376), which was a white-faced bull, and Brockswood (485), which was a light grey, were all specially noted in the first number of Mr. Eyton's Herd Book. "Mr. Dixon remarks that there were not many points of difference between the dark grevs and the mottled faces, the latter of which were known as Ben Tomkins' sort; and that Rev. Mr. Smythies,of The L}Tich,was one of the best and most spirited breeders of his day, and offered to show a hundred Herefords against the same number of Shorthorns from any herd in England. All these remarks show
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