. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 126 HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE ciety by Admiral Coffin, and I have no hesita- tion in saying that for the ordinary uses to which cattle are applied to the northern section of our country, 1 consider the stock of the Hereford bull above alluded to, decidedly pref- erable. "From 1830 to 1837 1 resided in the State of Maine, and my business was the breeding of various kinds of stock. I had never seen any full bred improved Shorthorns which appeared to possess sufficient hardiness of constituti
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 126 HISTOEY OF HEKEFOED CATTLE ciety by Admiral Coffin, and I have no hesita- tion in saying that for the ordinary uses to which cattle are applied to the northern section of our country, 1 consider the stock of the Hereford bull above alluded to, decidedly pref- erable. "From 1830 to 1837 1 resided in the State of Maine, and my business was the breeding of various kinds of stock. I had never seen any full bred improved Shorthorns which appeared to possess sufficient hardiness of constitution to adapt them to so rigorous a climate and the. EMPEROR AT 2 YEARS (1867). (Bred by F. W. Stone, Guelph. Canada. First prize N. Y. S. F., 1S67.) hard labor of the yoke to which oxen are there subjected. Accordingly, on commencing opera- tions, I purchased of Hon. John Wells, of Bos- ton, a bull of a cross between the Hereford and the Improved Shorthorn, with a slight dash of the Bakewell. This bull was the easiest animal to fatten that I ever saw—and was of very per- fect symmetry, vigorous and active, and very heavy in proportion to the bone. His weight at six yeaYs old, after having been wintered on the coarsest fodder that the farm afforded, was 2,000 pounds. "With this bull I bred some selected cows of various grades of different families, my object being to manufacture and establish a breed bet- ter adapted than any other, to the soil, climate and purpose of the section of country for whieh they were intended. "As my stock arrived at an age to have the qualities tested, they gradually got into favor: but as the passions of too many was for stock of enormous size, and mine had been bred wholly with regard to useful properties, I hacf to wait until the superiority could be proved before their merits were generally admitted. 1, however, took several prizes on different descrip- tions of cattle at cattle shows of the Kennebec County Agricultural Society. On leav
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