. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 376 HISTORY OF HEREFOED CATTLE first being the bull 'Success;' hitherto acknowl- edged as the best Hereford bull m the United States, and still alive and active. Dolly Varden and Success have been repeatedly exhibited and never beaten, whilst the get of Success has in several instances brought $1,000 per head. "The 'Hereford Times,' of Oct IS, 1883, says: 'To this purchase of Dolly Varden and her calf, combined with the indomitable energy and perseverance of Mr. Miller, the brisk demand, pr
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 376 HISTORY OF HEREFOED CATTLE first being the bull 'Success;' hitherto acknowl- edged as the best Hereford bull m the United States, and still alive and active. Dolly Varden and Success have been repeatedly exhibited and never beaten, whilst the get of Success has in several instances brought $1,000 per head. "The 'Hereford Times,' of Oct IS, 1883, says: 'To this purchase of Dolly Varden and her calf, combined with the indomitable energy and perseverance of Mr. Miller, the brisk demand, present high favor and repute in which Here- ford cattle are held is attributable.' Mr. Mil- ler's neighbors in Illinois are following his ex- ample in importing Herefords. Messrs. G. Leigh & Co., of Beecher, 111., have bought eight animals within the past few weeks from the herd at Felhampton Court; Mr. Culbertson, of Chicago, two; and Mr. J. Y. Farwell, also of Chicago, IG, all from the same herd. "Acknowledgments.—In conclusion I wish to acknowledge the extreme courtesy with which my requests for information have been re- sponded to by the breeders of Herefords. It is not always easy for a consul-to obtain informa- tion. His requests sometimes are met with dis- courtesy, sometimes with indifEerence; but in this case only five letters out of about a hundred and thirty-five dispatched by me remained un- answered. In every case in which I had a per- sonal interview with Hereford men, except one. every facility was placed at my disposal for a thorough investigation. I have to acknowledge, especially, the kindness in connection with this report of Thomas Duckham, Esq.,_M. P.; of S. W. Urwick, Esq., secretary of the Hereford Herd Book; of J. Bowen Jones, Esq., of Shrop- shire; of Lord Moreton, M. P.; of E. G. Clarke, Esq., of Bristol; of N. J. Hine, Esq., assistant secretary of the Smithfield ; From the table prepared by Consul Lathrop, showing the respective we
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