. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 386 HISTOEY OF HEREFOED CATTLE merits and demerits of the different breeds of cattle. The majority of the writers are gentle- men engaged in breeding Hereford cattle for stud purposes, some of whom have had very little experience with the cattle they were (to use a colonial phrase) 'cracking up/ as they had, to my knowledge, been engaged in their production only a few years. The object with all Hereford advocates, clearly, has been to prove that their cattle will subsist and make. TARQUIN (12717
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 386 HISTOEY OF HEREFOED CATTLE merits and demerits of the different breeds of cattle. The majority of the writers are gentle- men engaged in breeding Hereford cattle for stud purposes, some of whom have had very little experience with the cattle they were (to use a colonial phrase) 'cracking up/ as they had, to my knowledge, been engaged in their production only a few years. The object with all Hereford advocates, clearly, has been to prove that their cattle will subsist and make. TARQUIN (12717). Bred by P. Turner, Herefordshire, first prize yearling bull R, A. S. 1887. condition on poorer pastures than Durhams; that they were of sounder constitution, and hence better able to withstand the effects of a long drouth than Shorthorn cattle. Well, it seems to me, Mr. Editor, that all the correspond- ents possible will never lead the public, for whose benefit you permit the ventilation of the subject in your columns, to a just conclusion, for gentlemen who have invested a consider- able capital in Hereford cattle, with a view to making a profit by the disposal of their male calves as young bulls to their neighbors, are quite sure to do vigorous battle against other breeds, but I am of the opinion that sound, practical tests afford the best proofs of all. "Let the Herefords and Durhams be brought into competition, under exactly similar con- ditions, and the results made public, and the question of which is the best breed for our climate and pasture will quickly be settled. We have had one such test, the result of a challenge I issued through your paper, and I will now, with your permission, issue another challenge, as we have now unfortunately a most favorable opportunity of proving which breed has come through the drouth the best. I have a lot of pure-bred Durham cattle here in a paddock that is stocked at the rate of a beast to six acres. About 150 of these are b
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