. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 116 H J S 1' 0 i; Y 0 F H E J; E F 0 i; D C A T T L E "Wo shall show a nuinbor of our cattle at the show at Niblo's, m (.)ctober, where we invite the owners of the best cattle m America to appear against us (with the best of feeling), for it is opposition and competition that spurs us on to superiority, but prejudice must be put out of the question. Let reality be our helmsman and perseverance our motto, and then our country can be equal in stock to any on the globe. It all depends on the p
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 116 H J S 1' 0 i; Y 0 F H E J; E F 0 i; D C A T T L E "Wo shall show a nuinbor of our cattle at the show at Niblo's, m (.)ctober, where we invite the owners of the best cattle m America to appear against us (with the best of feeling), for it is opposition and competition that spurs us on to superiority, but prejudice must be put out of the question. Let reality be our helmsman and perseverance our motto, and then our country can be equal in stock to any on the globe. It all depends on the peojjle. * * * "Mr. Hewer has numerous backers, if he will allow it. io show from one sheep to a hundred ;\uainst any person in the world, either ewes or He has been very careless about showing his sheep and cattle, having met with a ready sale without it. "I am, dear sirs, yours sincerely, "Wm. Ht. Sotham. "Portsmouth, Aug. 24, ; We find the following letter from Mr. Sotham at pagt' 176. We quote from this: "Messrs. Gaylord & Tucker: * * * In perusing your valuable paper I noticed an ar-. HEREFORDSHIRE FARMYARD SCENE. (Taken at Mr. Newton Moore's, Sutton.) tide from Mr. Eandall on cattle, which dif- fered widely from my opinion in many in- stances. I cannot say I agree with him or his quotations on Herefords. I am sorry to dis- pute a person who has so Tuuch zeal for his country, but I know his good sense will hark back to a fault if caught on a bad scent. When he catches me running the same course I will hail his correction with pleasure and profit from his good intention. "He says: 'They are larger boned, usually of a darker red, or browner color than the Devon and even worse milkers; indeed, a Hereford cow is rarely seen in an English dairy.' Prob- ably he might have made these assertions twenty or thirty years ago without fear of con- tradiction, but no practical man of the present day will allow them to pass with impunity,
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