. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFOED CATTLE 151 Herefords from Mr. Corning, and they were used as mountain teams at three years old, from grass, made 1,600 pound bullocks. A Mr. Gird took a half-blood Hereford to Colorado and he gave character and reputation to the cattle of his neighborhood, and Judge Wilcox, whose herd run with the descendants of this bull, said the calves from the quarter- blood were as good at two years old as the others were at three. We might repeat these influences almost without limit. A
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFOED CATTLE 151 Herefords from Mr. Corning, and they were used as mountain teams at three years old, from grass, made 1,600 pound bullocks. A Mr. Gird took a half-blood Hereford to Colorado and he gave character and reputation to the cattle of his neighborhood, and Judge Wilcox, whose herd run with the descendants of this bull, said the calves from the quarter- blood were as good at two years old as the others were at three. We might repeat these influences almost without limit. About 1852 Mr. Sotham sold a number to Mr. H. Bowen, Jr., Summit, N. Y. (^ 76), and four to Mr. Remington of Auburn, N. Y. They bred for several years and were exhibitors at the New York State Fair as late as 1860. We met Mr. Bowen at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, where he introduced himself. We recognized him at once from what we had publication of his "Hereford Journal," a copy of the first number of which we herewith pre- sent in full, as again illustrating his aims and the opposition met with: JOURNAL. 'Vol. 1. No. HEREFOED By W. H. Sotham. ....... Owego, Tioga County, N. Y., April, 1857. AMERICAN JUDGES OF CATTLE. Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y., Jan. 21, 1857. To the Editor of the "Mark Lane Express"' (London): Dear Sir: As it is a very stormy, snowy day, and a very severe "cold blow," I will show what kind of a "judge" Mr. Chapman proves to be, and I am exceedingly sorry to say there have been numerous judges of this kind' at our state shows, by which more second and third-class. MEDAL OF THE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, T. L. (Timothy Lathrop), 1817-1900; Sotham, Wm. H. (William H. ). Chillicothe, Mo. : T. F. B. Sotham
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