. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 27& CATTLB. near enough to the market, that it may be received and placed on sale at least within ten or twelve hours after milking. Therefore the short- horns will be found most profitable at such distances from our great cities that it is impossible to ship milk profitably to their markets. The Herefords. This is a valuable herd of cattle, although but comparatively little known in America. The Herefords are named after a county in south-western England which is adjacent to Wales. These cattle are of very
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 27& CATTLB. near enough to the market, that it may be received and placed on sale at least within ten or twelve hours after milking. Therefore the short- horns will be found most profitable at such distances from our great cities that it is impossible to ship milk profitably to their markets. The Herefords. This is a valuable herd of cattle, although but comparatively little known in America. The Herefords are named after a county in south-western England which is adjacent to Wales. These cattle are of very ancient ancestry, but have been very much improved within the last century. _V7l}0^ * A.''< V; .^' NP«s*..--" ^— Ais^^i ^\ml ^-^vkS^vs "\e'<^«\&< r^-WfeVVs HEREFORD BULL, "LEATHER STOCKING.' The color of this breed has a peculiar history as to its changes and markings. One hundred years ago they were deep red—almost brown, in color; now they are usually red, with white faces, throats, bellies, and sometimes backs. About the time of King John of England ( 1200) they were all white with red ears, and Maude de Brehos, against whose husband King John was highly incensed, in order to soften the wrath of the mighty king and thereby saving the Hfe of her husband, presented to the queen, the wife of King John, four hundred cows anC one bull, all white with red 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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