. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 379 until the present, a continuous experiment of nearly one-half of a century—from 1837 to 1884. We were desirous of knowing as nearly as possible the character of this work. We found that he used bulls from such breeders as Mr. Turner, of The Noke; Mr. Jeffries, of The Grove; Mr. Stephens, of Sheep House; Mr. Stedman, of Bedstone Hall; Mr. E. Price, of Court House; Mr. Thomas Rea, of Weston- bury; Mr. Tudge, of Adforton; Mr. Phillip Turner, of The Leen; Mr. Thomas Ro
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 379 until the present, a continuous experiment of nearly one-half of a century—from 1837 to 1884. We were desirous of knowing as nearly as possible the character of this work. We found that he used bulls from such breeders as Mr. Turner, of The Noke; Mr. Jeffries, of The Grove; Mr. Stephens, of Sheep House; Mr. Stedman, of Bedstone Hall; Mr. E. Price, of Court House; Mr. Thomas Rea, of Weston- bury; Mr. Tudge, of Adforton; Mr. Phillip Turner, of The Leen; Mr. Thomas Rogers, of Coxall, and Mr. Myddleton, of Llynaven. These breeders, from whom Mr. James se- lected his sires, will be recognized as among the leading ones in England; Mr. James does not milk or work his dairies himself. He keeps eighty cows in milk. These are rented to two dairymen, 40 cows to each. The cows com- mence calving in March, and the calves put upon the pail until the 15th of May; to which time the milk is used for making butter, and from that time for making cheese and butter. The bull calves go to the butcher, and the heifer calves are carried on to keep the herd good. The rental is so much per head for each cow, and if from any cause the cows of another breed are brought in, the renters are not as well satisfied as when they have the entire comple- ment made up of Herefords. Mr. J. has not kept a record of their breeding, but the animals show as good a character as any Hereford herd we saw in England. This is especially shovna in the three-year-old heifers, the two-year-olds, and the yearlings; and had a record been kept the character of the cattle would have placed Mr. James' herd among the best. There were nearly or quite 20 three-year-old heifers that had lost their calves; and Mr. James, instead of holding them for further breeding, was graz- ing them for the butcher. It was early in August when we were there, and we had seen no better three-year-olds. They wou
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