. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 407 Breeders assumed form and they received appli- cations for entry. Tliey, however, found that their breeders had not kept records in all cases, and in some of them, where the records have been kept, owing to the death of parties, the rec- ords were lost. There is one fact clear, that many of the best of the breed have been taken from England to that country, and that each herd can show, not the detailed data that would be desirable, but, as a rule, they can show the
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTOEY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 407 Breeders assumed form and they received appli- cations for entry. Tliey, however, found that their breeders had not kept records in all cases, and in some of them, where the records have been kept, owing to the death of parties, the rec- ords were lost. There is one fact clear, that many of the best of the breed have been taken from England to that country, and that each herd can show, not the detailed data that would be desirable, but, as a rule, they can show the line of sires. It will be seen that the first im- portation was in 1825, some twenty years before the Herd Book was established in England. There is no doubt that herds referred to here are pure bred and the editing committee prob- ably found not much difficulty in determining what were pure bred, and they should give the facts as fully as possible upon which they admit animals to entry, and unless the breeders showed that they raised only thoroughbred sires and dams of the Hereford breed their animals would not find places in the public record. The admitting of animals of doubtful pedi- gree is not raising their value, but is lowering the value of all better-bred stock, and a loose policy at the beginning will be felt for all time. Commenting upon the proposed herd book at the time, we said in the "Breeders' Journal": "There will probably be clear evidence, as it permits of breeding in the majority of the Hereford herds of Australia, although special dates may be wanting, and this evidence should be spread upon the record as fully as possible. We have a right to an interest in the action that the Australians shall adopt at this time, and we urge upon their attention the fact that the policy they now adopt will be felt for all time. It will be felt in the general reputation of their herds, and, what is of greater importance, it will be felt in the character of t
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