. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. History of heeefoed cattle isr slighted by the visitors. I was treated as an innovator, a braggadocio, or an adventurer un- worthy of notice by the clique; men I have mentioned looked over the other's shoulders and withdrew with a puff; a few good Judges pronounced them a superior breed of cattle. Luther Tucker, Sr., was quite taken with them, and wrote a splendid short article praising them highly, for which he received many up- braidings from his pet Shorthorn correspond- ents. As there was no
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. History of heeefoed cattle isr slighted by the visitors. I was treated as an innovator, a braggadocio, or an adventurer un- worthy of notice by the clique; men I have mentioned looked over the other's shoulders and withdrew with a puff; a few good Judges pronounced them a superior breed of cattle. Luther Tucker, Sr., was quite taken with them, and wrote a splendid short article praising them highly, for which he received many up- braidings from his pet Shorthorn correspond- ents. As there was no Hereford Herd Book when I imported them, this was held as a plea for their not being worthy of showing against the Shorthorns, with all their alloys, and many made a laughing stock of themselves by abus- ing their thick, mellow hides, and turned their white faces into ridicule. Then their excuse was that it was impossible for judges to decide between two breeds. I asked them if there was more than one proper standard for a good and profitable beefing animal, and whether there was not to be found unprejudiced men of good, sound, common sense, capable of judging, impartially, a good animal regardless of the breed. I was aware that flesh governed almost all judges, but if the Shorthorn men were de- termined to pamper, and state societies allowed them to do so, Hereford breeders must do the same. Shorthorn men would not accept of this. Neither would they accept of a challenge. When I offered to show four cows and a bull against them on the show ground, on my own account, for $100, they evaded it, well knowing they would be beaten under good and impartial judges, as I consider three of these cows were as good as any of the late importations. One was the first prize cow at the Oxford Eoyal, two others first and second at Tredegar, and the bull first prize with dam and their offspring. Although they had not been pampered, they showed evenness of flesh, with substance, sym- metry and
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