. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE 99 fields smile again with ample harvests; her wastes by a general enclosure covered with cul- tivation; her farmer rich; her poor well fed and happy^ and may we all, by reverence of that being from whom all blessings flow, en- deavor to deserve ; THE DUKE OF BEDFORD'S SHEEP SHEARING IN 1801. On Monday 255 people attended, on Tues- day 259, on Wednesday 232, on Thursday 132. The sale and rental of sheep made a very satis- factory progress. Liberal premiums we
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. HISTORY OF HEEEFORD CATTLE 99 fields smile again with ample harvests; her wastes by a general enclosure covered with cul- tivation; her farmer rich; her poor well fed and happy^ and may we all, by reverence of that being from whom all blessings flow, en- deavor to deserve ; THE DUKE OF BEDFORD'S SHEEP SHEARING IN 1801. On Monday 255 people attended, on Tues- day 259, on Wednesday 232, on Thursday 132. The sale and rental of sheep made a very satis- factory progress. Liberal premiums were paid There hung a gloom over the whole business, which would not dissipate. The succeeding Duke had given orders for conducting every- thing exactly as on former occasions. Lord iSomerville presided at the dinners, and the general arrangement of business was conducted by his lordship, and Mr. Coke, with the assist- ance of the Rev. Mr. Cartwnght. The company was very numerous all the three days and on Tuesday equal to the appearance on any former occasion. In addition to the sale of sheep there was a sale of Hereford cows and heifers, including two bulls, ten head, all of the Herefordshire breed. The sale amounted. HEREFORD OX, CHAMPION AT SMITHFIELD, 1816. (Bred by S. & C. Haywood, Worcestershire.) to farmers of the county for the best cultivated farms and for the largest improvement of the sheep, and on different classes of farm machin- ery. The Duke of Bedford died in the spring of 1802. The Sheep Shearing Shows at Woburn bearing his name were continued in J803 by his son. Those who attended this meeting, hitherto so bright and cheerful, animated as if was by the enlivening presence of a nobleman so greatly beloved and respected, looked around on every scene with heavy eye and sorrow in their hearts. to £974 ($4,870), an average of $487 a head. Premiums were awarded and paid to the farm- ers for the best conducted farms and the largest improvement in live stock. We q
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