Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-06-04
Hereford Cattle. How they are Esteem
cd where they are Best Known.

"-'f fN'~' AtN '-r'NNlAl'N NINNNluG Nl@ATltAsi
in the main, although beef Is fat,ed for the
Chol,snham, Birmingham, and other near
markets, toa large extent. Perhaps thc
most exclusive breeding district, i. the plain
of Hereford but in the other districts IN my
are brcd Tor and soli 10 fcclsrs in the mid.
hnl districts and those convenient 10 the
London market.
The lIrrelorls are not hnk nor showy ;
they appear mo-, heavier than they really are,
but they are massive, square built chunky
stronger rs oxen, and heavier a, bcrvc., in
nine times ont of ten than they appear TO
be. They are cs.rutalya breed %, merit
and utility, rather than ono OF rnc form and
beauty merely They have ,,r5n. frlmcs
bu; ,housh large in fact, their bone. arr
only iu airTror'rtiou 10 their great weight.
have not time fora detailed description.
merely stating a few facts Of importance.
The va, Of Hereford being properly a
hrcgi.n. district, bayincuo surplus or grain
Tor feeding purposes, three times more cattle
are br'i therein than could be- ritied. The
sane hold. cr other districts. in variable
proportion. Hence large surplus Of steers
are bought up at the fairs every season by
cattle dealers, AMI transferred from their
hand. to the feeders or the London and mid.
land districts. Thi. trade has been carried
0n and ausmoutin, as 70 capital ani mum
bs-s i0g over twenty years. and is still in.
creasins, Il will here probably occur to
the reader that the farmers who have -
long bought the Hereford, % ca, their sur.
plu, grain anl oll-cakc, and make manurc
Cor their arabic Anls-whieh pay better
with thc,r facilities OF obtaining manure.
than in p1,;.ras'-tre renting, ,i,hc aud
tsG.Iayins tenants, and that they ct neces-
sity engage in ftteuin: Hereford cattle, BE-.
cause it pays them 90 DO -. Throw up a
straw, 10 will show which way the wind
blows, and thc increase oC this trad, for =,
many years. tested hy the laws OF supply
and demand. show, that hrcellu: and fat
ting Isrsl,rls NJ; only pays, bat affords
good living profit conclusive test OF the
brccI :, thrifty ars 10, lI,re1rl.. in
fact. that thi, Characteristic trait of the
breed ha, become alm,s, au ail.,. where.
ever they have been lulls tested. AL have,
when on several occasion, in Enslani, seen
them fully htienci-lat enough 10 sl,isly
the fashionable. ar,.,ocr,,ic, f,s,iiiou,
Cbeltcnham market, where as good fat
bcel % i. killed, aud in great quantity, a, a;
any other town ia England, ou Sr,s, only
But if O; were needed :, add proof a, TO
the thr,Iin,,, of Hereford cattle. and their
crosses, O, could lc found 90 any reasonable
extent. wall only uamc one more tact
which have bad several opportunities Of
witnessing. namely, that where they are
known, this breed 90 animals /, preferred hy
the tenant farmer, of tbs west u En:lani,
flr ,hc purpose oi increasing ihs thr,itinc.s
aul size uf thcir common stock, toauy other
improved breed ,'e,cr and any one may
.re the popular estimation in which they are
held, by she mark. of their blood amongst
tie stock Ia the grain growing districts or
srrtilu. where stock r,i.in, j. not a leading
feature ol farming. \ breed Of animal,
possessing great natural thriitiness, will
generally he found 10 show it early. This
i. illustrated by the instances Of Suffolk
p,.. aul S0gthilwu sheep. and will add
by Hereford cattle. Their early maturity
i. one ol the two strong srouni.-,he other
hsin. their thriliurs, - Of the increased
popularity and patronage they have attain
cl. never heard their early maturity
questioned hy any ono who bad a practical
acquaintance with their peculiar merits.
And here let me remark incidentally upon
what may seem a novel point, bu. which i
nevertheless, worth thinking Of, which u
this The Hereford not bein. either hcau-
ulul, according % the ideal pattern, or
snowy, have therefore not been phtrOniz,d
by rich, fancy breeders, and have no, there
fore been forced before the public by means
and facilities usually used and commanded
hy this class OF agrieulturists and their CO.
udisnt1rs. Experience is required TO settle
toe question OF thrilt.ne,s and prof, Of any
breed Juta snowy outline aud symmetry
Of form often tickle the senses, and even On
some points. such as those that are required
by standard authority, as i, i called, on
nice,i.. of build. satisfy the Judgment to
some extent, bat very frequently at the eH'
pen.s Of the pocket. To illustrate The
race horse is long in proportion to his weight
the clipper ship Is long in proportion to her
capacity, and the Durham = much larger
in an animal Of equal weight, than the
Hereford OK. This sentiment tha, the tall
or long byron says, " | hate dumpy wo-
man, and slender, is more graceful and
beautiful than opposite forms, Is very gem
orally entertained. Hence the Norman
horse,-,he rounded Dutch bottom, the
South Down sheep. and the chunky Here
ford OK. have 20, the admirers Of fashionable
or popular forms, as patrons or friends. Yet
wh, sill dispute that the Hereford is Of the
form that ensures more thriitiuess, weight
for weight, than any other animal Of his
Kind, and just because he happens to be