New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-17

beef animals al two years Old. The Shoft-horns ne
Acknowledges have better frames, and ohentimes
better hind qusiter but the Hersfords are bster in
girtb as general thing, and in shoulder points II
u quite notice able that the crops are usually much
better filled in the a.er than the former breed and
their quality is, TO FAY the least as good he had al
.h. time If our Wait, Us femAef including calves
and about 50 males The preceding season be had 10
calves dropped.
AVAILABILITY TO THIS COUNTRY.
We must confess TO having had but poor opinion
Of the breed previous TO seeg this splendid h-r Tor
the ca,rb.s of Mr.. Sott am, and the sony animals
that We had ,een on exhibition, gave rs no cause to
admire them. Our experience OF isst SIMMER has
convir ced n. that for certain districts Of our country
it would be much profitable 20 raise Herefords
than aDy other breed. A good animals whether We
consider quality form, or constitution, can be pur-
chased Of Lord Berwick for SEQ, a. if Shorthorns,
would cost five times tina. sum; and for all the prsrie
country OF the Ws,. Tor Texas and California, they
would equal and perhaps excel, their costly rvais'
In looking carefully through Lord Berwch herd, We
think ,bs. se cav 90 large, symmetrical and prom
i,pg animals a. in any other herd Of any breed If We
except Samuel Tho,ne's, which probably is without
an equal in ANY country. short time prior TO our
VISIT a stock-grorer from Australia had purchased
Hereords Of Lord b., TO try upon the plans Of that
country he giving as his reason for the purchase
that the Devons turned loose the pampas, became
80 feet of foot IA to ourun all bat their very Aeetest
horses Tie Herefords, he thought, from their great
size, and their Thrifty growth 90 coarse heritage,
would do better for them than either Devons or Short
horns for while they would not have the objection
able feetness of the former they would thrive better
without care than the latter.
IMPORTANCE OF A HERD BOOK.
Perhaps one reason why Herefords have given
place TO Sbor-horns TO so considerable An extent IT,
that there had been no Herd-BOok published until
the talk wac undertaken by Mr.. T. c. Eyton near
Wellington, Sslop. He first volume WAS issued IN
1896 but then the necessity for such register
was 90 poorly appreciated that, after another volume
was Issued, in 1853, he gave it up in despair. 1t
then pa.s.d into the hands Of Mr.. Powell of Hir-
ton Court, near Hereford; but he died after bringing
out one number. Breeders began TO zee the value
of the work for they found every purchaser from be-
you'd the confines of their county demanding Of them
the pedigree of their animals. A dim conception of
the fact that purity Of blood both sides could only
be proved by printed register entered their minds,
and, spurred on by the pecuniay profits Of herdbOok
registry they have begun to give more patronage to
the Undertaking Lord Berwick and other leading
DTeeCeTS nave HdOc uOtL tucnuOub ehOiso w hoeP
the thing agoipg and at present it may be expected
that success will attend their eorts. The third vol
une has recently been Issued by Mr.. Duckhsm under
the auspices of the Hereford Agricultural Society.
The number of bulls recorded in the first two volumes
10 S01; in the third, Al.
HENRY CLAY's MPORTATIOSs.
The etrhest account we have of inportations OF
Herefords into this country, is of two pairs imported
by Henry Clay in 1920 or 1921 who 'bred from them
"and their crosses until led to discontinue in conse
"quence Of an apprehension that he should breed in
" and in too far" Mr.. Clay says of the breed that
they have the advantage of the Devons In size,
greater length, more power consequently; and i
"thnk they are quick N step and as good at the
"pail" Mr.. II. S. Randall quoting the above Ian
guage Transactions n. Y. State Ag. Soc, vol page
252), Gays, that Mr.. Clay had probably selected his
stock for milking purposes, and hence they we're bet
ter mixers than usual. Surely, if Mr.. Clay found
them good at the pail, it shows what might be done
with the breed if breeders would allow nature to have
more scope in developing the animal
MIR. RANDALLs VIEWS.
Other importations were made at about the same
time as MIR. Clays and subsequently,, but they have
failed TO become fsvortes generally, having given
place to their great rivals the Shorthorns Mr. Ran
dali in the article above referred to, Ays judciousy:
"Tbere can be little doubt but that in the points re-
"ga1ded by the butcher, Hsrefords have few rivals,
Though perhaps the grazier would prefer varety
"matuIipg somewhat earlier. In country where
"feedng properties are regarded as the prime point,
{" ard the demands of whose markets will render 1t
profitable to breed and Craze race OF cattle e1clu'
sivey for the shambles, the Herefords, from their
aptitude to take flesh, from the high quality OF
"heir beef and from their endurance of travel, will
"slways be deservedly held in high estTation. And
"a,hough il cannot be denied that the moro popular
"breed have, within few Year,, superseded Here
ord in large majority the more fertile districts OF
" FL gland the latter not unrequenty bear away the
palm from their more successful rivas at the English
agricultural exhibitions particularly where influences
prevail arising from the proximity Of large markets
Mr. Randall concludes thus: I" In the remote West
"ern States on whose immense natural pastures early
" maturity ID less q matter Of consequence, where
dsirying properties little regarded provided the
"cow xll yield sufficient milk TO properly rear her
"progeny and where beef-cstte must be driven great
distances TO market, there is little doubt that the
&" lie,efords would prove IN invaluable breed" This
comedies with our own opinion. We do not hiuk
that cs the breed is constituted in this country, 1t
can compete with Short-horns in the rich pastures
Of the older States, where but few cattle would
be kept aphce and these be tended with great care
where too, dairy stock is in demand and can be had
by crosses CT Shor:-horns native cows-for, as
We have already shown, the Hereford men have bred
almost entirely to beef aud have reduced the milking
capacities OF their stock to low point; but on the
Western prares where the great droves of stock are
raised for our consumption, feel satisfied that pure
Herefords of the Berwick and Ba,emau stamp, and
crosses on our common stock, would prove eninently
profitable.
I, I'LL Ia sa.n therefore thu. We ASSIGN 20 each