The Advocate and news., 1898-02-09
Hereford Cattle,

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No breed OF cattle is attracting more
attention than the white faces. The
constantly increasing demand for choice
beef finds a ready response in the hand
some Herefords. Benjamin Tomkins
was a careful student and keen observer
Of good cattle. He was the founder OF
the Hereford breed. In HerefOrdshire,
England, in the year 1865, he bought two
white-faced COWS, one named Pigeon and
the other MOttle. He thought he saw in
them The merit and individuality that
would lay the foundation for a new
breed of finest beef cattle; and he was
not mistaken in his judgment. They
were the pa 'ent sock Of the now world
famous White-faced Herefords. From
that begiT ling lie '2refully and skill
fully bred for more than sixty years
Missionaries from his herd went out far
and wide and everywhere they retained
their distinctive merits of excellence
After his death in 1919, his remaining
herd of fiRty-two head were sold at pub
lie sale and brought an average OF $3.50
each.
The earliest record Of Hereford cattle
is in the Smithfeld Club Reports Of 1899,
which shows one OK sold for $500. From
1899 to 1851, the records state that Of
all breeds shown in competition, ON oxen
and steers, the Herefords won 1876 prizes,
the Short-hOrns 81, DeVons A, Scotch
43, Sussex 8, LonghOns and Cross
breeds 8. The Herefords winning within
five as many as all the others. While ON
COWS during the same time. the Here
forus won % prizes, the ShorthOrns 92,
DeVons 4, Sussex 3, Longhorns 6 and
Cross-breeds 6. The aim Of the Here
ford breeding was to produce the best
steers and consequently the best beef.
In hardness and as rustlers and graz
ers they are unexcelled.
In 1878 importations Of breeding cattle
were made to this country and they were
called beef breeds and milk breeds,
really meaning Herefords and Short
horns. In the past fifty years impor-
tations have been frequent and numer-
Gus, bringing new blood and fresh vital
ity, from the best herds in the old coun-
try to be infused into and diffused
through the herds of this country. The
results have been marvellous, and we are
now sending Goals to Newcastle" by
shipping the finest quality Of export
beef into all the best markets Of the old
world. Kansas enterprise is in the front
rank of this progress. Hon. G. S, Cross,
of Emporia, is one OF the largest i'm
porters of Hereford cattle in this coun-
try. ALI last summer he kept skilled
expert in England carefully selecting
and buying the choicest specimens of
the purest-bred Hereford bulls and
heifers that money could purchase. AS
a result, he has just brought to Sunny
Slope Farm forty ideals Of perfection,
every one Of which Is a show in itself,
They are not only models, but are beau
ties. Another such importation could
not be made because another such selec-
tion could not be obtained in England.
He now has at Sunny Slope $40 head,
veritable feast for any lover Of good cat
tie to behold. On March and next he
will offer for sale $50 head Of the
choicest and best of this great herd, in
Guiding the forty head Of recent impor-
tation. It will be well worth the while
of all admirers of good stock to attend
this sale and see this herd before any
are sold and taken away.