The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-12
New York Cotton Market
FROM KING EDWARDS HERD.
Many Prize HerefOrds TO Arrive in
baltimore Today.

BALTIMORE. oct I2-The steamer
ROwanmore, which is due here today. will
bring the largest importation Of pure bred
Hereford cattle that ever reached this
country at one time. The shipment will
consist Of not less than ~ head, all reg
/ istered and having long pedigrees. 1t is
I consigned 10 the late KirkwOod b. Ar
mour, Of Kansas City. In the herd are
two fine specimens from the herd Of King
Edward Of England. there being 1S5 COWS
and heifers in the lot. - Of them with
calves at foot" The valuation Of the
importation is $4,000. Some few Of the
animals are worth from $1,000 10 $3.50
each.
One Of the bulls is the celebrated Ma
jcstic. TWO years old. bred by James
Smith and is credited with being the best
herd bull Of an the HereforGs in England
Mercury, three years old. bred By the
Earl Of Coventry. Is another noted bull.
as is also Pluto, a y-arling herd bull,
bred by stephen Robinson Among the
noted h-lf.rS ia this wonderful collection
are "a two-year-o!d and a yearIug direct
from the celebrated herd Of King Edward
VII that were bred 10y the late Queen Vic
toria. The tWo-year-oId was winner at
England s great cattle show. the Royal
-Four yearling heltcrs. bred by the .. H.
I Green OF England, which were CUnSlSLg nj
winners throughout the recent cattle show
period-always carrying of the four high
/ est hOuUTS-aro also ia this noted aEETc-
cation. They are Ladybraud Maysic Sill
Yer Stream, and Prudential. There is the
+ famous ycdrllug show heller Lady Rob
erts. bred by b. r. Russell. "a well-kuowu
English breeder Of Heref0rds. Numerous
other big priZe-wiuners from the most re-
nowned herds in the United Kingdom are
in the shipment.
The latter Is the result Of an order TO
bring over the very best Hereford cattle
that England affords given by the late
han lrsrra .Er-r- a
through W f BrittOn. the acknowledged
Hereford expert Of England, and score
tary Of the English Hereford Society. BY
a strange coincidence the steamer carry
ing the cattle sailed OF the day Mr.. Ar
mOur died. He was at the head OF the
Armour Packing Company and one Of the
leading Hereford breeders Of America.
The great interest he took in encOurag-
ing the raising OF high-ciass beef animals
had much 70 do with the amalgamatiOn
Of the best pure breeds Of beef cattle on
the Western ranges with the primitive
cattle. The successor Of X y. Armour
in the management Of the Armour Pack
ing Company and CDttle breeding is
Charles W Armour. who, with = ogden
Armour. Of Chicago. are the remaining
representatives Of the second generation
Of the Armour family
All Of the cattle will go to the quaran-
tine grounds at St Denis, near Relay
House. Baltimore. Nd, remaining there
for ninety days. From there they will be
shipped to the Armour farms near Kan
Of the bulls viii be 10 head the herds
OF famous beef cattle on different
ranches Kansas and Missouri have
grown 10 be the HCrefordshirc Of Amer
lea HcrefOrds. Abcrdeen-Augus. md Gal
laway breeds furnish the beef blOods for
the world.
Their Importation means more 90 this
country than probably any shipment OF
pure bred cattle that has ever been made.
II forms the nucleus for "A general rcyOlu-
ton in beef cattle raising-a forward
movement that promises better beeyes in
all the markets Of this country. II holds
out prospects Of "A better profit 70 cattle
TaiSeTs. Its direct influence will also be
felt and appreciated wherever raising cat
tie growing for beef receives any atten-
ton
Recently a number Of farmers In Mary
land and Virginia have applied them
selves TO raising and feeding beef cattle
for the market. Not long ago 800 head
were shipped from the West TO Washing
ton county, 10 be FED and fattened-