The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-01
history the Different Breeds Of Cattle That Are Raised in Crawford
HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE

HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE
The county Of Hereforshire. England
located on the western border, may be
said to lie among the foothills OF the
WEIGH mountains. The land is some
what rolling, produces excellent grass
consequently is well adapted to grazing
purposes. Through this section Of Eng
land there had long been known a type
Of cattle with rather strongly developed
beef producing qualities.
accounts which appear trustworthy
inform us that Lord Scudamore intro.
duced: cattle from Flanders about 1850;
and there are authentic accounts of the
Introduction by William Callers Of
Wigmore Grange, Of a white faced red
bull with rather wide, rough horns,
= from Yorkshire.
Some claim the variation in color is
due to the use Of the white cattle of
Wales. AS early as 1888 Marshall gives
tie prevailing color as red with bald
face.
Among the early breeders and i'm
prOvers Of Hereford cattle the Tomkins
family deserve first mention. Richard
Tompkins possessed cattle above the
average. These he willed to his son,
Benjamin, who began breeding about
174e. His foundation stock consisted
Of q large red, white faced cow, known
as Silver, and two other cows. Con-
temporary with him were VIM. Callers,
Of Wigmore Grange, and the Tully
Brothers, of Huntington. Clyro and
haywood, Mr.. Skyrme, of Stretton, and
Messrs. Haywood, Of Clifton.On-To
Benjamin Tomkins, Jr., was born in
and was associated with him in his
breeding operations until 1863. when he
began breeding for himself.
John Price, of Ryall, was Benjamin
Tomkin's greatest follower. He be-
came acquainted with the Tomkins
stock in 1904, and bought a few COWS
from Benjamin Tomkins, Jr.. at this
time. He crossed these with buil
from another herd. but the results were
unsatisfactory and he returned to Tom.
kins, bought freely from him and bred
almost purely from the Tomkins blood
until his DEATH
ls,Wm. Hewer and his son, John, were
probably the greatest of all HEREFORD
breeders. They were of Gloucester
shire and had obtained their foundation
stock Of Tally. of Huntington. and from
the elder Tomkins. VIM. HeWer I'm.
proved the stock by judicious selection,
but it remained for his son, John, 70
effect the greatest improvement on the
Hereford stock.
IT is clear that methodical selection
for definite Characterization, aided by
has been the chief agent IN
producing the modern Hereford. The
whole trend of Improvement has been
toward a lower set, more blocky, thick.
ly.feshed, early maturing animal that
would kill out a high percent of salapie
meat per carcass.
Indefinite reports exist of few early
to America, but the first
authentic knowledge we have OF any
Herefords in America dates to 1917,
when Henry Clay, of Ashland, KY, i'm.
ported on the same ship that brought
over Col. Sanders importation of Short.
horns, two pail. of Hereford cattle.
About 1925 two animals 1.-THE bull Sir
Isaac and cow were imported to
massachusetts by Admiral Coffin, Of
the British. navy. ~ S'1 \ ~
In 1910 the first importation Of per.
Importance was made. VIM.
Henry Sotham is credited with this. He
was an Englishman from Herefordshire.
The first Importation consisted of five
bulls and seventeen cows.
Anxiety 4th 1904 was brought from
as the nearest approach
to the desired type. His description
Is, given by Sanders as follows:
Eat that time Anxiety 4th was pretty I
well developed for his age, ass Mr.. Car
wardine had intended exhibiting j, him
at the Royal that year. His head was
very good from a feeders standpoint