Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-28
SPLENDID DISPLAY
OF HEREFORD CATTLE
Buck and Doc Run Farms In
augurate Back to Beet"
Movement.

II you eco a field OF cattle, all with
white faces and looking ut first glance
like box cars, YOU can thereby bc suro
that these are Hereford beef stock, rc-
Gently introduced in this section ~ n
supplement- To the dairy herds.
Tho white face is trade mark, appRr-
entity, almost never failing TO charac-
tcr,zc tho get Of pcdlgreed bulls, though
differently marked in blotches on the
prcyaihngly red bodies. Tho dropping
horns are n recent breeders fancy; but
the square body, with straight back and
ilcshcd so that no bony structure can be
secn or felt, Is always to bc noted.
4 party Of newspaper men WA. yes
tcrdav the guest of Macmillan Hopes,
manager of the Buck and Doe Run
farms, in Chester county, Pennsylvania,
where adjoining farms, nggrcgating
1900 acres are Just now the center OF the
movement, whose slogan is back to
beef. in which Mr.. Hopes is much
Interested, not TO say absorbed. :,
Before the War Of the Rebellion
said MIR. Hopes, this very region was
the center of the beef iattening industry
Of tho country; farmers buying and
raising beef cattle, which were driven TO
marketing points After that time, with
the unlimited ranges of the West and
the new shipment facilities, the business
followed. and the farmer turned dairy
man.
Not only is the beef side of cattle
raising of much potential Importance
IA connection with DAIRY work. or alone,
hat II helps solve the fertilizer problem
the cost oi roughagc To- carry barn full
of fccdcrs over season being almost
offset hy the dimlnution of the chemical
fertilizer hlll.
Much attention 10 beef cattle rs being
pald in the west, where lierciorts are
specialized IN by an increasing number
az raiscr~ Several recent car load ship
ments personally selected m Iowa 10y
MIR uuopcs, were among the $50 head
that we've Inspected IN the various
meadows and hillside pastures OF the
farm YESTERDAY. These varied IN ag'
from ten months 60 two-ycar-ol'
heif,rs The Youngsters bulked as lsrg,
rs those of twice their age ot othe
breeds. While these will be kept 70
breeding purposes, the steers Of like ags
are ready for market as baby beet q
that age. although as rule are allowed
10 put on more weight before benz
marketed.
Through the sctive interest OF Mr.
Hoopcs, the cooperation of western
growers has been secured, so tina
a representative show of Hereford
will be feature of the State Fair here
next September /, Is aimed 10 form {
National Hereford Association. an,
10000 worth OF prizes Will lie offered
The best animals IN the cow, stce
and bull classes will he shown, more thar
100 hcing expected 20 compete.
MIR Hopes Is offering punches OF nv
head for sale 20 graters and farmers II
thus vicinity, as y starter toward demon
strating the qualities of the breed. an'
will later arrange 90 lend bulls 20 Della
ware communities for the same purpose
The Typographical features of III
Buck aud Doe Run Valley Farm lands |
especially well suited for grazing, belns
sbundantly supplied with water. anC
comprising hillside slopes as well a
meadow land. There are go head q
llercfords now on the range
In the barns on the old Wilson plac'
are housed the score or more head @
show cattle. of different ages, that ar
beng kept IN condition for being eS
hlbned. One three-year-old bull va
estimated 20 weigh , 100 pounds.
The scenery Is typical OF the rolling
country along the southern Pennsyl
wanna line. and the visitors were take
90 several points OF vantage, comandIn
wide outlooks.
l.ammot du Pont Is president OF IN
farms