History of Hereford Cattle

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Wigmore Grange, born 1713, and the superior ity of their cattle long before B. Tomkins, J r.'s, marriage. These recollections and many facts that will be mentioned clearly prove that the systematic improvement of the Herefords was begun by the elder B. Tomkins in 1742. It will be seen on referring to Sinclair's His tory of Hereford Cattle that when Richard Tomkins of the New House Farm, King's Pyon, died in 1723, he lef,t seven children six sons and one daughter. The eldest, Miles, was nineteen and the youngest, Thomas, was three years old.