Herefords can weigh from as little as 950 lbs (as the old type Herefords did way back in the mid 1800's), to, as today, more than 2500 lbs. Cows weigh from 950 to 1600 lbs (or more), and mature bulls weigh from 2000 to 2800 lbs. Average weight for a steer and heifer is around 1200 lbs.
On farms and ranches that raise and breed Hereford cattle.
Hereford is a town in England. Hereford is also a beef breed of cattle that originated in England.
Hereford cattle.
In 1817.
Oliver Siralvo Willham has written: 'A genetic history of the Hereford breed of cattle in the United States' -- subject(s): Cattle, Heredity, Hereford cattle
James MacDonald has written: 'History of polled Aberdeen or Angus cattle' -- subject(s): Beef cattle, Cattle breeds, Aberdeen-Angus cattle, Races, Bovins de boucherie, Aberdeen-Angus, Bovins 'History of Hereford cattle' -- subject(s): Beef cattle, Hereford cattle, Cattle breeds, Races, Bovins de boucherie, Bovins, Hereford (Race de bovins)
Yes.
Jerseys and Herefords are breeds of cattle.
Primarily for beef production.
They're about the same.
By ship, when Henry Clay of Ashland, Kentucky imported two females and one bull from England, as were other subsequent importations of other Hereford cattle.
Earle W. Klosterman has written: 'A comparison of the Hereford and Charolais breeds and their crosses under two systems of management' -- subject(s): Hereford cattle, Breeding, Charolais cattle, Cattle