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Hereford , city (1990 pop. 14,745), seat of Deaf Smith co., N Tex., in the Panhandle; inc. 1906. Livestock is raised in Hereford, and cattle feeding is an important industry, along with meatpacking and sugar refining. Vegetables, sugar beets, sunflowers, and grains are grown on irrigated farms in the semiarid plains.

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Hereford, UK, USA 1. UK (England): ‘Army Ford’ from here and ford, possibly to indicate that the ford was wide enough for marching soldiers to cross without breaking ranks. The county of Herefordshire, from the name of the city and scīr, gave its name to the cattle bred here.2. USA (Texas): named afer the breed of cattle brought here in the 1890s.

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