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The Ear — thin ; of a rich orange-color wilhin, of medium size, with a 

 quick and ready movement, expressive of attention, 2 



The Horns — light, tapering, of a waxy color toward the extremity, and 

 gaily as well as symmetrically placed on the head ; the occipital bone, nar- 

 row, thus bringing the base of the horns nearer together, 2 



The JVeck of medium length, somewhat light in substance, very clean, 

 and well set up on the shoulder, 2 



The Chest — deep and round, carrying its fullness well back of the elbows, 

 thus affording, by the aid of a springing rib, abundant internal room for the 

 action of the thoracic viscera, the heart and lungs, and that too, without an 

 extreme width forward, and between the po'.nts of the shoulders, which 

 might interfere wi h the action of the animal, 14 



The Brisket — It being assumed that it adds nothing to the internal ca- 

 pacity of the chest, must not overload the breast, but be sufficientlv devel- 

 oped to guarantee a feeding property, attended with a full proportion of 

 fatty secretion, 4 



The Shoulder is, in this breed, a very beautiful and important point, and 

 should in a des;ree approximate in form to that of the horse. It should 

 take a more sloping position than is found in most other breeds, with its 

 points less projecting, ^nd angular, and the blade bone more curved, thus 

 blending with and forming a fine wither, rising a little above the level line 

 of the back, 4 



The Crops full and even, forming a true line with the somewhat rising 

 shoulder, and level back, witho it either drop or hollow, 3 



Back, Loin and Hips, broad and wide, running on a level with the setting 

 on the tail, 9 



The Rumps — lying broad apart, high, and well covered, 5 



The Pelvis — wide, 2 



The Twist— Mi and broad, 3 



The (Quarters long and thoroughly filled up between the hooks, or hip 

 bones, and the rumps, with a good muscular development down the thigh 

 to the hocks, 6 



The Flank — Moderately deep, full and mellow in proportion to condition, 3 



The Legs not too shoit, and standing as square, and str light behind, as 

 may be compatible with activity. The bone quite small below the hock 

 and knee ; the sinews large and clean, with the fore-arm well developed, 5 



The Carcass round and straight ; its posteri'^r ribs almost circular, ex- 

 tending well back, and springing nearly horizontally from the vetebra, giving, 

 in flict, much greater capacity than would at first appear, 2 



The Tail, at its junction, level with the back, long, very slender in its 

 cord, and finishing with a tassel of white hair, 1 



The Color, in its shades and degrees, is more or less governed by fashion ; 

 but in the Devon is always red. Formerly a rich blood-red was the 

 favorite color, and a test of purity ; and now a somewhat lighter color is in 

 Togue, approaching rather nearer to that of the South Devon, which is a 

 larger, coarser, stronger animal. In all cases the color grows lighter 

 around the muzzle, while a dark mahogany color, verging almost to a black, 



