South Devon Cattle. 



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Being such a hardy race of cattle the South Devons require 

 no " coddling " or exceptional treatment to keep them in 

 condition. They can practically take care of themselves in 

 any district where fair pasturage is to be found. Young 

 stock in their native element frequently remain in the fields 

 the whole winter through and keep in capital store condition, 

 when what they can pick up there is supplemented by hay, 

 straw and roots. 



Milking cattle do well in the pastures without extra 

 feeding from April to August, and, indeed, many farmers run 



Fig. 2— South Devon Cow. 



them the whole summer through without resort to artificial 

 foods. Those who send milk to the towns, however, find that 

 lactation is stimulated by the judicious use of bran, cotton 

 cake, and brewers' grains where they can be obtained. Where 

 the cows are exceptionally heavy milkers, a few pounds of 

 linseed cake morning and evening never comes amiss, though 

 it may not be essential, and maintains the physique and con- 

 dition. 



With the approach of November, and perhaps a trifle earlier 

 jif the autumn prove unusually cold and rough, the milking 



