64 South Devcni Cattle. 



oxen in December, 1911, Mr. F. W. Rowe Avinning the breed 

 prize with His Majesty, a steer scaling 19 cwt. 2 qr. 21 lb. at 

 2 years and 8^ months, and showing one of the largest gains 

 of recent years for an old steer. Second was placed Mr. 

 J. S. Wroth's Sir Reginald, a month older, and 2 cwt. 1 qr. 

 less, and Mr. Harris, " the Sausage King," who purchased him, 

 reported that his 12 cwt. of beef was "the best that he had 

 seen." Messrs. Whitley's reserved and commended oxen 

 showed daily gains of 2'3 lb. and 2'32 lb., and percentages 

 to live weight of 65"12 and 64'89 respectively. 



Such records as these are convincing, but to them may be 

 added, with pride and satisfaction. Messrs. Copper & Son's 

 (Poplar) report to the breeder on a South Devon steer purchased 

 at Smithfield : " An extraordinary butcher's bullock. Not one 

 " ounce of superfluous fat on the whole carcass. Flesh beauti- 

 " fully engrained like marble. Speaking as a practical man with 

 " a lifetime experience of both live and dead markets, and a 

 " purchaser of cattle at every Club Show at Smithfield for over 

 " twenty years, I don't think I ever saw his equal. In my 

 " opinion, if you had entered him in the carcass competition 

 " he would have swept the board." 



Among the principal breeders of South Devons in Devon 

 and Cornwall are Messrs. W. H. B. Ash (Ipplepen), N. Boon 

 (Malborough, Kingsbridge), H. Bradridge (Ashburton), J. Messer 

 Bennetts (Truro), Rutland Bros. (Plympton), D. Camp (Mod- 

 bury), J. Coaker (Paignton), W. Coaker (Charleton, Kingsbridge), 

 E. R. Cocks (Wembury), W. J. Crossing (Plympton), J. D. Ellis 

 (Yealmpton), G. H. Eustice (Hayle), H. Fairweather (Kings- 

 bridge), B. J. Fish (Totnes), J. S. Ford (Yealmpton), F. 

 Furneaux, L. Furneaux (Berry Pomeroy), J. S. Hallett (Brix- 

 ton), J. N. Harris (Modbary), W. S. Harris (Stoke Gabriel), 

 J. C. P. Harvey (Pamflete), S. S. Horton (Loddiswell), W. P. 

 Kellock (Totnes), J. Leach (Lanreath), B. Luscombe (Aveton 

 Gifford), J. Luscombe (Kingston, Kingsbridge), E. B. Lus- 

 combe (Loddiswell), T. W. Luscombe (Totnes), R. B. 

 Meathrell (Revelstoke), W. Merry (Plympton), F. B. Mildmay, 

 M.P. (Ivybridge), Sir Lewis Molesworth (Grampound Road), 

 W. H. Pain (Kingsbridge), W. Paige (St. Germans), J. M. 

 Peeke & Sons (Harberionford), F. W. Rowe (Lostwitliiel), 

 J. E. Shinner, R. Shinner (Staverton), E. Stooke, J. Stooke 

 (Brixton), R. B. Trant (Liskeard), B. J. Toms (St. Keyne), 

 Alfred Tucker (Harberton), W. H. A. Tucker (Fowey), J. J. 

 Tucker (Menheniot), W. Vosper (Mamhead, Exeter), Joshua 

 Wakeham (North Huish), T. S. Walters Symons (Chillington), 

 T. Willing (Ipplepen), W. & H. Whitley (Paignton), F. J. 

 Wintle (Kingsbridge), J. S. Wroth & Sons (Aveton Gifford), 

 John Wood (Totnes), and J. H. R. Wills (Stokenliam). 



