58 AMERICAN CATTLE. 



all their due share of merit. Oar cut is that of a prize stall-fed 

 steer, at four years old. It shows his flesh-taking qualities in 

 high perfection. 



Plate 4. Devon Ox. 

 AS A BEEF ANIMAL, 



"We must place the Devon in the first class, for fineness of flesh 

 and delicacy of flavor. Its compact bone gives it the one, and 

 its rapid and thorough development under good feeding gives it 

 the other. In growth and size it matures early, equal to 

 the short-horn, and its meat is finer grained, juicy, and nicely 

 marbled, (the lean and fat intermixed.) In the London markets, 

 Devon beef bears the highest price of any, except the Highland 

 Scot usually a penny a pound over that of larger breeds, 

 and our American butchers quickly pick the Devons from a 

 drove, when they can find them, before most others. They feed 

 well, take on flesh rapidly, and in the quality of their flesh, are 

 all that can be desired. 



The following weights of Devons from the London, Smith- 

 field markets, are given : 



