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thickness, fringed with hair; horns growing at right angles 

 from the head or slightly elevated, stout and waxy at the 

 base, tipped with a darker shade. Cheek full and broad at 

 the root of the tongue. Throat clean. 



Neck. Of medium length and muscular, growing from the 

 head to the shoulders and spreading out to meet them. 



Withers. Fine, shoulders flat, sloping and well covered. 



Chest. Deep, broad and somewhat circular in character. 



Ribs. Well sprung from the backbone, nicely arched, deep 

 and fully developed. 



Back. Straight and level from the withers to the setting on 

 of tail, loins broad and full, hips of medium width and on a 

 level with the back. 



Rumps. Moderately long, thick and square. 



Hindquarters. Deep, thick and square. 



Tail. Thick at the root, and tapering with a brush of strong 

 hair, reaching to the hocks and hanging at right angles with 

 the back. 



Underline. As nearly as possible parallel with the top. 



Arms and Thighs. Muscular. 



Legs. Straight and squarely placed when viewed from be- 

 hind, not to cross or sweep when walking. 



Skin. Moderately thick and mellow, covered with an abun- 

 dant coat of rich mossy hair of red color; a little white in 

 front of the purse is admissible; but it should not extend 

 beyond the navel forward, on the outside of the flanks, or any 

 part of the limbs or body. 



Standard of Excellence for Devon Cow Adopted by Devon 

 Cattle Breeders' Society, England, 1896. 



Registered pedigree. 



Head. Moderately long, with broad indented forehead, 

 tapering considerably towards the nostrils; the nose of a 

 creamy white, the nostrils high and open, the jaws clean, the 

 eye bright, lively and prominent; throat clean, ears thin, the 

 expression being gentle and intelligent; horns matching, 

 long, spreading and gracefully turned up, of a waxy color 

 tipped with a darker shade. 



Neck. Of medium length, growing from the head to the 

 shoulders, and spreading out to meet them. 



