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England, in Ireland, South Africa, parts of Australia, 

 Tasmania, New Zealand, the West Indies and in Canada, 

 United States and Mexico. The breed is now represented 

 in every state in the Union with few exceptions, but is 

 most numerous in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas. Virginia, Mary- 

 land, the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama each have many 

 herds. It is well adapted to warm climates. 



368. Organizations and records. In 1851, Colonel 

 Davy issued the first volume of the English Devon Herd- 

 book, other volumes being put out from time to time until 

 1881, when seven volumes had been published. The 

 Devon Cattle Breeders' Society, organized in 1880, bought 

 the Herd-book in 1884, and has since increased it to thirty- 

 eight volumes. The South Devon Herd-book Society 

 was organized in 1890. It also published a herd-book. 

 The first volume of the American Devon Herd-book ap- 

 peared in 1863, and in 1879 the fifth and last volume was 

 issued. In 1881, volume one of the American Devon 

 Record was published, seven other volumes having ap- 

 peared since. Yearbooks have also been issued. The 

 official organization for the promotion of the interests 

 of the breed in this country is known as the American 

 Devon Cattle Club, with the secretary's office at Char- 

 lottesville, Virginia. 



Literature. James Sinclair, History of the Devon Breed of 

 Cattle, London (1893). 



