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They are extremely useful for draught purposes, 

 having been largely used for this purpose in their 

 native home. The cows are of good size, averaging 

 not less than 1000 Ibs. in weight. They are good 

 at veld ranging, quick and active, but quite docile 

 and very easily handled. There are two strains, 

 one bred more for beef and the other for milk, but 

 they are only fair as milkers, not being very con- 

 tinuous in their flow. The milk is, however, very 

 rich in fat and deeply coloured. At the various 

 tests held in America on this breed the milk 

 averaged 4*6 per cent, of butter fat, as reported on 

 by Professor Woll, while a single test of 72 animals 

 reported by the New York Experimental Station 

 showed an average of 4*15 per cent, butter fat. 

 Some strains of Devons contain heavy milkers, 

 yields of 5000 Ibs. per year being not uncommon as 

 a herd average. 



Breeds compared. 



It has been said that comparisons are odious, 

 and it is not the purpose to discuss under this 

 heading the superior merits of any one particular 

 breed over another. We can only make general 

 observations, for all breeds have their admirers, 

 who point with pride to the large milk records of 

 their favourites. Care must be taken not to judge 

 or select a particular breed from the merits of one 



