THE LIVE STOCK OF THK FARM. 567 



knee and hock, sometime running up to the flank. The bull should h. 

 a good, masculine head, not too long, broad between the eyes, which latter 

 should be large and prominent, with a mild look, denoting docility of 

 temper; the horn should be of moderate length, springing straight from 

 the head. The cow's head should be much the same, but finer, and her 

 horns should have a mane and turn up\v;, -htly ; they should be in 



both cases of a waxy white, although they are occasionally found tipped 

 with black; the nose should be a pure white or flesh colour. The bull 



uld have a good rise of crest, deep, sloping shoulders, well-developed 

 brisket, straight back and belly line, wide loin, good springing ribs, mod- 

 erately broad hips, tail well set on and falling in a plumb line to the hocks, 

 hind-quarters should be long from the hip backwards ; the thighs, 

 which are a very important point, should be large and full, showing plenty 

 of width across when you stand behind, and they should be well meated 

 to the hocks ; the whole carcass should be set square on good, short legs 



iding well apart, and be covered with firm flesh of good quality, and a 

 mellow hide of soft but not too fine hair, giving the impression when you 

 touch it, that it will stretch to any extent. 



THE DEVON. 



There are two types of the breed, the North Devon being smaller 



than those fed on the rich lands of Somerset. Mr. Francis, of Quartly, 



honour of being looked upon as the introducer of this breed, 



nine-tenths of the present herds are descended from the Quartly 



k. In South Devon there is a mixture of the pure North Devon with 



a larger breed of the same kind called the "Old Marlborough Ked," which 



hive descended from the South Molten stock. "In the North 



I >' von the h 1 1 mil, clean, and free from flesh about the j.-iw> ; d< 



like, li'jht and airy in its countenance; neck long and thin; thru free 



D jowl ord.-wlap; nose and round its eyes of a dark orau-.- colour ; 



thin and pointed, tinned on their inside with the same colour that i> 



:'>und to encirde its eyes ; horns thin, and line to their roots, of a 



.'.our, tipp"d with 1-1 p-k, growing with a regular curve upwards, 



mead) other; I'urht in the withers, resting on a 



ilder a little K'tninir and spread'niiT. and BO rmin led below as to sink 



!' its pinion in the body of the animal ; op-n DOSOm, with 



Ing In-low the knee, line at and above 



the arn to inert ase it b. , iddeiily lost 



he shoulder; line of the bad. it from the wither^ to the rump, 



