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to many foreign countries. In the United States they appear to 

 be the most popular of the purely dual-purpose cattle and are 

 rapidly increasing in ^ numbers. They seem to be particularly 

 successful in semi-tropical countries, owing largely to the protection 

 against sun afforded by their deep red coats, though they also endure 

 severe climates quite well. 



Considerable improvement in quality and uniformity has been 

 effected in recent years, and Red Polls are steadily growing in 

 popular favour. 



RED POLL CLASSES AT THE SMITHFIELD SHOW, 1902-1911. 

 (a) Average Ages, Live Weights and Daily Increases. 



(b) Highest and Lowest Daily Increases. 



THE SOUTH DEVON. 



The South Devon differs so much from the Devon that it ranks 

 as a distinct breed, and its interests are protected by a separate 

 Herd Book Society, although some of their ancestors were common 

 to both. South Devons are considerably larger than Devons and 

 the colour is a lighter shade of red. 



Origin. The greater milking powers, together with the differ- 

 ences stated, are believed to have been acquired many years ago 

 by crossing with Channel Islands bulls, although no definite 

 evidence of the assumption exists. Youatt in 1834 refers to the 

 practice of crossing the English South Coast and Isle of Wight 

 cows with Alderneys (the early generic name for Channel Islands 

 cattle), although a South Devon breed existed before that time 

 under the name of South Hams. 



