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Value both for Beef and Milk. Within the last 30 years the! 

 South Devon has obtained a well deserved recognition as a general- 

 purpose animal. The breed has spread to the surrounding counties, 

 and there is a growing demand for animals for shipment to South 

 Africa, South America, and the United States. Cows of 900 and ; 

 1,000 gallons yield of milk per annum exist in the best herds, and 

 the milk is of slightly higjier quality than that of average dual- 

 purpose cattle. There is no official scheme for the keeping of; 

 Milk Records, but the performances of the breed at the London 

 Dairy Show are mentioned at the end of this section, p. 71. 



SOUTH DEVON CLASSES AT THE SMITHFIELD Snow, 1902-1911. 

 (a) Average Age, Live Weight, and Daily Increase. 



(b) Highest and Lowest Daily Increases. 



THE WELSH BLACK. 



Opinions differ as to the exact origin of Welsh cattle, but most 

 authorities agree that the breed is extremely old and that, in 

 all probability, it resembles more closely than any other, the cattle 

 existing in Britain in pre-Roman times. 



Until about a hundred years ago, Wales could boast the possession 

 of several quite distinct breeds of cattle but gradually all except 

 two types disappeared or were absorbed. These two varieties, the 

 North Wales or Anglesey, and the South Wales or Pembroke or 

 Castle Martin, remained distinct with separate Herd Books until 

 1904 when the Welsh Black Cattle Society was formed with one 

 Herd Book for the whole breed. It will necessarily take some time 

 to fuse the two types, so it may be remarked that the cattle of the 

 northern branch are specially famed as graziers' and butchers' cattle 

 while in the South Wales cattle, milking properties are more strongly 

 developed. The breed as a whole is noted for great hardiness of 

 constitution, quality of flesh and value for general purposes. The 



