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but there is no record of any importation of them till 1817., and 

 these were brought to Maryland, by Messrs. Caton and Patter- 

 son. The year following 1818 Mr. Rufus King, of Jamaica, 

 Long Island, imported a few; and still another lot were brought 

 to Maryland by Mr. Henry Thompson, not long after. 



About the year 1836 an English farmer, named Vernon, 

 brought a bull and cow of this breed into Genesee County, New 

 York, from the herd of Mr. Davy, in England, and between 

 1840 and 1850 the Massachusetts Agricultural Society made a 

 considerable importation of Devons, which were distributed in 

 various parts of New England. Several importations have been 

 made since 1850, and all of them of the choicest selections, 

 equal, probably, in style and quality, to any in England. These 

 herds have been carefully bred, and their produce widely dis- 

 seminated, and have done much to improve the lighter cattle of 

 our country. 



The following description of the Devons I find in "Allen's" 

 book on " American Cattle :" " The head lean in flesh, is 

 rather short; the forehead broad, the face slightly dishing, and 

 tapering gracefully to a fine, clear, yellow muzzle. The eye 

 bright, prominent, and surrounded by a ring of orange-colored, 

 or yellow, skin. The horn upright, and curving outward, 

 cream-colored, and black at the tips, graceful in its setting, and 

 rather long for the size of the animal. The ear well-set, and 

 lively in action. The neck on a level (in the bull slightly 

 arching) with the head and shoulders, full at its junction with 

 the breast, clean, and without dew-lap. The shoulders fine, 

 open (somewhat slanting like those of the horse), and on a level 

 with the back. The neck-vein full and smooth. The arm- 

 delicate, and the leg, below the knee, small, terminating in a 

 clean, dull-brown, and some striped hoof. The brisket full, 

 and projecting well forward. The crops well filled, and even 

 with the shoulders. The back straight from the shoulders to 

 the tail. The ribs springing out roundly from the back, and 

 running low down, to inclose a full chest, and setting well back 

 towards the hips, giving a snug, neat belly. The flanks full, 

 and low. The hips wide, and level with the back. The loin 



