No. 8. 



Devonshire Cattle, 



121 



I>evoiisliire Cattle, 



The more perfect specimens of the North 

 Devon breed are thus distinguished. The 

 horn of the bull ought to be neither too low 

 nor too high, tapering at the points, not too 

 thick at the root, and of a yellow or waxy co- 

 lor. The eye shou^ be clear, bright, and 

 prominent, showing much of the white, and 

 it ought to have around it a circle of a varia- 



Devon Bull. 



ble color, but usually a dark orange. The 

 forehead should be flat, indented, and small ; 

 for by the smallness of the forehead, the 

 purity of the breed is very much estimated. 

 The cheek should be small, and the muzzle 

 fine: the nose should be of a clear yellow. 

 A black muzzle is disliked, and even a mot- 

 tled one is objected to by some who pretend 



Fig. 21. The Working Devon Ox. 



to be judges of the true Devon. The nostril 

 should be high and open: the hair curled 

 about the head, and giving, at first appear- 

 ance, an idea of coarseness which soon wears 

 oif. The neck should be thick, and that 

 sometimes almost to a fault. 



Excepting in the head and neck the form 

 of the bull does not materially difier from that 

 of the ox, but he is considerably smaller. 

 There are some exceptions, however, to this 

 rule, and as an illustration of this, we here 

 ! insert the portrait of a pure Devon bull (be? 



