No. 9. 



Devonshire Cattle. 



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Devonshire Cattle. 



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Fig. 2i— Devonshire Ox. 



improvement quite of modern date. The 

 fulness here, and the .=iwelling out of the 

 Ihigh below, are of much more consequence 

 than the prominence of fat which is so much 

 admired on the rump of may prize cattle. 



The setting on of the tail is high ; it is on 

 a level with the back; rarely much elevated, 

 and never depressed. This is another great 



point in the blood-horse, as connected with 

 the perfection of the hind quarters. The 

 tail itself is long and small, and taper, with 

 a round bunch of hair at the bottom. 



The skin of the Devon, notwithstanding 

 his curly hair, is exceedingly mellow and 

 elastic. Graziers know that there is not a 

 more important point than this. When the 



-Di.'vonsliire Cow. 



skin can be easily raised from the hips, it 

 shows that there is room to set on fat below. 

 The skin is thin rather than thick. Its 

 appearanceof thickness arises from the curly 

 hair with which it is covered, and curly in 

 proportion to the condition and health of the 



animal. Good Judges of these cattle speak 

 of these curls as running like little ripples 

 of wind on a pond of water. Some of these 

 cattle have the hair smooth, but then it 

 should be fine and glossy. Those with curled 

 I hair are somewhat more hardy, and fatten 



