

THE DEVON 325 



the south section, in Ireland, the United States, Canada, New 

 South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealand, Queensland, Mexico, the 

 West Indies, and South Africa. Devons in a general way have 

 been distributed all over the United States, but are not in large 

 numbers in any state. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New 

 England are the foremost sections in Devon breeding in America. 

 The breed seems quite adaptable either to the rougher, grazing 

 regions, or to the more fertile, low-lying countries. 



Organizations to promote Devon interests exist in England and 

 America. The first Devon herdbook was published by Colonel 

 Davy in 1851, who subsequently published seven more volumes, 

 the last in 1881. About 1880 the Devon Cattle Breeders' Society 

 was organized in England, and the herdbook publication was 

 transferred to it about 1884 by Messrs. Hawkes and Risdon, who 

 had purchased the rights from Colonel Davy in 1883. Some 

 twenty-eight volumes of the Devon herdbook have been pub- 

 lished since 1851, registering over 5000 bulls and 20,000 cows. 

 About 1 890 the South Devon Herdbook Society was organized, 

 publishing its first herdbook soon after in 1891, since which time 

 eight volumes have been published up to 1905. In the United 

 States an American Devon Herdbook was first published in 1863, 

 four other volumes following, the last in 1879. The American 

 Devon Record was first published in 1881 by James Bucking- 

 ham of Zanesville, Ohio. Later this record became the official 

 register of the American Devon Cattle Breeders' Association, 

 and up to 1905 seven volumes were published, showing nearly 

 13,000 animals recorded. 



The popularity of the Devon in America at the present time is 

 very low. For a breed with such an old and creditable history 

 it is a remarkable thing that it should have come to such a 

 subordinate place among well-known breeds in America. But 

 few Devons are seen at the fairs outside of New England, while 

 at the large shows they are often unrepresented. At the Loui- 

 siana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, the greatest 

 American cattle show in history, the Devon exhibit was repre- 

 sented by two small herds, such as hardly produced a comment 

 by the live-stock press. At the International Live Stock Expo- 

 sition at Chicago the same year not one Devon was shown. 



