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of cattle in the island, if well selected. But I bog 

 to be understood, when I speak of the Devonshire 

 red cattle, it is in praise of the North Devon cattle, 

 with yellow noses and indented foreheads, and yel- 

 low around their eyes, which mark their character 

 beyond that of the South Devons, which have black 

 noses, or intermixed with black. These I beg to be 

 distinctly understood not to recommend as a supe- 

 rior breed of cattle. Be so kind as to express my 

 acknowledgment to Mr. Hurlbut when you see him, 

 and to assure him that I shall be at all times most 

 happy to show him, or any of his American friends, 

 should they come to England, every attention in my 

 power in the agricultural line. Tho. Wm. Coke. 



Mr. Colman, in his late Agricultural Report to the 

 Massachusetts Legislature, says : " Essex county is 

 not a grazing territory. Few cattle are raised in it. 

 The stock generally found in it is what is called our 

 native stock, which is a mixture of no certain origin, 

 but in which the Devon race greatly preponderates." 

 Some of this mixed breed in New-England have been 

 excellent for the dairy, few of the best imported 

 stock ranging higher. Mr. Colman notices some of 

 these. One of these, the Oakes cow, owned in Dan- 

 vers, Essex county, Massachusetts, gave, in 1814, 

 300 lbs. of butter; in 1815, over 400 lbs. ; and in 1816, 

 484 lbs. At the same time, the family received one 

 quart of milk per day for their own use ; and she 

 suckled three calves, four weeks each, in the course 

 of those years. The Nourse cow, owned in Salem, 

 Massachusetts, made 20 lbs. of butter in one week, 

 and averaged 16 lbs. per week for three months in 

 succession. A number of others are mentioned in 

 the report that made from 12 to 18 lbs. weekly ; and 

 it may be generally remarked, that, wherever the 

 Devon blood is found in the country, the nature is 

 marked by colour, goodness of milking, and ease in 

 fattening. 



