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hardy as the Xorth Devon cattle, to which they bear a 



general resemblance ; they however are larger than the 



Devons, especially the males. On the other" hand, 



the Herefords are larger boned, to compensate for 



which defect, may be cast in the opposite scale the 



fact that the flesh of the Hereford ox surpasses all 



other breeds for that beautiful marbled appearance 



caused by the intermixture of fat and lean which is so 



much prized by the epicure. The Hereford is usually 



deeper in the chine, and the shoulders are larger and 



coarser than the Devon. They are worse milkers than 



the Devon, or than, perhaps, any other breed, for the 



Hereford grazier has neglected the female and paid the 



whole of his attention to the male." It is said that 



formerly they w^ere of a brown or reddish brown color, 



and (iome had grey or mottled faces. Mr. P. TuUy 



states that the white face originated accidentally on a 



farm belonging to one of his ancestors. ''That about 



the middle of the last century the cow-man came to 



the house announcing as a remarkable fact that the 



favorite cow had produced a white faced bull calf. 



This had never been known to have occurred before, 



and, as a curiosity it was agreed that the animal 



should be kept and reared as a future sire. Such, in 



a few words, is the origin of a fact that has since 



prevailed through the country, for the progeny of this 

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