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as butter cows; but they excel for the production of cheese, and in those 

 sections of the country where feed is plentiful, they will no doubt 

 prove to be very valuable. They are a very handsome breed, pure 



HOLSTEIN COW. 



"black and white in color, and are much fancied on this account. This 

 breed is claimed to make good beef. As to this I am unable to say, 

 as I have had no experience with them for that purpose. 



DEVON CATTLE. 



The Devon cow is one of the hardiest of all improved breeds. In 

 districts suitable for them the Devons will give a large yield of milk, 

 and it is of excellent quality. It is believed to produce more and 

 better butter than almost any other breed except the Jerseys or 

 Guernseys. They are easily kept and are of gentle disposition. They 

 are well suited for the rough hills of New England or the mountains 

 of Pennsylvania, where they are also much used as working oxen, 

 and preferred for that purpose above all other cattle. On new lands, 

 or lands that are rough, they make the best team for plowing. They 

 are easily trained and very intelligent, and I think superior for that 

 purpose to any other breed. In Devonshire, England, it is claimed 

 that when stall fed, this breed makes better beef than any other, and 

 they have often carried off prizes at the Christmas shows when 

 exhibited as beef cattle. Their long horns are a serious objection to 

 them with Western cattle men, as being in the way of shipping them 

 in the cars; but for farm grazing and feeding for beef they have some 

 valuable points. 



