POINTS or THE DEVON Cow. 165 



Chest. Deep. 

 Hide. Thin and soft. 

 Barrel. Round and full. 

 Tail. Medium length. 



Legs. Fore legs short; hind legs long and slender. 

 Color. Black and white always; sometimes white stripe across 

 middle of back. 



Udder. Large both rear and front. 

 Disposition. Gentle ; easy to handle. 



DEVON COW. 



Breed. Purity on both sides. 



Head. Small, lean and bony. 



Face. Straight; muzzle fine; nostrils open. 



Eye. Prominent and clear; mild and gentle in its expression. 



Ear. Thin ; medium size. 



Horns. Light, tapering, with waxy color toward extremity. 



Neck. Medium length; clean and well set upon the shoulders. 



Back. Loins and hips broad, and running on a line with setting 

 of tail. 



Chest. Deep and round, carrying its fullness well back of the 

 elbow, affording abundant internal room for the action of the heart 

 and lungs. 



Hide. Soft and mellow, but not too fine, and covered with short, 

 thick and fine hair. 



Barrel. Bound and straight; ribs almost circular, and extending 

 well back and springing nearly horizontally from the vertebrae, giving 

 great capacity.* 



Tail. At its junction level with the back; long; very slender in its 

 cord, and finishing with a tassel of white hair. 



Legs. Not too short, and standing straight and square behind; bone 

 small, sinews large and clean. 



Color. Deep red, always growing lighter around the muzzle. 



Udder. Should be capacious, free from long hair. 



Disposition. Gentle. 



HEREFORD COW. 



Breed. As in all cases, purity in sire and dam. 

 Head. Moderately small, with a good width of forehead, tapering 

 to the muzzle. 

 Face. White. 



