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breeders of the animals shown, more than as the exhibitors. Indeed, 

 Mr. Merson has himself never shown, and yet has bred several ani 

 mals that have won in the hands of others. 



The Messrs. Quartl^'s, the inheritors of an ancient stock, suc- 

 ceeded to the herds of tlieir father, the late Mr. Quartly, and their 

 uncle, the present Mr. Francis Quartly, who, from age, has declined 

 further breeding. Fi-om their predecessors they have obtained both 

 reputation and excellence in their cattle, and they are more than 

 maintaining the high character derived from their father and uncle.* 



Mr. Merson, also, succeeded his father as a breeder, and, like his 

 father, ranks at the top of the profession. His cattle are remarkable 

 for an abundance of fine meat on the choice parts, great evenness, 

 very early maturity, and milking quality unsurpassed by any Devons ; 

 and indeed their milking capacity, as a herd, is extraordinary, many 

 of his cows equaling the short horns in quantity, wdiile the milk 

 still preserves the known superior richness of the Devon race. 



Mr. Davy likewise inherits both the herd and the reputation of 

 his father, a distinguished breeder, and his aim has been, like Mr. 

 Merson's, to have animals not only of great excellence of carcass, but 

 of superior milking capacity. 



Mr. George Turner, of Barton, near Exeter, in Devonshire, has in 

 the last few years entered the field of competition with these ancient 

 breeders, and, deriving his cattle from them, is breeding with dis- 

 tinction. 



Of late years, Devon bullocks have appeared in the Smithfield 

 Club shows, and, when the numbers exhibited are considered, have 

 been far more successful than any other breed. At a recent show 

 of the Club, there were only thirteen Devons shown, and three 

 won prizes, and that, too, in a competition with one hundred and 

 seven beasts, which were mainly short horns and Herefords. Two 

 of these were exhibited by the Earl of Leicester, and one w^as good 

 enough to carry off the Gold Medal, as the best ox in the yard. 

 The Earl of Leicester, and his father before him, and their tenant, 

 Mr. Bloomfield, all of Norfolk, are well known breeders of Devons. 

 They have derived much of their late blood from the Messrs. Quartlys, 

 Mr. Merson, and Mr. Davy. 



* Jt may be meutionod thai animals bred by Messrs. James and John Quartly, won 

 every prize for Devons save one, at the last show of the English Agricultural .Society 

 at Exeter, in Devonshire, July, 1850, and this was by far the best and most numeroui 

 ■how of Devons ever made.— Ji ditor. ., 



