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LATTICE. 



are lively in action and well set. Their necks are clean and without 

 dewlaps, and are on a level with the head and shoulders. Their fine, 

 open, shoulders are on a level with the back, and slant somewhat like 

 the shoulders of a horse. Their neck-veins are smooth and full, and 

 their full briskets project well forward. Their arms are delicate and 

 the legs below the knees are small and terminate in a brown and some- 

 what striped hoof. Their backs are straight from the shoulders to the 

 root of the tail. Their ribs form the framework of a full chest and as 

 they set well back toward the hips, they give the belly a snug and neat 



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ENGLISH DEVON BULIv. 



appearance. Their hips are wide and on a level with the back. They 

 have full loins and their thighs are well fleshed, the lo.ver part thin and 

 tapering toward the hock. The space between the thighs is well let 

 down and open. Their tails are tapering and end with a brush of white 

 hair. They are invariably of a cherry red, and the skin under the hair 

 is of a rich cream color. The hair is silky and lays in waves over most 

 of the body. 



As a Beef Animal. For the fineness of its flesh and the delicacy 

 of its flavor, the Devon is not surpassed by any variety of cattle. In 

 growth and size it matures nearly as soon as the famous short-horn, and 

 yields under good feeding nicely marbled, (lean and fat intermixed), fine 



