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and characteristics of the two breeds being practically the same. 
There are two groups of Polled Durhams, the Single Standard and 
the Double Standard, the former being eligible to record in the 
the Polled Durham Herdbook only, and the latter may be recorded 
in both the American Shorthorn Herdbook and the Polled Durham 
Herdbook. 
Tue Name, Native Home, Conprtion or Horns, APPROXIMATE 
WEIGHT, AND Common Cotor or Eacu or tHE Minor Breer Breeps 
| WEIGHT, 
NAME OF BREED | Native Home Horns Pounps 
Polled Durham .| England 
Hornless 1400-2000 |Red, white, roan 
Devon . . . .. England Horns 1200-1800 |Red 
Red Polled . . England Hornless | 1200-1800 |Red 
Sussex .. . England Horns 1200-1800 |Red 
West Highland . Seotland Horns | 900-1200 |Red, black 
205. Devon cattle. — This breed is often considered as a dual- 
purpose breed. It is distinguished by the bright red color, by its 
graceful, upturned, waxy-colored and black-tipped horns, and by 
Fic. 56.— Devon herd. 
its symmetrical general appearance. The Devon is often referred 
to as deerlike in character, owing to its natural refinement and 
general activity. Cattle of this breed rank high as oxen (Fig. 56). 
