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THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



Devohs, and without this, an animal can-' 

 not compete in this class. 



4. The Head should be small, lean and 

 bony ; the forehead wide, flat, or from a 

 fullness of the frontal bone over the eyes, 

 somewhat dishing; the face, straight; the 

 muzzle, fine ; the nostrils, open ; the lips, 

 thin and rather flat. 



4* The Nose of a light delicate orange 

 color. 



4. The Eye should be bright, prominent 

 and clear, but mild and gentle in its ex- 

 pressions, as indicative of that spirited, 

 but tractable disposition so necessary to 

 cattle that must bear the yoke ; a beautiful 

 orange colored ring should invariably sur- 

 round the eye. 



2. The Ear — thin of a rich orange color 

 within, of medium size, with a quick and 

 ready movenlent, expressive of attention. 



2. The Horns, light, tapering, of a waxy 

 color toward the extremity, and gaily as 

 well as symmetrically placed on the head ; 

 the occipital bone narrow, thus bringing 

 the base of the horns nearer together. 



2. The Neck of medium length, some- 

 what light in substance, very clean and 

 well set upon the shoulder. 



14. The Chest — deep and round carry- 

 ing its fullness well back of the elbows, 

 thus affording, by the aid of a springing 

 rib, abundant internal room for the action 

 of the thoracic viscera, the heart and 

 lungs, and that too without an extreme 

 width forward, and between the points of 

 the shoulders, which might interfere with 

 the action of the animal. 



4. — The Brisket — it being assumed that 

 it adds nothing to the internal capacity of 

 the chest— must not overload the^breast, 

 but be sufficiently developed to guarantee 

 a feeding property, attended with a full 

 proportion of fatty secretion. 



4. The Shoulder is, in this breed, a 

 very beautiful and important point, and 

 should in a degree approximate in form to 

 that of the horse. It should take a more 

 sloping position than is found in most other 

 breeds, with its points less projecting and 

 angular, and the blade bone more curved, 

 thus blending, with and forming a fine 

 wither, rising a little above the level line 

 of the back. 



3. The Crops full and even, forming a 

 true line with the somewhat rising shoul- 

 der and level back, without either drop or 

 hollow. 



9. Back, loin and hips, broad and wide, 

 running on a level with the setting on *of, 

 the tail. 



5. The Rumps — lying broad apart, high 

 and well covered. 



2. The Pelvis— wide. 



3. The Twist — full and broad. 



6. The Quarters long and thoroughly 

 filled and between the hooks, or hipbones, 

 and the rumps; with a good muscular de- 

 velopment down the thigh to the hocks. 



3. The Flank — moderately deep, full 

 and mellow in proportion to condition. 



5. The Legs not too short, and standing 

 as square and straight behind, as may be 

 compatible with activity. The bone quite 

 small below the hock and knee ; the sin- 

 ews large and clean, with fore-arm well 

 developed. 



2. The Carcass round and straight; its 

 posterior ribs almost circular, extending 

 well back, and springing nearly horizon- 

 tally from the vertebra, giving, in fact, 

 much greater capacity than would at first 

 appear. 



1. The Tail, at its junction, level with 

 the back, long, very slender in its cord, 

 and finishing with a tassel of white hair. 



1. The Color, in its shades and degrees, 

 is more or less governed by fashion ; but 

 in the Devon is always red. Formerly a 

 rich blood-red was the favorite color, and a 

 test of purity ; and now a somewhat lighter 

 color is in vogue, approaching rather nearer 

 to that of the South Devon, which is a 

 larger, coarser, stronger animal. In all 

 cases the color grows lighter round the 

 muzzle, while a dark mahogany color, 

 verging almost to a black and growing yet 

 darker about the head, always was a very 

 questionable color for a true JSTor/h Devon, 

 more especially when accompanied by a 

 dark nose. 



1. The Hair should be short, thick and 

 fine ; and if showing on its surface a fine 

 curl, or ripple, it looks richer. in color, and 

 is supposed to indicate a hardier and more 

 thrifty animal. 



1. The Udder should be such as will 

 afford the best promise of capacity and 

 product. 



3. Carriage — the Devons having, from 

 their excellence in the yoke, another des- 

 tiny besides that of the butcher's block, it 

 is all important that the animal's carriage 

 should indicate as much, but to obtain 

 this, something of the heavy, inert, square- 



