102 THE OX AND ITS KINDRED 
colour is a notable feature of both strains. The origin 
of the breed is unknown, although it is undoubtedly 
indigenous to the south-west of England, where it is 
found in Somersetshire as well as in Devonshire. 
Although the North Devons are bright red, the 
colour of the breed as a whole varies from dark to 
light red, the coat being fine with a tendency to curl ; 
the only white permitted is on the hind portion of 
the under side of the body. The hair round the eyes 
and above the muzzle should, however, be cream- 
coloured, and the muzzle itself flesh-coloured. The 
lean and shapely head is surmounted in the cows 
by long, slender, spreading horns, curving upwards 
at the tips, of a waxy colour, becoming gradually 
darker towards the tips. In the bulls the horns 
usually grow directly outwards, but in some instances 
incline slightly upwards. The limbs are short and 
slender. As regards size, these cattle may be classed 
as medium, cows, which are relatively small in 
comparison with bulls, weighing from 1300 to 1500 
lb., and bulls from 1500 to 2100 lb., the North 
Devon strain being inferior in size to the South 
Devon. At the end of the eighteenth century the 
breed was greatly improved by Francis Quartly, of 
Champson-in-Molland, near South Moulton. Devon 
cattle are believed to have been introduced into the 
United States at least as early as 1623, although it 
was not till 1817 that pedigree stock was imported. 
For a time the breed was esteemed in America, but 
of late years its popularity has declined. 
Sussex, together with parts of Kent, Surrey, and 
Hampshire, is the home of a breed of red cattle 
near akin to the Devon, but dwelling on soil of an 
