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reached Kentucky, others following about 1825 and 
again in 1840. Throughout America the breed is 
much esteemed, and more especially in Argentina, 
where very high prices have been paid for bulls, with 
the object of improving the native stock. In the 
frequent tendency to a downward direction of their 
horns, Devon cattle show an approach to the long- 
horns ; and the skull is remarkable for a prominence 
between the bases of the horns, which do not arise 
from the extreme vertex. 
Less important than the Hereford is the Glamor- 
gan breed, which inhabits a tract of country on the 
Bristol Channel differing to a considerable extent in 
its vegetable products from the mountainous districts 
of Wales. In place of the black of the Pembrokes, 
the colour of the coat approximates to the red of 
the Devons, the skin generally having the same 
orange-yellow tint so conspicuous in those two 
breeds. Low remarks that the peculiarities of the 
Glamorgan breed have been attributed to the intro- 
duction of foreign cattle in Norman times, but adds 
that the upper classes of that period were too busy 
with fighting and squabbling to be able to pay 
attention to such peaceful occupations as cattle- 
breeding. 
In the plains Glamorgan cattle run larger than 
in the hills ; but even those from the former are 
inferior in size and weight to Devons and Herefords, 
although they belong to the larger type of cattle. 
" Their horns," writes Low, " are small, fine, and 
pointing somewhat upwards ; and in the breed of 
the hills have yet more of the upright curvature. 
The skin is generally orange-yellow, and the in- 
dividuals are most esteemed in which this colour 
