Report on the Exhibition of Live Stock at Liverpool. 557 
Devons. — So remote from the heart of the Devon country, a 
large display of this, the most plump and compact of all British 
hreeds, was out of the question. Douhtful cards would not be 
sent so far, which accounts for the comparative absence of inferior 
beasts in the Devon classes at Liverpool. It was generally'ad- 
niitted that the nicest aged bull in the yard was Viscount 
Falmouth's three-year-old Devon, " The only Jones," which 
easily headed the aged class, and was champion bull in a canter 
at the late Bath Show. On short legs, this marvel of a bull 
stands straight and very even, while there was undoubtedly no 
such uniform and deep covering of the finest of flesh over any 
other animal in the yard of any conceivable description. The 
noble Viscount has great credit, indeed, in breeding and turning 
out such an animal as this. Mr. Farthing's second prize four-year- 
old of his own breeding is an excellent bull, and won first prize 
at the Hereford Show of the Bath and West of England Society 
last year, but was never intended to cope successfully with 
Viscount Falmouth's bull. That nobleman's first-prize two-year- 
old bull was second at Birmingham last year, and has long deep 
quarters and a level coating of flesh. The first yearling bull from 
the same herd is above average merit. Mr. Farthing's second, 
a stylish yearling, was the first calf of 1876, and looks like being 
further heard of. His dam is the first-prize cow. Mr. Farthing's 
first bull-calf is even more promising, and was first at Bath. 
The sire of this calf was " Master James," a bull with Avhich 
his owner stood first at the Birmingham Royal Show. Mrs. 
Langdon's second and third calves are evidently well-bred, and 
were in the prize-list at Bath. The first-prize cow from Stowey 
Court, where she was bred, is an immense barrel of beef, on 
short fine legs. She has won three or four Royal firsts, besides 
other honours, and happily does not appear to be anything like 
done. Scarcely anything could be finer in the bovine line than 
the manner in which this animal has taken on a load of flesh 
on a nice frame. She was not eligible at Bath this year, and 
Mrs. Langdon's second cow here was first there, and a beautifully 
brought-out animal she is. Mr. Farthing's nicely developed 
heifer, approaching three-years-old, bred by Mr. Senior, is a very 
pretty prime specimen, having been first at Bath, and Reserve 
in the contest for best female in the yard. The Liverpool 
Judges reversed the Bath decision in the yearling heifer class. 
Mr. Farthing's second one here was first there ; and Mrs. 
Langdon's Liverpool first was second in the South. The 
Flitton heifer is stronger on the back than the Stowey Court 
one, which is so much in favour of the Royal award. Mr. 
Farthing's first-prize calf is not big, but what a charming 
picture it is ! It seems all but impossible to establish a fault 
