CATTI-E. SUSSEX. 
Cnscex Cattle— Distinguishing Ktark3. 
This breed is closely allied to the Devons, but coarser. Their distin- 
guishing marks arc : 
The horns arc more tapering, pushing farther forward, and turning 
un more. The head is small and well lormcd, tnc eye full, Inigo and 
mild in the ox, but rather wild and unquiet in the cow. The throat is 
clean and the neck long ayd thin, hut coarser than in the Devon. Tho 
shoulder is wider and rounder on tho withers ; straighter from tho 
top of tho withers towards the hack, and carries much llesli, giving too 
much weight to unprofitable parts. On the other hand, the barrel is 
round and deep, the back straight, and the hack-hone entirely hidden by 
the muscles on each side. The heart and lungs arc full and large, and tho 
belly and flank capacious. Tho barrel is well-ribbed home. The loins 
are wide, tho hip-bone low, free from raggedness, large, and well spread, 
and the space between the hips well filled up. The tail, which is fine 
and thin, is set on lower than in the Devon, yet the rump is nearly as 
straight, for the deficiency is supplied by a mass of flesh and fat swelling 
above. The hind quarters arc cleanly made, and if the thighs appear to 
be straight without, there is plenty of fullness within. 
In color the Sussex is a deep chestnut red, or blood bay. They aro 
all lighter in color than the Devon, but in color they are fully as uniform. 
Tho Busses Cow. 
The cows have fine hair, a mellow, rather than thin skin ; a small teat; 
herns fine, clean, and transparent, which reach forward from the head 
and turn up at the tips ; the neck is thin and clean ; back and belly 
straight ; ribs round and springing out well ; shoulder flat, but projecting 
at the point. 
Ilips and rump wide ; the tail set on level with the rump, and tho car- 
cass large ; the legs are rather short and fine. 
The cows are not good milkers ; they are often uneasy in the pasture, 
and as before stated, unquiet in temper. 
They have been, some of them, imported t® the United States and 
even exhibited and sold as Devons. 
This description of the Sussex is given for this reason : Those who 
buy Devons should be careful that they have no stain of tins blood; 
in other words, their pedigree should be perfect. 
Skort-IIorncd Breeds. 
The Short-Horn breeds of England are represented by the Durham, tho 
Yorkshire, the Lincolnshire, the Teeswater and tho Holdernccs breeds. 
