. American cattle: their history, breeding and management. Cattle; Cattle. THE DEVONS. 51 The head—lean in flesh, is rather short, the forehead broad, the face slightly dishing, and tapering gracefully to a fine, clean, yellow muzzle. The eye—bright, prominent, and surrounded by a ring of orange colored, or yellow skin. The 'horn—upright,. Plate 2. Devon Bull. and curving outward, cream colored, black at the tips, graceful in its setting, and rather long, for the size of the animal. The ear—well set, and lively in action. The neck—on a level (in the bull slightly arching) with the head and sho
. American cattle: their history, breeding and management. Cattle; Cattle. THE DEVONS. 51 The head—lean in flesh, is rather short, the forehead broad, the face slightly dishing, and tapering gracefully to a fine, clean, yellow muzzle. The eye—bright, prominent, and surrounded by a ring of orange colored, or yellow skin. The 'horn—upright,. Plate 2. Devon Bull. and curving outward, cream colored, black at the tips, graceful in its setting, and rather long, for the size of the animal. The ear—well set, and lively in action. The neck—on a level (in the bull slightly arching) with the head and shoulders; full at its junction with the breast, clean, and without dewlap. The shoulders—fine, open, (somewhat slanting, like those of the horse,) and on a level with the back. The neck-vein—full, and smooth. The arm—delicate, and the leg below the knee, small, terminating in a clean, dull brown, and somewhat striped hoof. The brisket—full, and projecting well forward. The crops— well filled, and even with the shoulders. The back—straight from the shoulders to the tail. The ribs—springing out roundly from the back, and running low down, to enclose a full Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Lewis F. (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890. New York, O. Judd and company
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