. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 358 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS two types, those of North Devon, favoring beef form, and those of south Devon, with greater tendency to milk pro- duction. This breed, at one time prominent in America, has nearly disappeared, being rarely seen or heard from. The color is red, ranging from light to dark. The size may be regarded as medium, though in America the opinion has prevailed that Devons lack in size. Standard weights. Fig. -Devon cow, "Nettle Top," grand champion at Lewis and Clark Exposition. are 1,500 to 2,000 pounds for mature males, and 1,
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 358 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS two types, those of North Devon, favoring beef form, and those of south Devon, with greater tendency to milk pro- duction. This breed, at one time prominent in America, has nearly disappeared, being rarely seen or heard from. The color is red, ranging from light to dark. The size may be regarded as medium, though in America the opinion has prevailed that Devons lack in size. Standard weights. Fig. -Devon cow, "Nettle Top," grand champion at Lewis and Clark Exposition. are 1,500 to 2,000 pounds for mature males, and 1,200 to 1,300 for cows. The very distinctive features of the Devon are a lean, shapely head, crowned with a slender, rather long, graceful, upturned horn of waxy color, and dark tipped. The body is of blocky form, and the limbs are usu- ally slender and show much quality. In milk production, cows of dairy or dual-purpose type produce fair yields,. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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