. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS, 327 usually a dark orange. The forehead should be flat, indented, and small, the purity of the breed being very much determined by the latter character- istic. The cheek should be small, the muzzle fine, the nose clear yellow, the nostril high and open, the hair curled about the head, and the neck quite thick. Excejjting in the head and neck, the form of the bull does not materially differ from that of the ox, but he is considerably smaller. There are some exceptions, however, to this rule, as the two figures which fo
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS, 327 usually a dark orange. The forehead should be flat, indented, and small, the purity of the breed being very much determined by the latter character- istic. The cheek should be small, the muzzle fine, the nose clear yellow, the nostril high and open, the hair curled about the head, and the neck quite thick. Excejjting in the head and neck, the form of the bull does not materially differ from that of the ox, but he is considerably smaller. There are some exceptions, however, to this rule, as the two figures which follow indicate, these representing the offspring of the bull exhibited in Fig. 196. Fig. ^^.,/Aivvv^^''::r^v Devon Ox. — The head of the Devon ox is quite small, with a great breadth of forehead ; clean and free from flesh about the jaws; prominent eye ; vivacious countenance ; long and thin neck ; light in the withers ; th3 shoulders a little oblique; breast deep; bosom open and wide ; fore-legs wide apart ; the point of the shoulder rarely seen ; no projection of bone, as in the horse, but a kind of level line running on to the neck ; skin, notwith- standing the curly hair, exceedingly mellow and elastic ; color a blood red, which is usually indicative of purity of breed, though there are many animals, of great excellence, of a chestnut hue, and even bay brown. Those of a yellowish hue are said to be subject to steal (diarrhoea). The preceding figure is an accurate likeness of an ox beginning to fatten, but his character-. 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 O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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