. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. CATTI,B. 285 grained, juicy meat. They are good feeders, fatten quickly, and the quality of their flesh is such that American butchers always prefer the Downs for their market. They are not large animal?, but their flesh is laid on in the choicest parts. In America their small size seems to be their great objection, hence the animal is not largely bred. They would prove profitable in hilly and mountainous sections, where the large, heavy cattle find it diffi- cult to gather the DEVON HEIFER, "jEN
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. CATTI,B. 285 grained, juicy meat. They are good feeders, fatten quickly, and the quality of their flesh is such that American butchers always prefer the Downs for their market. They are not large animal?, but their flesh is laid on in the choicest parts. In America their small size seems to be their great objection, hence the animal is not largely bred. They would prove profitable in hilly and mountainous sections, where the large, heavy cattle find it diffi- cult to gather the DEVON HEIFER, "jENNY," IO562. As a Dairy Aniaial. The Devon does not give a large amount of milk, but the quality is first-class, yielding per gallon almost as much butter as the Jersey. Originally they perhaps produced more milk than t'ley do at the present time, for the breeders of this valuable breed of cattle worked toward a finer form, and heavier carcass, or the best beef laid on in the most profitable parts. She is fairly well fitted for a dairy cow, if bred in that direction, for she is easy to keep, has a good disposition, and is easily managed. Her udder is small, soft and tidy, and is well covered with silky hair, and her clean, tapering teats are easily 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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