. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE DEVONS. rather than upward toward the withers : for it diminishes the heaviness before, and the comparative bulk of the coarser parts of the animal, which is always a very great consideration. The loins should be wide, for they are the prime parts; they should extend far along the back : and although the belly should not hang down, the flanks should be round and deep. The hips, without being ragged, should be large ; round rather than wide, and present- ing, when handled, plenty of muscle and fat The thighs should be full and long, close together when viewed from
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE DEVONS. rather than upward toward the withers : for it diminishes the heaviness before, and the comparative bulk of the coarser parts of the animal, which is always a very great consideration. The loins should be wide, for they are the prime parts; they should extend far along the back : and although the belly should not hang down, the flanks should be round and deep. The hips, without being ragged, should be large ; round rather than wide, and present- ing, when handled, plenty of muscle and fat The thighs should be full and long, close together when viewed from behind, or have a good twist, and the farther down they continue close the better. The legs short, varying like other parts according to the destina- tion of the animal; but decidedly short, for there is an almost inse- parable connection between length of leg and lightness of carcass, and shortness of leg and propensity to fatten. The bones of the legs, and they only, being taken as a sample of the bony structure of the frame, generally, should be small, but not too small—small enough for the well-known accompaniment, a propensity to fatten ; but not so small as to indicate delicacy of constitution, and liability to disease. Last of all, the hide—the most important thing of all—thin, but not so thin as to indicate that the animal can endure no hardship; movable, mellow, but not too loose, and particularly well covered with fine long and soft hair. We shall enter more fully and satisfac- torily into this subject in the proper place; but this bird's-eye view may be useful. We return to the Devon cattle. *. DEVON 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 Youatt, William, 1776-1847; Martin, W. C. L. (William Charles Linnaeus), 1798-1864, joint author; Stevens, A. ed. New-York, C. M. Saxton
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