New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-26

crossing upon them is, therefore, avoided. An.
Mi, plsce. for tee better understanding Of ,A.,.
mary. xbeh we shsl have occasion 10 n.l. !.
relation 70 the points Of the various families Ss&
mestic cattle which We may hereafter enansrsss n
e., ms vel to quote few Psrae raphs from &es,si
Youstt and MARTINS work Ga cattle, edited By IL
A Stevens. in New-Ycrk. which will be foaOa n
sfsord the best basis for further examination ute q
qualities and excel,cnces OF !snlles ga
:. Whatever be the breed. :" say they, "thsess,
certain conformatoss which arc indispensable +
he thriving and valuable OK or COW When ~
have clear idea Of these, we shall be able to tes
a more accurate judgmen: OF the different sresk
If there il one part Of the frame the form Which
more than Of any other. readers the animal vsls
able. il is the chest. There must be room encsgs
far the heart to beat and the lungs TO play. or sss
Gent blood for the purposes Ct nutriment al
strength vii not be circulated; nor VIII It.
oushIy undergo that vital change, which Is esssssd
to the proper discharge Of every function. We
book. therefore, first Of all TO the VIDE ana dsey
eirth about the heart aud lungs. We must have
both. The proportion in which one or y
other may preponderste, VII depend On y
service we require from the animal. In
working OK We can excuse . slight depw
of Aatncss on the sides, for he viii ee lighter
IN the forehand and more active. But tho grssw
must have width as well as depth. Not only sAost
the heart and lungs but over the whole OF The ria
must We have both length and roundues; ths
Aooped, as well as the deep barrel is essential,
there must be room for the capacious paunch. room
for the materials from which the blood is te DO Pm.
yided. There should bs lite space between u
ribs and the hips. This seems to be indispensable
10 the OK, "a il regards good healthy coustitutisa
and a propensity to fatten; but larsenss ~
dropping Of the belly is excusable in the COW, -
rather. though it diminishes the beauty Of As M
NAL, it leaves room for the udder; and ~
companied, also, by swelling milk veins, tssasrtT
indicates her value in the dairy. This roundnsw
and depth Of the barrel is most advantageous inPm
portion as it is foupd behind the point OF tho elbow
more than between the shoulders and the legs; n
low down between the legs, rather than upwad
toward the withers; for it diminishes the heavine
before, and the comparative bulk Of tho ossrs3
parts of the animal, which q always q great ooa,
sideration.
"The Ioins should be wide, for they are the prins
parts; they should extend far along the back
and although the belly should not hang down, To
tanks should be round and deep. The hips, with.
out being ragged, should be large, round rather
than wide, and presenting, when handled, plenty
of muscle and fat. The thighs should be full an
long, close together when viewed from behind, q
have a good twist, and the further down they coz
tinue the better. The legs short, varying hh
other parts, according to the destination Of "
animal; but decidedly short, for there is an amO6
insepsrable connection between length Of leg sad
hqhtuess of carcass, and shortness Of leg andpn.
pensity to fatten. The bones of the leg, and thr
only being taken as sample of the bony struokn
Of the frame generally, should be small, but not n
smsll--small enough for the well-known accompt
niment, a propensity to fatten; but not so small .
to indicate delicacy Of constitution aud r-hiL4s b
disease. D.
Last of all the hide, the most important thing
of a thin, but not so thin as to indicate that W
animal can endure no hardship-movsble, mellow,
bat not too loose, and particularly well covsrsd
with loft hair. We shall enter more fully and ~
isfactoriy into this subjectin the proper Place,
but this bird'seye view may be useful"
To return to the Devonshires in particular, froa
the characteristics desirable in all fine cattle, N
hnd that the animals Of the best breed are thus a.
tnguished. 81
The bull Of this family is much smaller than IN
OK, and the COW, again, very much smaller tAn
The buH, which is somewhat q disadvantage, =
without roomy cows it is impossible to have large
oxen; the best COWS, however, possess peculiar
roundness Of the last two or three ribs which rend
them more rOomy than they at first sight appear,
and this is point on which too much stress cannot
be laid in selecting Devon COW from which b
breed The horns Of the bull should be neither
too low nor too high; tapering at the points; not
too thick at the base; white below and of sle0
wsxy yellow at the tip. The eye should be- clear
prominent and brilliant; it should show much n
the white, and be surrounded by circle Of aafi
orange. The forehead should be fat and smA
and this point is much insisted on, o. indicatived
the purity Of the breed. The cheek, elso, shoun
be small, the muzzle fine, and the nose Of bright
clear yellow. The hair about the head should b
very curly, and the neck can hardly be too thid
and massive
The OK does not differ materially in form fros
the bull, though he is much larger. His head b
singulsrly small for his size, and this, with ths
bright yavacty of bis eye, the length and tspcilg
form Of his neck, and the peculiar rising Of b
forehead give him an unusually blood.like look.
He should be light in the wthers, obEqus in ths
shoulders, with deep chest, and wide opca
bosom, no dewlap depending from the throat biz