The anti-monopolist., 1875-03-04
ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA THURSDAY MARCH 1876

Deven cattle, IS his prejudices are not in
their favor, but rather against them. OF
the Devon as a dairy COW he says, [page
So ssThe Devon may be called medium
in the quantity Of milk she yields, and in
it's quality superior. A gallon Of
Devon milk yielded more butter than
that of almost any other breed, as it does
now, except the Alderny. She is we'll
fitted for dairy COW; docile in temper,
easy ofkeep, placable in disposition; she
is readily managed, and every way salts
factory to her keeper On page 54 he
says that SIN Youett is an ac-
count by Mr.. Congers Of Epping
who, in the year 1873, kept dairy Of
of them, He (Congers) preferred the
Devons on account Of their large produce
! whether in milk, butter, or by sucking.
He thought that they held milk longer
than any other sort that he had tried
that they were liable to fewer disorders
in their udders, and being OF small size
they did not eat more than half what larger
cows consumed. Upon an average. ten
COWS gave me sixty pounds Of butter per
week in summer, and twenty-four pounds
in winter
On page 55 lie says that Mr.. Bloom
fields Devon COWS, on Lord Leicester's
estate in Norfolk, leach averaged four
pounds Of butter per week the year
round" He further states that Mr.. Geo.
Patterson, who kept for years in Mary
land large dairy Of Devon cows, remark
ed to him when on his farm in 1912, that
his devon COWS were better mixers and
yielded more butter, on an average, than
any other breed Of cattle.'' Says Mr..
Allen, page IS, i've have good authority
for some Of them yielding ten to twelve
his own experience shat many Of them
(Devons) he has found to be excellent
mixers, and some Of them extraordinary
for their size" ''After all,
from the accumulated accounts
we have received from time
to time, coupled with our own expert
ence, We pronounce the Devons, as .
race, when bred with an eye to the de-
velopment Of their dairy qualities, con-
s;dering their size and consumption of
food, good dairy COWS, both in the guam
tity of milk they give and the butter it
yields" Then we are certainly author
lied to say that, as dairy cows, the De-
vons stand almost, if not quite, equal to
any other breed.
But now let US examine the Devon as
beef animal. i We do not claim that he
is as large as the Hartford or the short.
horn, but in size he occupies . medium
ground among all other cattle, and yield.
ing good quality Of beef. OF this last
point Allen says on page So Of his
book: 1--WE must place the Devon in the
first class for fineness Of flesh and deli
cacy of flavor. Its compact bone gives
it the one. and its rapid and thorough
development under good feeding gives il
the other. In growth and size it natures
ear,y-equal to tho shert-horn-and its
meat is fine-grained. juicy, and nicely
marbled (tbe lean and the fat intermixed.l
In the London markets the Devon beel
bears the highest price Of any except the
Highland Scott-usually penny a'pound
over that oflower breeds, and our Amcri.
can butchers usually pick the Devons fren
drove. when they can find them, before
most others. They feed we'll, take on flesh
rapidly, and in the quality Of their flesh
are ali that can be desired They viii
net from steers four and five years old
eight to eighteen hundred pounds includ
ing hides and tallow. Mr.. Allen farthe,
says, with some the Devon's want Of sizs
is An available objection, with others not
Fo: their apparent size and measurement
no animal Of his race, not even . shor1
horn, will weigh heavier CARCASS Of tn,
best meat laid on in the choicest parts
On our high lands with mountain range.
with short grasses not easy Of access K
heavier cattle they must prove profita BIZ
. graziers, and IS beef producing anima
: will answer . valuable purpose wher,
others would fail" Then for the sham
bles the Devon win be found about IS pro
/ ftable to raise = any cattle. For tn
, amount Of feed consumed will make NOR
beef and Of . better quality than an,
other breed Of cattle. Ny experienc
, is that the same feed and care that it re
/ Iquires to raise, mature, and fat two larg
short-horns will raise mature and Il
three Devon steers, and the three Devon
will make more beef and Of : better qual
) | ity than the two short-hoTns.
II But let Us now look at the Devons i
\ the character Of : working OK. Say
e Allen, Ion page SCI In thi
E valuable quality; no animal Of the sam
$ size end weight equals the Devon. for th
n following reasons: They are among cai
e tie what the '.thoroughf red is anon
t horses. According to their size the
= combine more fneness Of bone, NOR
+ muscular power, more intelligence, actio
/ and rbottoss, than any other breed. Fo
d ordinary farm labor, either 1t the plov
e the wagon, or the cart, be IS equal to !
n common duties. and on the road his spec
J and endurance IS unrivalled-" The
. uniformity in style, shape and color rel
d DIR them easily mated. and Allen inform
o rs on the 57th page Of his book, th,
7 their good qualities ss work cattle are I
: fully appreciated in the East that in ma
e ket ! good rar Of them win bring frsl
RI twenty-five 70 fifty dollars more tn
n Others of the common stock. The Hea
: fcrds ~ - doubt better for slow =
y lAeaxy drait vsEk, but he Devsns sxo