The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-04
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. THURSDAY MARCH 1875.

Deven cattle, as his prejudices are not in
their favor, but rather against them. Of
the Devon as dairy COW he says, [page
53] "The Devon may be called medium
in the quantity Of milk she yields. and in
its 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 of keep, placable in disposition; she
is readily managed, and every way salts
factory to her keeper On page 81 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 SIS 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 SIS, ''we have good authority
for some of them yielding ten to twelve
pounds Of butter per week. He says
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 a
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
e any other breed.
, But now let US examine the Devon as
beef animal. We do not claim that he
is as large as the- Hereford or the short.
horn, but in size he occupies q medium
ground among all other cattle, and yield
ing good quality of beef. OF this last
point Allen says on page SO Of his
e book: eve must place the Devon in the
, first class for fneness of flesh and deli
cacy of flavor. Its compact bone gives
it the one. and its rapid and thorough
!. development under good feeding gives it
!. the other. In growth and size it natures
e ear.y-equal to the shert-horn-and its
meat is fne-grained. juicy, and nicely
marbled 1.-THE lean and the fat intermixed.
> In the London markets the Devon bee
bears the highest price Of any except the
Highland Scott-usually penny a'pound
t can butchers usually pick the Devons from
\ drove. when they can find them, before
9 most others. They feed we'll, take on flesh
< rapidly, and in the quality Of their flesh
are all that can be desired They vii
r net from steers four and five years ole
e eight to eighteen hundred pounds includ
4 ing hides and tallow. Mr.. Allen farther
t says, with some the Devon's want Of sizs
). is an available objection, with others not
t Fo. their apparent size and measurement
: no animal Of his race, not even shor
o horn. will weigh heavier CARCASS of tn,
t best meat laid on in the choicest parts
: On our high lands with mountain range.
n with short grasses not easy Of access Il
S heavier cattle they must prove profita BIZ
e graziers, and as beef producing anima
r will answer q valuable purpose wher'
e others would fall Then for the sham
n bles the Devon viii be found bout rs pro
It fitable to raise rs any cattle. For tn
o amount Of feed consumed will make NOR
r. beef and Of . better quality than an,
l. other breed Of cattle. My experienc
n is that the same feed and care that it re
t quires to raise, mature, and fat two larg
!. short-horns will raise mature and Fl
:, three Devon steers. and the three Devon
will make more beef and Of better qua
IS ity than the two short-horns.
IF But let us now look at the Devons i
A the character Of working OF. Say
.e Allen, ION page sol in thi
&c valuable quality; no animal Of the sam
is size snd weight equals the Devon. for th
n following reasons: They are among cal
lie tie what the thorough red is anon
1t horses. According to their size the
n combine more fineness of bone, NOR
of muscular power, more intelligence, actio
j. and bottom, than any other breed. Fe
I'd ordinary farm labor, either at the plov
ce the wagon, or the cart, he is equal to a
in common duties. and on the road his spec
y and endurance is unrivalled-' The
a uniformity in style, shape and color rel
ID der them easily mated. and Allen inform
to us on the 57th page Of his book. tn,
er their good qualities IS work cattle are |
4 fully appreciated in the East that in ma
te ket good Fair Of them win bring fro
K twenty-five to fifty dollars more ths
N others Of the common stock. The Hel
= fcrds are no doubt better for slow =
On heavy draft work, but the Devons exc