 ... and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered with hair of a soft and furry nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is in good condition and in full coat, when it also becomes mottled with darker shades...  The history of Devonshire - Page 458by Thomas Moore (writer on Devon.) - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Board of Agriculture (Great Britain) - Agriculture - 1808 - 588 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump to huckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered...of its permanent colour, which is that of a bright blood red, without white or other spots, particularly on* the male; a white odder is sometimes passed... | |
 | Great Britain. Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1808 - 582 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump t» buckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered...furry nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is ingood condition and in full coat, when it also becomes mottied with darker shades of its permanent... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - Agriculture - 1830 - 706 pages
...tapering, and gently curved, but not tipped with black. — See Agricultural Survey of Suiter, p. 248. to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered...of its permanent colour, which is that of a bright blood red, without white, or other spots, particularly on the male ; a white udder is sometimes passed... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Cyclopaedias - 1831 - 484 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump to huckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered...becomes mottled with darker shades of its permanent color, which is that of a bright blood red, without white, or other spots, particularly on the male... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 474 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump to huckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin, covered...animal is in good condition and in full coat, when ij also becomes mottled with darker shades of its permanent color, whicli is that of a bright blood... | |
 | edmund ruffin - 1835 - 912 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock; long from rump tohuckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose; thin loose skin, covered with hair of a soil and furry nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is in good condition and in full coat,... | |
 | John Orville Taylor - Agricultural education - 1837 - 290 pages
...and above the joint, and where the arm begins to increase, it becomes suddenly lost in the shoulder. Thin loose skin, covered with hair of a soft and furry...the animal is in good condition and in full coat, bright blood red, without white, or other spots. 3. The Devon cattle are highly esteemed both for feeding... | |
 | Sir John William Dawson - Agriculture - 1856 - 290 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump to buckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin covered with hair of a soft or furry nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is in good condition and in full coat, when it... | |
 | New South Wales. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1895 - 1068 pages
...tapering from the hock to the fetlock ; long from rump to huckle, and from the pinion of the shoulder to the end of the nose ; thin loose skin ; covered with hair of a soft and furrr nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is in good condition or in fufi coat, when it also... | |
 | Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith - Livestock - 1908 - 788 pages
...black, growing with a regular curve upwards. The skin is somewhat loose and covered with hair of a soft, furry nature, inclined to curl whenever the animal is in good condition and full coat. The North Devon race of this breed is highly esteemed for beef and for draft purposes, but... | |
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