The American Milking Devon: Past & Present

[@ronkain8905]

Wow, what a noble ancestry!!!

[@atokadjoe]

As a farm boy from the midwest, I found this very interesting. Basically, the cattle that settled the west.

[@TheRichtaber]

Very interesting! I grew up in Eastern Connecticut in the 50-70’s, and was always fascinated watching Ox pulls at the innumerable fairs in that area. What’s even more illuminating about this film is that I worked for a dairy farmer in nearby Salem Ct. for several years during my high school and college years. The herd got sold in 1973 and the farmer, George Gregory, got hired as the golf course manager at the Borough of Fenwick. Late summer of 1974 I came back to the area for a short while, before school started again, after my ROTC Officer training in Kansas. I hired on as a laborer for George and worked doing maintenance work on the golf course and in the borough, and even got to go to Kathryn Hepburns’s house. Little did I know at the time of the interwoven tapestry of Devon history in that area!

[@cowpoke02]

Just started video. Open lines learn a lot all ready. Gonna be great video. Have to get some.

[@swampyankee72]

Fascinating production. There was a old farmer in East Haddam Conn. that always kept a small heard , while we milked Holsteins, the milking devon always held a warm place in My heart.

[@BackyardGreenFilms]

Thank you! So glad that you enjoyed the video. We will be doing some more on the Milking Devon as oxen soon.

[@swampyankee72]

@@BackyardGreenFilms Then you have a new subscriber ...

[@BackyardGreenFilms]

@@swampyankee72 Thank you!

[@johnfarrell5362]

We had a herd of Devon’s in the pasture across from my house. 21 cows and a bull. They are beautiful animals. I am hoping to buy 1-2 and pasture them there.

[@antoniogonzalez2482]

It's interesting how much of the Milking Devon phenotype resembles Iberian-criollo cattle (Texas Longhorns are part of this group) overall. They remind me of the Retinta and Alentejana breeds of Spain and Portugal respectively.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

The modern beef breed with good genetics should be hanging on the rail in 13 months and if u push them most will do it, mostly feedlot from weaning to the rail

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