DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



longed cold, the conditions are opposed to the breeding 

 of fine horses. Intense cold tends to stunt the growth 

 of the young animal. Young animals should be well 

 fed if we expect to obtain well-developed, full-grown 

 adults. There should be no over-crowding on the 

 stock-farm. 



It is not sufficient that a sire should possess the for- 

 mation it is desired to correct in the dam, or that the 

 dam should have qualities likely to improve defects in 

 the sire, in order to insure the obtaining of a perfectly 

 formed product, but both sire and dam must be well 

 shaped to get progeny that may be better than the 

 parents. Young or middle-aged dams usually bear ani- 

 mals that have more vigor and stamina than old or ex- 

 tremely young dams, 



William Day gives the following advice for the selec- 

 tion of thoroughbred mates : " Consider carefully the 

 external form of the mare, the relation of different parts 

 to each other, her capabilities, so far as known ; above 

 all, her breeding and that of her ancestors; then select 

 a sire on the same careful system." It will only pay to 

 breed from the best stock, no matter what kind of do- 

 mestic animal it may be. This applies equally to 

 horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, etc. 



It is usually considered that soils resting on a chalky 

 or limestone formation are the best suited for the loca- 

 tion of breeding farms. 



ABORTION. 



THIS is a very important subject to breeders of high- 

 grade animals and in the aggregate, a source of im- 

 mense loss. Billings says : " that it causes an im- 

 mense loss to the agriculturist and breeder." In some 



