ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to 

 the secretaries of the various Live Stock Associations for infor- 

 mation furnished, to the owners of sketches previously rhade 

 and of animals sketched to provide the illustrations used, and 

 to Mr. Charles P. Taylor of the University of Minnesota for 

 valuable assistance in preparing many of the sketches and 

 otherwise assisting in the preparation of the book. 



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