INDEX. 



1235 



Horse-breeding 



Influence of previous impreg- 

 nation 555 



Soundness of parents 556 



Best age for breeding 557 



The farmer as a breeder 557 



Kind of mares for farmers 558 



Inherited defect. 558 



Color of mare 559 



Size of mare 559 



A profitable mare 560 



Relation of size in sire and dam. 560 



Choosing the stallion 561 



Pedigree, then quality 562 



Some defects may be corrected. 562 



The ideal farm-horse 563 



A farmer's team of mares 564 



How size may be increased 566 



The stallion 567 



Feminine-looking male 567 



influence of sire and dam 568 



Importance of a quiet, sound 



mare 569 



Temperament important 570 



Condition at breeding time 571 



Condition of sire and dam 572 



At conception 573 



After conception 573 



Mare and stallion should be 



worked 573 



A matter of economy 574 



Mischief comes with idleness... 574 



Care of stallions 574 



The two methods 575 



Care of breeding mares 576 



Effeminacy comes with idleness. 576 



Feed and care important 576 



How to know a mare is with 



foal 577 



Period of gestation 577 



How to know foaling time 578 



Treatment at foaling time 579 



After foaling 579 



Horse-breeding 



Care and feeding of colts 580 



Abortion 581 



Age to breed (the Heifer).... 582 



Age to bred (the Sow) 583 



Age to breed (the Mare) 583 



Aged brood-mares 584 



Sex Can it be controlled? 584 



Importance of first impregna- 

 tion 587 



Valuable Hints 590 



Horse Buying and selling 594 



Why difficult 594 



What is uusouudnes.s? 594 



Warranty 595 



Definition of unsoundness 596 



Vices and disabilities 597 



The-eyes 599 



The feet 600 



The limbs 601 



Back and body 606 



General hints to purchasers 607 



Points of a horse 610 



Horse, Anatomy and Physiol- 

 ogy of. 611 



The skeleton 611 



Framework, an index of value. 612 



Muscular development 614 



Physiology of muscle 615 



The blood 616 



Respi rati on 617 



Digestion 617 



Secretion and excretion 618 



Nervous system 620 



The foot..! 621 



Mouth, and teeth at different 



ages 623 



Irregularities of teeth 633 



Diseases of teeth 633 



Horses, Diseases of. 689737 



See Index to, on p. 687. 



House, Dwelling, on farm 378 



Location of... . 379 



