820 



INDEX 



Waterloo tribe, 213 



Watson of Keillor, Hugh, 280 



Webb, Jonas, 538 



Weight, of Aberdeen- Angus, 286; of 

 Angora goat, 670; of bacon pig, 780; 

 of Corriedale, 658; of draft horse, 

 89; and height of Belgian, 127; and 

 height of Clydesdale, 138; and 

 height of Percheron, 106; of Merino 

 fleece compared with body, 502 ; 

 of milch goat, 680; of mule, 194; of 

 Thoroughbred, 23 



Welsh pony, 168 



West Highland cattle, 311; as beef 

 producer, 313; breeding qualities, 

 315; characteristics, 312; crossbred 

 or grade, 314; distribution, 315; 

 hardiness, 315; introduction of, to 

 America, 311 ; milking qualities, 314; 

 native home, 311; organization of 

 breeders, 316; origin, 311; size, 



313 



Wild Eyes tribe, 214 

 William the Conqueror, 156 

 Winnings, of Thoroughbred, 28; on 



the race track, 61 



Wool, American Merino as producer of, 

 501; Black-faced Highland as pro- 

 ducer of, 653; Cheviot as producer 

 of, 604; Cotswold as producer of, 

 634; crimp and elasticity of Merino, 

 503; Dorset Horn as producer of, 

 593; Hampshire Down as producer 

 of, 583; Leicester as producer of, 

 624 ; Lincoln as producer of, 642 ; 

 of Merino, 487; of mutton-type 

 sheep, 535; Oxford Down as pro- 

 ducer of, 572; Rambouillet as 

 producer of, 527; Shropshire as pro- 

 ducer of, 561 ; Southdown as pro- 

 ducer of, 548; Suffolk as producer 

 of, 611 



World War, influence of, on horse in 

 Belgium, 133 



Wright strain, 161 



Yeksa family, 407 

 Yolk, 481 



Yorkshire Club, American, 791 

 Yorkshire Coach horse, 87 

 Yorkshire pig. See Large Yorkshire 

 and Small Yorkshire 



