viii PREFACE 



and typical specimens has never before appeared in any one book 

 on the subject, and it is hoped these illustrations may assist the 

 readers in appreciating the points of the several varieties depicted. 

 The opinions herein expressed are almost without exception 

 the writer's. They have been formed by practical and dearly- 

 bought experience, as in all transactions, whether of breeding, 

 buying, selling or judging, he has made it a rule to rely on 

 his own judgment, so that no one else is responsible for any 

 mistakes made, nor thanks due to others for successes attained. 



