THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



his breeding animals as individuals, and by the 

 senses of sight and touch learn to judge of 

 their qualities, and especially to associate the 

 visible form and the feeling of the conspicu- 

 ous parts with correlated unrevealed qualities. 

 " We all like to see what we call beauty and 

 symmetry in our fowls and other farm ani- 

 mals, but the practical breeder should learn to 

 understand what form of symmetry is best 

 adapted to and associated with the purpose 

 which he has in view. A study of the charac- 

 ters of different distinct breeds of farm ani- 

 mals shows us that different forms and char- 

 acteristics attend upon varied qualities and 

 powers, and that certain forms, colors and 

 proportions become so well fixed that a bird 

 that does not strongly resemble the true type 

 of its breed is rejected from the breeder's list 

 of breeding stock. The breeder having ascer- 

 tained as much as possible by the study of his 

 animal's ancestry through pedigrees and rec- 

 ords, next seeks to understand further quali- 

 ties by the study of individual conformations 



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