Paht ITT 



thp: animal, and stock 



CuAi'TKi; Nil I 



TIIK v»FFU'i:s OF 'llli: ANIMAL 



L llii AntDKil. tiHil tlir Stutk 



'.V.\i\. 1m ail a*^ri(Miltural sriise, \\w animal, as 

 a rt'iMt'srutative of tlie animal kini^tlom, has six 

 i^on»M"aI ty|u's of uses or of!i<M's : it aitls in main- 

 taininir tlif ftTtiiity of tli»' land ; it iti-(>vi«l«'s a 

 mt'ans of disjtosin^ of (•ro|>s ; it, or its prodiu'ts, 

 may Lo of intrinsic valiu' in supplying foo*! and 

 ••lothin^r ; it works, or is a "luwist of Lurdrn"; 

 it may aid in k»'rj>in«r th<» farm <'l«'an of w»mmIs 

 and jM'vts ; it div«Msili«'s agricultural occupations; 

 it alTords cm|t|oymcnt for lalxir durinjr th»» 

 inclomcnt months. 



3;J7. When animals arc raised in quantity, 

 they are spoken of as stock. This stock may !)•' 

 cattle, turkeys, sheep, ducks, swine, tish, or 

 horses ; hut in common spee<'h the word is ap- 

 plied mostly to quadrupeds (7). 



