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result is a lot of cheap horses adapted to no particular work, which net 

 the producer a loss in most cases and seldom yield a profit. Breeders 

 must learn to stick to type. The experiences of all successful horse 

 breeders teach no other lesson more forcibly than this. 



Pedigree not always an indication of merit. — In the minds of 

 many people, the words "purebred," "registered," and "imported" 

 have a charm much greater than they deserve. Far too often, glaring 



Fig. 199. — ^Two-year-old Percheron fillies owned by the University of Illinois. 



faults of individuality or even serious unsoundness are passed with 

 light criticism because the animal in question is eligible to one or more 

 of these fascinating names. After all, one must conclude that there 

 is something in a name. It is a fact that some purebred horses are 

 practically worthless for breeding purposes. If an animal is purebred 

 and registered, its value is very greatly increased, provided it is a good 

 individual of useful type; but if the animal is decidedly faulty in con- 



