506 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



formation, or has serious unsoundness, its pedigree and registration 

 number are of small account, and the animal is of little or no value for 

 breeding purposes. 



Feed and care. — Every successful breeder is a good feeder and 

 caretaker, for no matter how excellent the ancestry of a foal may be, 

 its inherited good qualities cannot reveal themselves unless the foal is 

 provided with good quarters and plenty of the right feed with which 

 to build up and grow. Feed and care are fully as important as parent- 

 age in producing good horses. 



Summary. — In conclusion, therefore, follow the intensive rather 

 than the extensive plan of horse production; select the type to breed 

 after careful study of the situation; select sound individuals possessing 

 a high degree of individual excellence; breed to a strictly high-class, 

 purebred stallion, regardless of the amount of his service fee; if there 

 is no such stallion in the immediate neighborhood, ship the mares 

 whatever distance is necessary to reach a high-class horse; patronize a 

 tried and proven sire if possible; stick to a definite line of breeding— do 

 not mix the types indiscriminately; raise a class of foals that merit 

 plenty of good feed and care, and supply the same; be conservative in 

 your judgment and appreciative of the fact that the breeding of horses 

 is an enterprise which repays careful study of all departments of the 

 business. 



