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than one with white horns, a big she-goat in prefer- 

 ence to a small one, and pigs with long bodies but 

 small heads. 



The third section deals with the question of 

 breed. In this respect, for instance, the asses from 

 Arcadia in Greece have become famous, and in Italy 

 those from Reate — so much so that within my re- 

 collection an ass has sold for 60,000 sesterces 

 (;^48o), and a single team of four fetched at Rome 

 400,000' sesterces (;^3,20o). 



15 The fourth section deals with the acquisition of 

 stock in its legal aspect, with the formalities pre- 

 scribed by the Civil Law for the buying of each 

 kind of animal, since before that which belongs to 

 another can become mine, some intermediate pro- 

 cess is required — and there are cases where the 

 agreement to sell at a given price and the payment 

 of the money do not constitute a change of owner- 

 ship. When buying you must sometimes have the 

 animal warranted sound, sometimes the flock or 

 herd from which it comes, at other times neither 

 guarantee is required. 



16 The second four sections which must be borne in 

 mind after the buying is done, are concerned with 

 the grazing, breedinjg^ rearing, and health of the 

 flock orlierd. In regard to the first of these — the 

 grazing — three matters have to be considered, 

 namely: (1) the district to be selected for the graz- 



Quadringentu mililms. Cf. iii, 2, 7; and Pliny (N. H., 

 iii, 43), who says that perhaps this is the greatest price ever 

 for an animal. 



