The first farmer was the first man, and all historic 

 nobility rests on possession and use of land." 



— Emerson. 



LIPPINCOTT'S 



FARM MANUALS 



EDITED BY 



KARY C. DAVIS, Ph.D. (Cornell) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE, SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE, 

 GEORGE PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 



PRODUCTIVE 

 HORSE HUSBANDRY 



By carl W. gay, D.V.M., B.S.A. 



PROFESSOR OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY, SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF 



PENNSYLVANIA; DIRECTOR OF HORSE BREEDING, STATE LIVESTOCK 



SANITARY BOARD, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



