PAET III 

 THE ANIMAL, AND STOCK 



CHAPTER XIII 



THE OFFICES OF THE ANIMAL 

 1. The Animal and the Stock 



336. In an agricultural sense, the animal, as 

 a representative of the animal kingdom, has six 

 general types of uses or offices : it aids in main- 

 taining the fertility of the land ; it provides a 

 means of disposing of crops ; it, or its products, 

 may be of intrinsic value in supplying food and 

 clothing; it works, or is a "beast of burden"; 

 it may aid in keeping the farm clean of weeds 

 and pests ; it diversifies agricultural occupations ; 

 it affords employment for labor during the 

 inclement months. 



337. When animals are raised in quantity, 

 they are spoken of as stock. This stock may be 

 cattle, turkeys, sheep, ducks, swine, fish, or 

 horses ; but in common speech the word is ap- 

 plied mostly to quadrupeds (7). 



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