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particular phases in the judging and selection of the various 

 breeds, types and classes. The author hopes that the work 

 will fit the needs of the class room, the stockman and the 

 general farmer. 



He desires to acknowledge credit to the many books and 

 periodicals on Animal Husbandry from which valuable help 

 and suggestions were obtained in the preparation of this 

 work. He is especially indebted to Carl W. Gay, University 

 of Pennsylvania; C. S. Plumb, Ohio State University; 

 the late John A. Craig, formerly of Oklahoma Agricultural 

 College; Robert Wallace, University of Edinburgh; M. H. 

 Reynolds, University of Minnesota; and F. W. Wilder, 

 Packing Plant Superintendent, Chicago, 111., for the help 

 and suggestions obtained from their works. 



General acknowledgement is hereby given to all other 

 sources from which helpful information was obtained. The 

 contributions from the various books, pamphlets, bulletins, 

 and periodicals dealing with the subject of farm animals has 

 been invaluable in the preparation of this work. 



Acknowledgement is due Robert F. Hildebrand, Chicago, 

 111., and Schrieber and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., who, under 

 the direction of the author prepared most of the illustrations, 

 which are such a valuable source of information in a work of 

 this nature. They therefore deserve the special touch which 

 the animal photographer only can give them by securing 

 the natural pose and position of the subject. 



R. S. C. 



NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 

 AND EXTENSION SERVICE, WEST RALEIGH, N. C, 



