460 



INDEX 



LAMENESS, causes of, 215, 216, 217 

 detection of, in horses, 109 

 locating, 214 

 Large Yorkshire, characteristics of, 



360 

 standard excellence and scale 



of points of, 361 



Leicester, characteristics of, 395 

 standard of excellence and scale 



of points of, 396 

 Light harness group or type, 



breeds of, 151 

 classes of, 151 

 conformation of, 148, 149, 



150 



durability of, 150 

 quality of, 150 

 temperament of, 150 

 two distinct types of, 



148 



Lincoln, nativity and characteris- 

 tics of, 393 

 standard of excellence and scale 



of points of, 395 

 Lineage of animals, 80 

 Live stock industry, field of devel- 

 opment of, 19 

 method of development of, 



18, 19 



possibilities of, 22 

 judging, defined, 36 

 shows, importance of, 427 

 value of, 21 



logger, description of, 130 

 Long-wool breeds, 393 

 Lymphatic temperament of beef 



animals, 68-69 

 of draft animals, 68 



M 



MALTESE jack, nativity and de- 

 scription of, 190 



Mammary organs of dairy cow, 

 285-288 

 of special importance in dairy 



animals, 32 



use of hands in judging devel- 

 opment of, 50 

 system, 285, 291 

 veins in dairy cow, 286, 291 



Majorca jack, nativity and descrip- 

 tion of , 191 



Marbling of meat, 236 

 Market classes of mules, 206 

 of sheep, 366 

 of wool, 391 

 condition, 69 

 grades and classes, 453 

 value of swine, bacon, 359 

 Maturity, age of, in beef cattle, 



232 



in different animals, 78 

 in mutton sheep, 380 

 in swine, 331 



Measuring height of horse, 61 

 Medium-wool breeds, 393, 400 

 Merino sheep, 61 

 American, 420 

 Delaine, characterics of, 421 

 standard of excellence and 



scale of points of, 422 

 Middle Yorkshire, characteristics 



of, 351 

 Milk production dependent upon 



nervous development, 33 

 Mining mules, description of, 209 

 Mule mares, qualifications of, 204 

 Mule-foot swine, characteristics of, 



354 



scale of points of, 355 

 Mules, age limitations of, 196 

 condition of, 200 

 cotton, 210 

 draft, 206 

 farm, 207 

 general conformation of, 198 



requirements of, 194 

 height and weight of, 196 

 market classes of, 206 

 mining, 209 

 quality of, 199 

 score card for, 204 

 soundness of, 201 

 structural form and qualifica- 

 tions of, 202 

 style and action of, 201 

 sugar, 208 

 temperament and endurance of, 



201 



uses and adaptation of, 194 

 Muscular development depends 



upon bony framework, 29 

 of different parts should be 

 correlated, 97 



