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INDEX 



Quality indications, in horses, draft, 

 115, 116 



of light harness horse, 150 



of mules, 199 



of mutton sheep, 378 



of swine, 328, 356 

 Quantity of fleece, 386 



R 



RACK described, 101 



Rambouillet, characteristics of, 423 



Red Polled, disqualifications of, 



263, 264 

 nativity and characteristics 



of, 261 

 standard of excellence and 



scale of points of, 262, 264 

 Registry, advanced, for dairy cattle, 



293 

 associations, pure-bred live stock, 



439 



Regularity of breeding, 75 

 Reproductive system affects value 



of animals, 32, 33 

 Reynolds, M. H., 212 

 Ringbone, location and effect of, 



215, 446 



Roadster, description of, 154, 156 

 Roaring, 54 

 Rolling, 221 



Romney, nativity and character- 

 istics of, 399 

 Rudimentary teats of Guernsey, 



302 

 Runabout horse, description of, 



113, 146 



Running horse, description and re- 

 quirements of, 168, 169 

 walk described, 101 



S 



SADDLE group or type, breeds of, 



158 

 Scale of ass, 184 



determined by bony framework, 

 29 



fixed by height and weight, 61 



at maturity, 30 



of mules, 196 

 Scalping, 221, 446 



Score card for bacon swine, 359 



carcass determination, 356 



for beef cattle, 247 



for dairy cattle, 292 



for draft horses, 118 



for fat swine, 337 



for fine- wool sheep, 418 



for heavy harness horses, 147 



for jacks, 187 



for light harness horses, 156, 157 



for mules, 204 



for mutton sheep, 392 



for saddle horses, 169 



for Shetland ponies, 172 



use of, 39, 40 

 Selection of a breed, 82 



as distinguished from judging. 37 

 factors and principles of, 58 

 importance of, 20 

 of a jack, 186 

 possibilities of, 22, 23 

 suggestions on, 79 

 Sex characteristics of Angora goat, 

 431 



of ass, 185 



of breeding cattle, 273 

 horses, 179 



of swine, 364 

 Sheep, breed characteristics of, 



393-415, 419-426 

 breeding classes of, 426 

 capacity of, 379 

 class requirements of, 426-428 

 condition of, 379 

 constitution of, 378 

 deception by trimming of, 380 

 determination of age of, 368 

 examination of, 51, 370 

 fat, 427 

 feeder, 428 



fine- wool breeds of, 419 

 fleece characteristics of, 382 

 form of, 376, 416 

 market classes of, 366 

 maturity of, 380 

 mutton type of, 376 

 points applicable to most British 



breeds of, 452 

 purpose of, 366 

 quality of, 378, 417 

 rare breeds in the United States, 



426 



score card for fine- wool type, 418 

 for mutton type, 392 



