PREFACE. 



The recent progress of the teaching of Animal Husbandry, 

 especially live stock judging and selection, commends this 

 division of the subject to a full modern treatise dealing with 

 all domestic animals. Rapid advancement in special fields 

 of production and selection, and the addition of new phases 

 of animal judging, have furnished much new material for 

 the work. 



In developing the subject various viewpoints ranging 

 from that of the extensive live stock breeder to the city 

 fancier must of necessity be considered. Not only the col- 

 lege student and the professional judge, but also the live 

 stock breeder, general farmer, salesman, buyer, and the 

 city fancier of stock at one time or another inspects animals 

 from the standpoint of the critic. He thus becomes the 

 judge whether in the show ring or in the field, and when 

 the term "judge" is referred to in the text it should be 

 understood that it is not specifically used. In certain 

 instances attention may be directed to the student or the 

 professional judge while in other cases any of the above 

 meanings may be inferred. Any individual who selects 

 stock is placed in the position of the judge, specifically speak- 

 ing, and he should, therefore, be so considered in construing 

 the various discussions herein given. 



The improvements of this volume upon former presenta- 

 tions of the subject consist in logical groupings of the sub- 

 ject matter, as well as many entirely new features of special 



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