INDEX. 



Abeedeen-Angus, nativity and 

 description of, 249 

 standard of excellence and scale 

 of points, 250, 251 

 Action, 48, 97 

 defects of, 219 

 of draft horse, 116 

 examination of, 110 

 of heavy harness horse, 135 

 of jacks and jennets, 184 

 of mules, 200 

 Adaptation, 72 



of Angora goat, 422 

 Age, determination of, in cattle, 

 241, 242 

 in horse, 105 

 in sheep, 361 

 in swine, 320 

 limitations, 75 



of mules, 195 

 of sheep at maturity, 375 

 of swine at maturity, 321, 326 

 classification, 320 

 American jaolc, description of, 191 

 Guernsey Cattle Club Notes, 295 

 Merino, characteristics of, 411 

 Saddle Horse, description of, 

 157, 158, 159 

 Association, 100 



requirements for Ameri- 

 Saddle Horse, 158 

 Standardbred, description of, 

 150, 151, 152 

 official standards, 152, 153 

 Andalusian jack, nativity and de- 

 scription of, 188 

 Angora goats, adaptation of, 422 

 breed and sex characteristics 

 of, 421 



Angora goats, constitution of, 419 



fleece of, 421 



form of, 419 



general appearance of, 418 



importance of, 418 



purpose of, 418 



quality of, 419 



standard of excellence and 

 scale of points of, 422 



uses of, 418 

 Appendix, 429-443 

 Ass, 182. See Jacks and Jennets. 

 Auction rules, 438 

 Ayrshire, 72 

 nativity and characteristics of, 



302 

 standard of excellence and scale 



of points, 303-305 



B 



Bacon hog, form of, 59 



type, 350 

 Beef cattle, breed characteristics, 

 of, 246-256 

 brief description of, 439, 440 

 capacity of, 233 

 class characteristics of, 264- 



268 

 condition of, 233 

 conformation of, 226 

 constitution of, 229 

 coordination of bone and 



muscle of, 225 

 determination of age of, 241 

 dressing percentages of, 234 

 fleshing qualities of, 228 

 indications of quality of, 228 

 industry, evolution and impor- 

 tance of, 221 



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