INDEX 



451 



Lameness, causes of, 214, 215, 216 

 detection of, in horses, 108 

 locating, 213 

 Large Yorkshire, characteristics of, 

 355 

 standard excellence and scale 

 of points of, 356 

 Leicester, characteristics of, 387 

 standard of excellence and scale 

 of points of, 388 

 Light harness group or type, 

 breeds of, 150 

 classes of, 150 

 conformation of, 147, 148, 



149 

 durabihty of, 149 

 quality of, 149 

 tempei'ament of, 149 

 two distinct types of, 

 147 

 Lincoln, nativity and characteris- 

 tics of, 385 

 standard of excellence and scale 

 of points of, 387 

 Lineage of animals, 79 

 Live stock industry, field of devel- 

 opment of, 18 

 method of development of, 



17, 18 

 possibilities of, 21 

 judging, defined, 35 

 shows, importance of, 426 

 value of, 20 

 Logger, description of, 129 

 Long-wool breeds, 385 

 Lymphatic temperament of beef 

 animals, 67-68 

 of draft animals, 67 



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Maltese jack, nativity and de- 

 scription of, 189 

 Mammary organs of dairy cow, 

 282-284 

 of special importance in dairy 



animals, 31 

 use of hands in judging devel- 

 opment of, 49 

 system, 282, 288 

 veins in dairy cow, 283, 288 



Majorca jack, nativity and descrip- 

 tion of, 190 

 Marbhng of meat, 235 

 Market classes of mules, 205 

 of sheep, 361 

 of wool, 383 

 condition, 68 

 grades and classes, 443 

 value of swine, bacon, 354 

 Maturity, age of, in beef cattle, 

 231 

 in different animals, 77 

 in mutton sheep, 375 

 in swine, 326 

 Measuring height of horse, 60 

 Medium-wool breeds, 385, 391 

 Merino sheep, 60 

 American, 411 

 Delaine, characterics of, 413 

 standard of excellence and 

 scale of points of, 414 

 Middle Yorkshire, characteristics 



of, 346 

 Milk production dependent upon 



nervous development, 32 

 Mining mules, description of, 208 

 Mule mares, qualifications of, 203 

 -foot swine, characteristics of, 

 349 

 scale of points of, 350 

 Mules, age limitations of, 195 

 condition of, 199 

 cotton, 209 

 draft, 205 

 farm, 206 

 general conformation of, 197 



requirements of, 193 

 height and weight of, 195 

 market classes of, 205 

 mining, 208 

 quality of, 198 

 score card for, 203 

 soundness of, 200 

 structural form and qualifica- 

 tions of, 201 

 style and action of, 200 

 sugar, 207 

 temperament and endurance of, 



200 

 uses and adaptation of, 193 

 Muscular development depends 

 upon bony framework, 28 

 of different parts should be 

 correlated, 96 



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