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grees ‘be sent you. In this way you know 
that the animal is free from disqualifications 
under the.Standard for his'breed, his age, his 
aneestry for at least three generations, his 
weight and ‘other important considerations. 
Old stock should not be kept too long as 
they lose their breeding value after about 
three years of age. It is better'to-use them 
a year or so and then sell them or ‘exchange 
them for ‘younger stock. 
Do not under any consideration use stock 
for breeding purposes having disqualifications 
under the Standard for ‘the breed ‘to which 
they belong. 
Disqualifieations vary according ‘to ‘the dif- 
ferent breeds, and a ‘complete list of ‘them 
will be found ‘in the Standard for that breed. 
Such things as drooping ears, wiry oricrooked 
tails, crooked ‘feet, ‘back, étc., are indicative 
generally -of a constitutional defect which 
would be transmitted to the offspring. The 
same holds ‘true as ‘to animals -which are not 
true to ‘the-eclor of their: breed. ‘While the 
color plays no important part in the matter 
