OHAPTEE III. 



STUD BOOKS, AND THEIR EFFECT ON 

 BREEDING. 



The most notable feature in the modern 

 cult of live stock has undoubtedly been the 

 institution of the system of registration of 

 certain lines of pure blood, which is now 

 applied to so many breeds and kinds of 

 domestic animals. While we should bear 

 in mind that very considerable improvement 

 was effected by pioneer breeders without 

 such aid, we cannot but perceive how great 

 must have been the need of some system 

 of registration, and how beneficial is likely 

 to be its effect upon the stock of the new 

 century. One of the most certain predictions 

 we can make in regard to it is, that it will 

 inevitably witness the extended application 



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