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INDEX. 



Breeding, accidental characteristics are 

 sometimes vigoroasly reproduced 

 and become established, 103-106._ 



are peculiarities acquired after birth, 

 transmissable ? 103 note. 



accidental characteristics less trans- 

 missable when opposed to the special 

 ones of the breed, 105. 



Itireediug between animals possessing 

 the same defect to be avoided, 106. 



relatiTe influence of sire and dam on 

 progeny, 106. 



the theory that the animal, oiganiza- 

 tion is transmitted by halves, 107. 



Mr. Walker's modification of this 

 theory, 107, et seg. 



Mr. Spooner's views on the same sub- 

 ject, 107, et seg. 



the foregoing theories examined, 107- 

 110. 



properties transmitted by degrees, not 

 by halves, 109. 



mode of their transmission, 109. 



the ram oftenest transmits his external 

 structure to progeny, 109, 110. 



the ram oftenest gives size and a part 

 of the qualities of the fleece, 110. 



influence of the ewe on the progeny, 

 110. 



causes of the ram's superiority in this 

 particular, llO, et seg. 



influence of higher breeding among 

 foU bloods. 111, 112. 



infiaence of pure over grade, etc. 

 blood, 111. 



why rams of same blood differ in 

 transmitting their qualities. 111. 



influence of pnysical and sexual vigor, 

 112. 



indications of these in the ram, 112 

 note, 113. 



ability of rams to procreate at differ- 

 ent ages, 113. 



period of procreation in Merino, 113. 



longevity of different breeds, 113, 114. 



does the male which flrst impregnates 

 a female influence her subsequent 

 offspring? 114. 



Mr. Cline's theory that small males 

 and large females should be coupled, 

 114, 115. 



in -and -in breeding, how the term is 

 used in this work, 116. 



Sir John Sebright's views, and his 

 use of this term, 116-118. 



prejudice against breeding in-and-in 

 in the United States, 116. 



its effect where hereditary diseases 

 prevail, 117. 



it results from Divine ordination in 

 many instances, 117, 118. 



differeuce between men and brutes in 

 this particular, 118. 



difference between wild and domesti- 

 cated brutes in this particular, 118. 



under what circumstances in-and-in 

 breeding is fatal, 118. 



under what circumstancea it Is innoc- 

 uous, 118. 



eiDiuent foreign in-and-in breeders, 119. 



'eat extent of their in-and-in 

 breeding, 119 note. 



it formed an important element of 

 their success, 122. 



it is almost necessary in some cases, 

 122. 



it is not safe for ordinary breeders, 122. 



more have failed than have succeeded 

 in it, 123. 



is it more dangerous among grade ani- 

 mals? 123. 



crossing breeds and families — (For 

 everything connected with crossing 

 see Cross - Breeding). 



expedient to adhere to one breed and 

 family if it possesses proper ele- 

 ments of improvement, 131. 



the most splendid successes have been 

 won in this way, 131, and note. 



great skill of English breeders in 

 breeding mutton sheep, 132 note. 



breeding lambs for butcher, 133, 134. 



breeding mutton sheep on the prairies, 

 135. 



when cross-breeding is expedient, and 

 when inexpedient generally, 136-138. 

 Breeds of sheep best adapted to different 

 situations, 82-90. 



rnles for determining that adaptation, 



influence of markets, 82-85. 



influence of climate, 86, 86. 



influence of vegetation, 86-88. 



influence of soils, 88, 89. 



influence of herding, 89. 



in^uence of associated branches of 



husbandry, 89, 90. 

 comparative hardiness of English, 87. 

 working qualities of different breeds,87. 

 crossing between different — (see Cross- 



Breecung.) 

 longevity of different, 113. 

 Broad -Tailed sheep introduced into the 

 United States, 53. 

 bred pure in South Carolina, B3. 

 Bronchitis, 326. 

 Brngnone cited in regard to diseases of 



sheep, 277-302. 

 Bruises and strains, 382. 

 Buignot inoculates for small pox, 349. 

 Burs should be eradicated from pastures, 

 142. 

 the different kinds of, injurious to 

 wool, 142. 



Campbell, George, takes Merinos to 



World's Fair at Hamburg, 76. 

 length of wool on sheep taken to 



World's Fair, 75. 

 pedigrees of the sheep, 76. 

 his mode of tattooing sheep, 184. 

 his sheep victorious at the World's 



Fair, 438, 439. 

 his honorable conduct, 439. 

 pedigree of his stock ram, 439. 

 Campbell, Samuel, and James Brodie, 



import Leicester sheep, 47. 



