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INDEX 



Hampshire pig, 749 ; adaptability, 'jSS ; 

 characteristics, 753; color, 754; 

 crossbred or grade, 756; distribution, 

 757; early history, 749; early matur- 

 ity, 755; as feeder, 755; as grazer, 

 75S; introduction to America, 751; 

 organization to promote, 758 ; prices, 

 757; prolificacy, 756; prominent 

 sires, 7571 quality of pork, 755; size, 



755 



Hardiness, of Cheviot sheep, 603; of 

 Dexter, 444; of French Canadian, 

 436 ; of Galloway, 307 ; of Karakul, 

 664; of Kerry, 439; of Rambouillet, 

 529; of West Highland, 315 



Harness horse, heavy, 64; light, 40 



Harold, 156 



Head of light harness horse, 40 



Heather Bloom or Heather Blossom 

 family, 296 



Heavy harness horse, action, 67 ; gen- 

 eral appearance, 64; subclasses, 68; 

 type, 64 



Height and weight, of Belgian, 127; of 

 Clydesdale, 138; of draft horse, 89; 

 of Hackney, 74; of jack, 187; of 

 Percheron, 106 ; of Shetland pony, 

 178; of Thoroughbred, 23 



Hereford cattle, 252; characteristics, 

 258; color, 260; crossbred or grade, 

 263; distribution, 273; early con- 

 structive breeders, 253; early matur- 

 ity, 262; families of note, 264; 

 foundation ancestors, 256; as graz- 

 ers, 263; as meat producers, 261; 

 native home, 252; noted sires, 270; 

 origin, 252; prepotency, 263; prices, 

 271; prolificacy, 264; promotion of 

 interests, 274; skin and hair, 259; 

 size, 260 



Herefords, Polled, 275. See Polled 

 Hereford 



Herod (King Herod), 19 



Hesiod family, 267 



Hewer, John, 255 



Hide of Galloway, 307 



Highland cattle. See West Highland 



Highland pony, 172 



Highland sheep. See Black-faced High- 

 land 



Hindquarters of light harness horse, 42 



History, of English trotting horse, 44 ; 

 of early Hampshire pig, 749 



Hitchin Conqueror, 157 



Holland, present-day breeds of cattle 

 in, 357 



Holstein-Friesian cattle, 354 ; adaptabil- 

 ity, 363; Advanced Registry official 

 testing, 367; Advanced Registry re- 

 quirements, 367; as butter-fat pro- 

 ducers, 370; characteristics, 361; 

 color, 362; disposition, 365; distri- 

 bution, 382; families, 372; intro- 

 duction to America, 256; maturing 

 qualities, 365; measurements, 364; 

 milk for cheese, 372; as milk pro- 

 ducers, 368; native home, 354; or- 

 ganizations for promoting, 382; 

 origin of name, 358; prepotency, 

 366 j prices, 379; prolificacy, 365; 

 semiofficial yearly butter-fat records, 

 371; semiofficial yearly milk rec- 

 ords, 369 ; size, 363 ; ten leading 

 sires, 379; types, 361 



Holstein-Friesian oxen, 367 



Honest Tom, 156 



Horns a protection to Dorset Horn 

 sheep, 595 



Horse, action of draft, 94; action of 

 heavy harness, 67; action of light 

 harness, 43 ; American Saddle, 31 ; 

 Arab, 7 ; arms and forearms of light 

 harness, 41 ; in Belgium, influence of 

 World War on, 133 ; body of light 

 harness, 41 ; cannons of light 

 harness, 41 ; characteristics of Amer- 

 ican saddle, 33 ; characteristics of 

 Belgian draft, 125; characteristics of 

 French Coach, 79; characteristics of 

 German Coach, 83 ; characteristics 

 of Percheron, 104; characteristics of 

 Suffolk, 162 ; color of American 

 saddle, 34; color of Belgian, 126; 

 color of prehistoric, 5 ; color of Suf- 

 folk, 164; discovery of American 

 prehistoric, i ; distinct breeds of 

 French draft, 118; distribution of 

 French Coach, 80; distribution of 

 German Coach, 84; distribution 

 of Percheron, 114; distribution of 

 standard-bred, 63 ; distribution of 

 Suffolk, 166; early history of Suffolk, 

 60; in England prior to reign of 

 Queen Elizabeth, 17; evolution of, 

 2 ; foot of light harness, 41 ; general 

 appearance of heavy harness, 64; 

 general conformation of draft, 89; 

 head of light harness, 40; height of 

 draft, 89; hindquarters of light 

 harness, 42 ; history of English trot- 

 ting, 44; history of modern Suf- 

 folk, 161; influence of Arab, 11; 



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