PREFACE 



that they will be just as good as the man who cares for them, no better 

 and no worse. 



We are just what education and breeding have made us, whether that 

 education has been false or true. Both of the following examples tend 

 to show when and how some of our most noble animals were originally 

 created; and what breeding and education will accomplish: 



One of the noblest animals which we possess is the Newfoundland 

 dog, which was produced by crossing the Eskimo dog with a French 

 Hound; likewise the English thoroughbred of today is the result of 

 crossing an Arabian stallion with an ordinary English mare, although, 

 of course, especially selected. 



The mistakes that have been made in the sheep business should not 

 discourage any one desirous of going into it, and the fact that I bring 

 some of these errors to the surface, should not alarm the reader; be- 

 cause, as a certain great writer has well said, "Error discovered is two- 

 thirds destroyed." 



Authorities Consulted 



It will be my intention to keep all prejudice and biased opinions well 

 out of my mind. I have consulted the best authorities, and wish to 

 express my appreciation to Mr. F. R. Marshall of the Department of 

 Animal Industry at Washington, and Prof. W. C. Coffey of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, both of whom have furnished considerable data, 

 some of the feeding formulas and considerable important information; 

 also to Mr. E. W. Baker, of the U. S. Bureau of Markets at Chicago, 

 who has lent a very helping hand, and to the American Sheep Breeder 

 and Wool Grower, U. S. Yards, Chicago, which has been very kind in 

 furnishing and helping to arrange the various cuts and pictures through 

 the book. 



