A STUDY 

 OF FARM ANIMALS 



CHAPTER I 



THE IMPORTANCE OF FARM ANIMALS 



The study of domestic animals may l)e considered both 

 a pleasure and a duty — a pleasure, because of the natural- 

 born interest man feels in all animals ; and a duty on account 

 of the service horses, cattle, sheep, and swine play in the 



Figure 1. — Hereford bull, Avondale, champion at the 1914 Royal Agricultural 

 Society Show, England, exhibited by King George V. Photograph by 

 the author. 



world's affairs. Between many people, and even nations, 

 and their domestic animals, we find an affectionate, sympa- 

 thetic relationship. The people of Great Britain, the world's 

 leading stockmen, from the King and Queen to the humblest 

 laborer, show a keen and kindly interest in everything 



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