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The author sums up by saying: 
“ I will give a few instances as illustrative of the appli- 
cation of the principles I have advanced and attempted to 
demonstrate : 
“The value of the knowledge of such laws, must, I think 
be apparent. If we w ant an animal of speed, we must look 
to the sire : the racer and the greyhound must be cultivated 
through him, because from him the offspring will derive 
those structures which give the qualities we need. As far as 
the female is concerned, w 7 e should certainly take care that 
her locomotive organs are well developed, but our chief 
attention should be to ascertain that her vital organs are 
perfect, for these she w ill give to her offspring. How 7 amply 
does the voice of experience second this proposition of 
science ; the male is generally the parent looked to in the 
breeding of the racer, the hunter, or the greyhound. If, on 
the other hand, we w ant a fat or milk-secreting animal, w r e 
must look for perfection and power in the vital organs of the 
dam, and may be in a great measure indifferent as to the 
sire. Of course, if both the sire and dam are well developed 
in their vital organs, as in the case of the short-horns, the 
Leicester sheep, or the improved Essex pig, so much the 
greater prospect of success.” 
In thus concluding our first review of this interesting- 
subject, our readers w r ill see that w^e have merely condensed 
our correspondent’s communication. We at present give no 
opinion on the subject : we solicit answers from praclical 
men like Mr. Orton ; and sitting in our judgment-seat 
unbiassed by preconceived notions, we may be able to take 
an enlarged view of the subject, and weigh well the state- 
ments which our different correspondents send us. We 
must, how-ever, reserve to ourselves the right of keeping our 
friends straight when they theorise on their favorite hobby. 
Facts w^e ask for; and these w T e hope so to arrange as ulti- 
mately to place the subject of breeding on sound principles. 
