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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
That the impression made upon the female by the getter ol 
her first young is especially marked, so that she does not rid 
herself of it entirely for several succeeding pregnancies; 
That the impressibility of the female during gestation is so 
great as to render it unsafe for her to associate with inferior 
races, or breeds; 
That the offspring of quite young parents are apt to be 
wanting in the highest constitutional vigor and force of en¬ 
durance ; 
That the moral qualities of the offspring, especially amia¬ 
bility and docility, are more or less dependent on the quiet 
and comfortable condition of the female during pregnancy ; and 
That parturition may be facilitated by a kind of feeding 
calculated to keep the system in a free and healthy condition 
during the period of gestation. 
It is also worthy of our notice that there are some reasons 
for supposing that the male parent, more than the female, de¬ 
termines the character of the locomotive and external organs 
(some authorities add nerve and vigor); while the size and in¬ 
ternal organs are more especially influenced by the mother. 
But neither this nor any one of the theories about the volun¬ 
tary determination of sex can be classed among the established 
principles of breeding. 
Every farmer should also understand that there are 
PRINCIPLES OF STOCK RAISING 
As well as stock-breeding—that it is possible to procure better 
results than otherwise by observing the physiological laws in¬ 
volved in the protection, feeding and fattening of animals. If 
he were possessed of a full and complete science of physiology 
it were all the better; but he should hardly be pardoned for 
not knowing: 
That gentle treatment and a full and nourishing diet are es¬ 
pecially important while an animal is yet young, since losses 
suffered then are not easily made up afterwards; 
