. Domesticated animals and plants; a brief treatise upon the origin and development of domesticated races, with special reference to the methods of improvement. Breeding; Domestic animals; Plants, Cultivated. 196 DOMES llLATKl) ANIMALS AM) PLANTS It will be seen upon careful study that some of these points are based upon utility, while others aim at mere looks, often covering- jxiints that, from the standjDoint of utility, are trifling. Now we keep cows, for example, for milk and butter, and those that can make the most for a given amount of feed are the best cows, quite independent of tlie le
. Domesticated animals and plants; a brief treatise upon the origin and development of domesticated races, with special reference to the methods of improvement. Breeding; Domestic animals; Plants, Cultivated. 196 DOMES llLATKl) ANIMALS AM) PLANTS It will be seen upon careful study that some of these points are based upon utility, while others aim at mere looks, often covering- jxiints that, from the standjDoint of utility, are trifling. Now we keep cows, for example, for milk and butter, and those that can make the most for a given amount of feed are the best cows, quite independent of tlie length of the tail or the color of the tongue. Meat aninials gt-neralh' are xaluable in. l''u;. 33. I'linie baby beef, C^ per luiiHbedwei|;lu (1910) After Mumforil proportion to llie amount and qualil\ of the meat thev can make, and horses for their service at labor or upon the road. In pure breeding a great variety of minor matters are bound to enter in, and this fact constitutes one of its difficulties, but practical imi^rovement of the mass of farm animals should proceed upon utilit\- standards. Market classes and grades. lu)r animals that are shipped largely to the open market, like beef cattle, sheep, pigs, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davenport, E. (Eugene), 1856-1941. Boston, New York, Ginn and company
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