. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. HEREDITY: /TK MEAXIXG AND INFLUENCE 223 horn cattle, the pedigrees of which can be traced back for a hundred years, represents a comparatively well-established type and character. In a herd of these cattle we should expect to find the tjTDical horn and head, the general body form, and the red, white, or roan color so universally known. We have examples, however, of old breeds that have not. Fig. 140. The Holsteiii-Friesian cow Prilly 40082 at 1:5 yearr^ old. on the left, and her three , Beauty Pietertje, Cleopatra Gelsches, and El
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. HEREDITY: /TK MEAXIXG AND INFLUENCE 223 horn cattle, the pedigrees of which can be traced back for a hundred years, represents a comparatively well-established type and character. In a herd of these cattle we should expect to find the tjTDical horn and head, the general body form, and the red, white, or roan color so universally known. We have examples, however, of old breeds that have not. Fig. 140. The Holsteiii-Friesian cow Prilly 40082 at 1:5 yearr^ old. on the left, and her three , Beauty Pietertje, Cleopatra Gelsches, and Eliza Pietertje, all great producers. Photograph by courtesy of H. A. Moyer, owner of the cows. been developed by master breeders, and consequently a lack of individual excellence among a great number of the ani- mals is found. The importance of heredity in stock breeding has long been recognized. The men who have been most noted in the development of each of the great breeds have agreed that the saying, "hke produces hke," contains much truth. In fact, in breeding operations they have placed a premium on pre- potency and uniformity of character. Bates, the great Short- horn breeder, was a stickler for type and-character. The same may be said of any other man who has been really. 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 Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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