. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 44 ANIMAL TYPES AND SCORE-CARDS ANIMAL TYPES AND SCORE-CARDS price of draft horses on the Chicago market during By Frederick B. Mumford the year 1903 : , . Average weight Average price The long-continued selection of the domestic am- 1400 pounds $155 87 mals by man has resulted in the development of 1450 pounds 159 15 certain distinct types, each of which is peculiarly 1500 pounds 169 15 adapted to supply some human need. Thus, among 1550 pounds 176 56 horses are the draft, coach, roadster and saddle 1600 pounds 176 62 types ; am
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 44 ANIMAL TYPES AND SCORE-CARDS ANIMAL TYPES AND SCORE-CARDS price of draft horses on the Chicago market during By Frederick B. Mumford the year 1903 : , . Average weight Average price The long-continued selection of the domestic am- 1400 pounds $155 87 mals by man has resulted in the development of 1450 pounds 159 15 certain distinct types, each of which is peculiarly 1500 pounds 169 15 adapted to supply some human need. Thus, among 1550 pounds 176 56 horses are the draft, coach, roadster and saddle 1600 pounds 176 62 types ; among cattle, beef, dual-purpose and dairy 1650 pounds 208 64 types ; among sheep, the wool and mutton types ; i^i Poun<f f£- = * x. il 1. j £' j. i_ rm. 1<50 pounds 236 14 hogs, the bacon and fat hog types. 1 here are many 1800 pounds 258 33 modifications of the types here mentioned, but these are distinctive and sufficiently general to include The quality of the draft horse is indicated by the bone and hair. The f bone should be large, -^S<""6 strong, dense and firm, /J£|t\§V* an lYV*5" a^ ^ne University of Mis- 2s'' ~~"^ souri indicates the de- Fig. 40. Parts of the horse. 1. Muzzle; 2, nostrils: 3. face: 4. eye; 5, forehead; 6. ear: 7, sirable characters to be neck: 8. crest: 9. withers: 10, back; 11. loin: 12. hip; 13, croup; 14. tail; 15, thigh: 16, arm,„ „u,Pl„ ro blood spavin; D, bone spavin; E, splint; F. windgall: G, cappel elbow; H, poll evil. ll,' , , l . ," e" membered that it is not the important breeds of the domestic animals. The possible to arrange the valuable qualities of an conformation of the different classes of animals animal according to any mathematical formula, and of the individual breeds is considered under the The score-card, however, does attempt to designate discussion of the animals in Part III; but the the relative values to be placed on the development general subject of score-cards may well be con
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