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-4 l a Year, 5c. a Copy le and quality of the r score! card.C Of : course, special 5 breed AS ,-- v.. .,'Vl.w"'T :': sv V'-. iititt&f in general vigor, style Si! 4 As in illustration of the valuelaced : ! ?irn?airy- yP'' 4 on excellent feet, legs, head and general i -rr:; .v '"-v .itV' -r. ""iT" appearance ana action, it may be stated , llmf? as;? ' oof cf a total -of 100 points the fol- ' ; be -and scale of portant 'parts f, ,'::-' vV ' 1 Points dish- Front legs: ; Knees, cannons, fet , iocks ana pasterns 9 uraHaDUity tana mucnsuayana ; -..juuginK mc ,r3: narrow between horns, horns -"r";:r" practicet 1 ?lo?ks,eSa' pnslt!!; 9 ' and tHe -abintyttatffleasureith stnefrar full ?and hold; a entire expression- ' Head . l y 8 :;'t!.. i. . i . - one bf .viKor. resolution and mas- ' " ' General appearance V-: : 20. Action - 6 68 eye , uue , r W! ;,Vy,,ic- u yul show, oy -nis nn- r culinity 5 make'jE r ng juagc.- vviia xncse . natural itu- - with full crest'on- ?, A - .-'.T ; . - . iaa tieanyoneb of 68 "points out qf. 100 is II -A-ifclotio allowed to those points of special 1m- ten. desenp w . -oortanc! in the selection of the iaclf use oraeort: ;caa and--. ?nt. hrHina and lv Wnn!nt- ack.pr : : . notions and characters Barrel 6r.bddylong, . of igood depth - - . ana .Dreacwn, wun strong, rouna . . v sv v y iuw vu vjr w I "IPIPS - ' -7 " "on ' to slzS of . body and", level judging, butjereu -from hip bones to rump bones 7 . to learningod iinfler. the iriiidanceioi teacher. ffeirllielyaV cess :"-inf leami:od well. . i y'::-r. J v , 7 uot eveny4carwK, vu,juukc'1hui y -; : ual" animalstwei;dpeS;irn make a gob4 ; judif o wr ittdtriiAirSbvlmO relative placing fltheAnimals is lde , ' " manded.lgg! The score card 3s a great aid to the , - . student starting tb ' learn . io'deirie: of livestockAbotitis fenbt not applicablelnlshow: ring; judging." . No one,: how$versbOtw uciyjjuag ine without the use of the score" card, althouirh he :must also oractice com parative judging or the placing-. of the t'-' uiiicrcut- aunxiaitr iu ,wb8. --j-? - I . OF JACK I : - A -numericatlu1f3cilheifferent parts is ; vamaD ore,gin Loins -broad and strong; hips the study of :sto - , rounded, ant of medium width value, is thafettiiiTOUamepWi dent with the:-lccation;can4 V hina-wgh-archrf Jiank - vaiues 01 ine anierent parts nu wim vaiuame cuw -- -,7"rA " i vo well iilJiii t wun 6uwu icei lux vv tn weave nr cross in walking 5 "Rudimentary . teats well placed 1 2 Hide loose -and mellow, mot tnic hard nor thin and papery; in,;. long, reaching the nocK, e-nnr. full switch, not coarse w ih at sAttine on or tail-head 2 Size: 100 and the different :par,are; gi values which totaf 1(X) thgn" iti&easy . ; wideri and har for the' beffinrTirw Tearh ' the ?ela-fS Eyes:iligelear placid i .1 . - -. Tail thin,;. iur ine DegmneiTa eariin 1 tna-ro Jtf AHnn. slAjf fine texture "1 Tf : ;"i 'vWr.lru bulls lzoo to l&vo pounas o It ,s plaintimpossle,tp g v,t Thoroughly masculine m cnaracter, c wun a . narmomous .dwiiuiuk the, partsXto ach other; thor oughly robust and such an an- M.ir HItaW hAntnA master of . s n vuini .wa7 .. vvv t, . . . 2 the ;herd: by the law i : natural mare.' because laree iacks as'comoared with large mules and horses are not to b found.; Of coursed good size and ; weight- in t the jack, are desirable if ac- companiedlby.good quality, but for mule ? breeding . a good head, good ' feet and ' legs, general high quality and action are more Important than great size and' weight. -V v ' ' ' " The r American or Mammoth Jack is atistinctive breed derived from several breeds . of imported ' jaclcs, principally - the, Catalonian. . The following measurements are given as typical of this breed of jacks: - ' ' " . Inches ' Tip to tip of ears 1 83 . ; Width between eyes 9 Length of face, poll to end of up- per, lip- 88 - Circumference of Jaw and face . 40 Circumference of body-girth,. . 72 Circumference - of flank 70 Circumference of arm 16(i J Circumference 'of knee 16- " Circumference of front cannon 9 Circumference of hock J 19 1 Circumference- of hind cannon . Length trom poll (between ears) to end of tail, total length of body. 84 A-jack of 15 hands '(62 inches) toil6 -hands (64 .inches) or height at withers and weighing 4050 to 1100 pounds,4 is a good standard to have in mind in selecting a jack. The most popular color is' blacky with light points. . A jack to be use'd for mule breeding that ; is, for breeding, to mares,- should never have been, used for breeding to jennets and should have been raised with "or have run with mares or other young horse stock. ' . crrra J - .-r. 1L. a.1a fiflh ".1 v. vai us: u, :weil setvonibosy---.r-s : -r; Dreea ot purebred amniais in tms is- rporequarters 8 ?potats? sue, and we, haveJ therefore, ; selected f Shoulder vein (part .her.; neck - ;; ; a,a- i.:--r1riairii.- -iiiA-.iS-H-iolna bodyAfulIU--w------i'.v;r ""c w more or xnc, aiiicrent . ghoulder: Covered with flesh,;broad ; - v jorpcsuianimaias,r c -sraqoxw; wul'ir,T","tr"":;r" T r the herd: by the law or: natural , what the scoe h 15 teaches, a Anrieishinlsito tbome Skin not too loose; and ; : , r"s: " 7- a'- ffood'ltid'ftf'rtain' " , ' Angora Goats for Breeding A. READER asks: "Is it advisable to buy Angora goats, which are' five . years old, for . breeding purposes? What is the age limit?'' ' Ahgora goats reach maturity at about 16 to 18 months of age" and are " , iii their nrime from two to six years.. should nrocnrrA 5 iy"n ' old. .They sometimes breed up. to Hi? cription ;;of ithejpbints or 15 years of age, but perhaps the;' ; a scorercaHmndihe assistanceJ;oam rrtl1n. average life of Angora goats is aoout good teacher do the rest CACH beef 7, Ior '-mSmfijm three vears, of the iroat's usefulness, : mm a?: ?ffitS but-as theare in their prime;from Proximately;.fn5itheelativalucS' at- . JaS-SS-' 7 . to mares for the production of muiesr : w years old, there should be tached to he ifferentparts of the . Ru iw purpose or ine )eef -bred henVit five yea's of ag'e, excpi thai lerences in - these . values in some; ?hnlgh3r Pull. deep, wide- 2: be the chief consideration, tnem at nve ye o k , y cases, that the eayf Te . Curtis,-iiftispookgnSH fin0 inoleakesjhe.lpharactew of his head- J f , u ti, , bt to ten vcars oW; . . judglngSivicorerd for beef smooth wd hard......- feet and legs largely from his sire, the. . , - .A.y'0r. - -Th- mohair from older sroats is dttie' which is . ... . , . - v. ;:.., . r.....";..-...,. .r"T-fl."TTT- . ' in i ii a if t.'..j.:.L; ; Are- than tnar .-from .(nose . one m VVCft . .a.a; two years old, and. is. therefore less r valuable but. for breeding purposes Ihey are at their best when three to five years old. . ' mm " . moamcations: below.v x" ru:::i':-f''i vfof mule .-breeding; r, ! va I? SN Sh0uld In?? nH P!?tS;? ality of .
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