Excerpt from Judging Farm AnimalsAt the present time departments of animal husbandry are features of all American agricultural colleges, and system atic courses in judging farm animals are given, in which laboratory practice is an important feature. Not only this, but thousands of young men have already received instruction in this subject in our colleges, many of whom are now actively engaged in farming, where animal hus bandry is a factor, requiring a knowledge of form and function.In the preparation of this volume, the author has had in view a purpose, rather distinctive in itself, of discussing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.