Author: Massachusetts Agricultural SocietyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656084241
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Excerpt from The Massachusetts Agricultural Repository and Journal, 1824-25, Vol. 8 But my enumeration will satisfy any reasonable mind, that it is not size alone which can determine the preference, and that it is no light or triļ¬ing task to decide upon the proper ties of that noble animal, the bull; the parent, and the most important parent, of our most valuable domestic animal. 1 would not be Misunderstood, when I call him the most impor tant parent, lmean it simply in this sense; while one cow can transmit either her good or bad qualities to only eight or ten individuals, a good or bad bull may convey his good or bad1 properties to some hundreds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
