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11 —— Itains less. i; apacions\ Our domestic animals are frequently ; observed to differ in the proportional size 1 bY the of the stomach and intestines. The finer pe ith the of horses are known to have a less bulk ksi this; of edi oh or an intestinal canal of a i'- smaller diameter and capacity, than the “i coarser—much in the same way as the )‘ ung coarser breeds of both cattle and sheep vuty 1s have larger stomachs, than the finer of ah off- the same size and weightf. of the eh of please the eye, and perhaps to give a due proportion and Hench arrangement of parts.—The quarters long, lying up high, —The and standing wide at the nache, to give size to the prime ortion joints, and symmetry to the form.—The thighs thin, and ‘ standing narrow at the round bone, to give safety to the dam, and activity to her produce; and perhaps for vatious 7 approv- other reasons.—-The legs(below the knee and hock,) vine straight, and of a middle length: their bone, in general, ahi light and clean from fleshiness, to lessen the quantity of tae offal; but with the joints and sinews of a moderate size, for 8 the purposes of strength and activity.” Rur. Economy of reais the Midland Counties, Vol. I. p. 478.

+ This change in the conformation of the animals, though lg it seems to have been originally produced in the race by a bee supplying them in early life with rich food, and may, in he tail, to

particular instances, prove rather of advantage, yet renders