 | John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 pages
...method of improving the form of animals consists in selecting a well formed female, proportionately larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution. The size of the fœtus is generally in proportion to that of the male parent ; and therefore,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1826 - 1252 pages
...method of improving the form of animals consists in selecting a well formed female, proportionately larger than the male. The improvement depends on this principle, that the power of tin- female to supply her offspring with nourishment, is in proportion to her size, and to the power... | |
 | John S. Skinner - 1827 - 434 pages
...method of improving the form of animals, consists in selecting a well formed female, proportionately larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...female to supply her offspring with nourishment, is in pro portion to her size, and to the power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution.... | |
 | Pennsylvania Agricultural Society - 1827 - 350 pages
...method of improving the form of animals consists in selecting a well formed female, proportionately larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...female to supply her offspring with nourishment, is m proportion to her size, and to the power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution.... | |
 | 1836 - 726 pages
...method of improving the form of animals " consists in selecting a well-formed female proportionally larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...of nourishing herself, from the excellence of her constitution. " The size of the foetus is generally in proportion to that of the male parent ; and,... | |
 | 1837 - 530 pages
...of animals, Mr. Cline advises, in all cases, the selection of a well-formed female, proportionally larger than the male. " The improvement depends on...power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution; as larger animals eat more, the large female may afford most nourishment to her offspring."... | |
 | 674 pages
...in selecting well formed females proportionably larger than the male. The improvement depends upon this principle, that the power of the female to supply...power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution ; the size o? the fetus is generally in proportion to that of the male parent ; and therefore... | |
 | Jesse Buel - 1844 - 278 pages
...method of improving the form of animals consists in selecting a well-formed female proportionately larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...principle, that the power of the female to supply the offspring with nourishment is in proportion to her size, and to the power of nourishing herself... | |
 | 1853 - 164 pages
...proper method of improving the form of animals consists in selecting a well-formed female proportionally larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...power of nourishing herself from the excellence of the constitution. " The size of the fetus is generally in proportion to that of the male parent, and... | |
 | John Badcock - 1858 - 360 pages
...method of improving the form of animals, consists in selecting a well-formed female, proportionally larger than the male. The improvement depends on this...power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution. The size of the foetus is generally in proportion to that of the male parent ; and therefore,... | |
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The improvement depends on this principle, that the power of the female to supply her offspring with nourishment, is in proportion to her size, and to the power of nourishing herself from the excellence of her constitution. The size of the... 
