stock breeder

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The boy of this type, who in his youth seems to take a particular interest in horses, cattle, dogs, and other animals, may not necessarily be best qualified for a stock breeder or a dairyman.

From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.

A stock breeder in Knoxville, Tennessee, is worth $100,000, and has $50,000 invested in blooded horses.

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace

What greater proof could a stock breeder give of his pride in his animals than a burning desire to expose their good qualities to the public gaze.

From The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing by Spencer, Sanders

“Well, Philly, old cock!––there, there, by the grace of God, goes up in smoke my ambitions to be the greatest fruit rancher and stock breeder the world has ever known.”

From The Spoilers of the Valley by Watson, Robert

As a stock breeder I have learned that in such cases there is in the heredity the genetic unit of red hair overlaid with black pigment.

From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert