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INDEX Continued 



Milch cows see Cows 



goats, 290 



Milk, affected by rations, 172, 177 

 albumen for chickens, 295 

 bacteria in, 186 

 bad flavors in, 170 

 care of, 188, 189 

 composition of, 193 

 dirt in, 185 

 fat source of, 177 

 fever in cows, 145 

 for calves, 100-106 

 chickens, 297 

 colts, 52 

 hogs, 217 

 lambs, 259 

 of sheep, 268 



tuberculous cows, 139 

 production, economy of, 148 

 profit from, as compared with 



cream and butter, 178 

 secreted by sows, 223 

 substitutes in feeding calves, 



101, 105 



transmission of disease by, 187 

 yield and age of cow, 175 



of ewes, 266 

 Milking methods, 181 

 Millet for hogs, 206 

 horses, 36 



Mineral feed for chickens, 302 

 Mohair, 287 



rugs, 287 



Molasses for hogs, 219 

 horses, 53 

 steers, 129 

 Mongrel geese, 342 

 Morgan horse, 17 

 Moulting in poultry, 323 

 Mule, 75 



breaking, 84 

 breeding, 82 

 fattening for market, 81 

 feeding, 79 

 future of, 85 

 industry, 82 

 mares, 78 

 uses of, 78 

 Mustang, 20 



Mutton, cost of production, 266 

 extent of production, 276 

 type of sheep, 238, 246 



Narrow vs. wide rations for horses, 55 



Native jacks, 77 

 Nests, trap, for hens, 319 

 New Forest pony, 20 

 Nodule disease in sheep, 283 

 Nutritive ratio, 27 



Oats for beef, 114 



horses, 27 



sheep, 248 

 Offal for hogs, 219 

 Ohio Improved Chester hog, 232 

 Oldenburg Coach horse, 19 

 Oleomargarine for calves, J04 

 Onion in milk, 170 

 Oxford sheep, 244 

 Oyster shells for chickens, 302 



Packing hogs, 198 

 Pasteurizing milk, 191 

 Pasture for beef, 124 

 cows, 165 

 hogs, 211 

 horses, 48 

 sheep, 248 



Pasturing sheep on brush, 259 

 Pea hay for horses, 48 



pasture for sheep, 254 

 Peanuts for chickens, 299 



hogs, 212 



Pearl millet for steers, 125 

 Peas for beef, 115 

 hogs, 213 

 horse, 37 

 Pekin ducks, 336 

 Percheron horse, 12 

 Pigs, 195 



size and weight of litters, 225 

 weaning, 224 



Poisonous plants for horses, 63 

 Poitou jack, 76 

 Poland China hogs, 230 

 Polled Dickinson Merino sheep, 243 

 Durham cattle, 96 

 Hereford cattle, 93 

 vs. dehorned cattle, 138 

 Ponies, 20 



Pork, soft, cause of, 221 

 Potatoes for horses, 51 

 Poultry, 293 



drawn vs. undrawn, 318 

 dressing, 317 



factors of success with, 294 

 farms, 294 



Poultry, industry compared with other 

 lines of stock farming, 298 



