CONTENTS XIX 



Eggs 368 



Scoring and judging one dozen eggs, 368 Students' score-card 

 for a dozen eggs, 369. 



Rules for Machine Incubation . 370 



Feeding 372 



Cornell ration for egg-production, 372 Relation of food-con- 

 . sumption to egg-production, 372. 



Preparing Fowls for Market by Bleeding 374 



Care of Feathers and Eggs . . . . . . . . 375 



Feathers, 375 General care of eggs, 375 Preserving eggs, 376. 



Parasites of Fowls 377 



Hen louse, 377 Chicken mite, 377 Scaly leg, 378 Deplum- 

 ing scabies, 378 Hen fleas, 378 Chicken tick, 378. 

 Sample Rules and Regulations for the Exhibition of Poultry . . 378 

 Outline for Critical Examination of a Poultry Farm " . . . 381 



CHAPTER XXI 



EXHIBITING AND JUDGING LIVE-STOCK. MARKET GRADES . . 383-408 

 General Rules and Regulations governing Exhibits of Live-Stock . 383 

 Score- Cards for Farm Animals ........ 392 



Draft-horse, 392 Light-horse, 393 Students' card for propor- 

 tions of horse, 395 Beef-cattle (female), 395 Beef-cattle 

 (bull), 397 Dairy-cattle, 398 Mutton sheep, 399 Breeding- 

 sheep, 401 Fat-hog, 402 Bacon-hog, 404. 

 Market Classes and Grades ........ 404 



Beef, 404 Veal, 405 Mutton and lamb, 406 Pork, 406 

 Swine, 407. 



CHAPTER XXII 



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COMPUTING THE RATION FOR FARM ANIMALS .... 409-428 



Computing by Energy Values ........ 409 



Computing on Sasis of Quality and Quantity of Milk . . . 410 

 Computing the Balanced Ration by the Wolff-Lehmann Standards . 413 



The Feeding Standards 414 



Feeding standards per day and 1000 Ib. live weight, 414 Per 

 day per head, 415 Proteid requirements for cattle, sheep, and 

 swine, 416 Average weights of different feeding stuffs, 417 

 Sample rations, 417. 

 Composition Tables 419 



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