CONTENTS 



Part I. Farm Animals 



PAGES 



CHAPTER I. THE HORSE 1-15 



Taming the Wild Hor&e — Horses Introduced in America — 

 Draft Horses — Coach Horses — Roadsters — Use and Care of 

 Horses — Breaking the Colt 



CHAPTER II. CATTLE 16-28 



Taming of Cattle— The Ox at Work— Beef Cattle— Dairy 

 Cows — Building Up a Fine Herd 



CHAPTER III. MILK AND BUTTER 29-33 



Milk as Food — Care of Milk — Butter-fat — Churning — 

 Cheese-making — By-prod ucts 



CHAPTER IV. SHEEP 34-38 



Origin of Sheep — Their Care — Merinos — Mutton Types 



CHAPTER V. SWINE 39-48 



Improving the Hog — Bacon and Lard Types — Berkshires, 

 Chester- Whites, Duroc-Jerseys, Poland-Chinas — Feeding 

 and Care — Diseases 



CHAPTER VL POULTRY 49-57 



Origin of Chickens — Value to the Farmer — Kinds and Uses 

 of Fowls — Their Care and Feeding — The Young Brood — 

 Poultry Pests 



CHAPTER VII. TURKEYS, DUCKS, AND GEESE 58-60 



Raising Turkeys — Ducks on the Farm — Geese 



CHAPTER VIII. INSECTS , 61-67 



Insect Enemies — Insect Friends — Parts of an Insect — Biting 

 Insects — Sucking Insects — Insect Growth — Larva Stage — 

 Pupa Stage — Life of Insects 



CHAPTER IX. THE BEE 68-76 



The First Sugar Makers — Taming the Bee — Making Honey 

 — The Bee Family — Care of the Bees for Profit — Other 

 Services of Bees 



CHAPTER X. BIRDS 77-83 



Birds of Killingworth — Service to Farmers — Grosbeaks — 

 Protecting Crops — Paying Their Way 



