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INDEX. 



Milk of the mare, ... 283 



of the ewe, ... 283 



of the sow, . . . 283 



of woman, . . . 282 



of the cow, nature of, . 103 



effects of food on, 557 



composition of, from the cow 



in the field, .... 556 



composition of, at calving, 555 



its relation to blood, . . 49 



skimmed, is destitute of the 



principal ingredient for support- 

 ing the respiration and tempera- 

 ture of the calf, ... 562 



of the mare, composition of, 47 



weed order of plants, . 405 



Milt in the horse, ... 65 



in the ox, . . . . 119 



Millet grass, .... 445 



several kinds of, . . 476 



Mimosa, . . . . . 383 



Mineral matters, . . . 534 



kingdom, animal bodies 



produced solely from the, . 42 



Mint, 408 



Mites, Glossary, Parasite, . . 603 



Mitral valve, Glossary, . . 599 

 Molars in the horse, grinding sur- 

 faces of the upper and lower, 



fig. 2, 15 



Molasses, 315 



Molecule tissues, . . . 213 

 Moleschott's complete food for man, 530 



Monocotyledonous plants, . 416 



Glossary, 599 



Monkey-pot order of plants, . ' 385 



bread, .... 359 



Moringa order of plants, . . 383 



Moss order of plants, . . 478 



Mothers' marks, Glossary, . . 600 



Mouth, use of the, . ' . . 2 



the bones in the roof of, 



in the horse, . . . . 17 



of the dog, ... 169 



of the horse, . . 11 



of the ox, . . . 83 



of the pig, ... 162 



of poultry, ... 180 



of the sheep, . . 135 



whence derives its blood, 25 



Mucous, Glossary, . . . 599 



lining of the stomach of 



the horse, .... 40 



membrane, Glossary, . 599 



ofthestomach, 200 



... additional par- 

 ticulars of, . . . . 209 

 direct absorp- 

 tion by the blood-vessels of the, 129 



Mugwort, 400 



Mulberry, .... 415 



Mulder on proteine, ... 308 



Myrtle order of plants, . . 384 



Muscular effort as indicated by urea, 522 



Muscular contraction of the heart, 249 



exercise necessary for 



the growth of young animals, 126 



fibre, . . . . 232 



disintegration of, 488 



Mushroom order of plants, . 478 



Mustard, white, . . . 355 



Mycelium, Glossary, Parasite, . 603 



Myrobalan order of plants, . 384 



Myrsine order of plants, . . 405 



Ncfivus, nsevi, Glossary, . . 600 



Neck of the tooth, .' 13 



Negro Guinea-corn, . . . 476 



Nerves, influence of, on digestion, 207 



in the horse, . . 26 



of the stomach in the 



horse, 42 



in the ox, . . . 109 



of sense and of motion, 27 



Nervous texture, . . . 234 



Nettle order of plants, . . 414 



Nightsoil, 271 



Nippers of the horse, . . 12 



Nitrogen, 297 



xiltimate elements in re- 

 lation to, .... 262 



Glossary, ... 599 



Nonsuch, 379 



Nucleus, nucleolus, Glossary, Cells, 601 

 Nutriment, absorption of, in the 



horse, 68 



Nutrition, organs of, in the quad- 

 rupeds of the farm, . . 1 



animal, the blood stands 



between the food and the organ- 

 ism, 122 



organs of, in the dog, 168 



in the horse, 11, 81 



in the ox, 83 



in the pig, 158 



in poultry, 180 



in the sheep, 135 



theory of, its applica- 

 tion to practical use in the farm, 481 



of an animal is not a 



simple chemical operation, . 483 



Oat, analysis of, ... 463 



flour, .... 466 



proximate principles of the, 463 



ultimate elements of the, . 463 



substitute for, in the growth 



of the young horse, . 544 



chaff, analysis of, . 465 



straw, analysis of, . 464 



meal, analysis of, 462, 463 



as a safe drink, . 465 



grass, .... 430 



like grass, .... 429 



Observations on horse-power, . 515 



Oesophagus, Glossary, . . 601 



Oestrus, Glossary, Parasite, . 604 



Oil, 52, 71 



