CONTENTS 9 



Chapter 12. DAIRY BREEDS OF CATTLE 126 



Dairy breeds essential Dairy type common to all dairy breeds Recognized 

 dairy breeds of America. 



Ayrshire Cattle. 

 Origin and development Characteristics of Ayrshire cattle. 



Brown Swiss Cattle. 

 Origin and development Characteristics of Brown Swiss cattle. 



Guernsey Cattle. 

 Origin and development Characteristics of Guernsey cattle. 



Holstein-Friesian. 

 Origin and development Characteristics of Holstein-Friesian cattle. 



Jersey Cattle. 

 Origin and development Characteristics of Jersey cattle. 



Other Dairy Breeds. 

 Dairy Breed Organization in America. 



Chapter 13. CLEAN MILK PRODUCTION 140 



Classes of Milk. 



Sanitary milk Guaranteed milk Standardized milk Certified milk Inspected 

 milk Pasteurized milk Modified milk. 



Equipment and Methods. 



Clean, healthy cows Stables Milkers Small top milk pails Clean tinware 

 Strainers Handling the milk Coolers Suggestions for improvement. 



Chapter 14. DAIRY BUTTER-MAKING 147 



Adaptation The need for dairy farming The types of dairy farming Market 

 milk Farm cheese making Farm butter making Control of products Cleanli- 

 ness necessary Percentage of fat in cream Thin cream undesirable Methods 

 of ripening cream Amount of acid to develop, or degree of ripening The use of 

 starters Natural starter The amount of starter to use Churning temperatures 

 Variations in churning temperature Care of the churn Length of time to 

 churn Washing butter Temperature of wash water Preparation of working 

 board Salting Working of butter Wrapping of butter Value of standard 

 product Care of the farm churn Dairy apparatus Care of other dairy apparatus 

 Churns Buckets and tinware Wooden apparatus. 



PART III. ANIMAL DISEASES, CROPPING AND FEEDING 



SYSTEMS 



Chapter 15. DISEASES OF ANIMALS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT 161 



The essentials to health Knowledge of disease should precede treatment General 

 rules for maintaining health Comfort Exercise General Management Nursing 

 Disease Examination of sick animals Rational measures for treatment. 



Chapter 16. CROPPING AND FEEDING SYSTEMS 170 



The farm scheme Crops related to farm management Animals related to farm 

 management Cropping and feeding systems are related Adaptation of cropping 

 and feeding systems Cropping systems related to food Crop rotations Crops 

 for cash or for feed Crops related to feed requirements Changing cropping system 

 - Two rotations on the same farm Combining fields Fixed rotations with 

 irregular areas Feeding systems Feeding system depends on type of farming 

 Feeding system related to cost of production Feed units Profits from cheap 

 crop products Livestock gains in relation to feed Corn silage as base for ration 

 Balanced rations. 



