CONTENTS 



PART I. LIVESTOCK FARMING (ANIMAL HUSBANDRY) 



Chapter 1. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF KEEPING LIVE 



STOCK 15 



Value and importance of livestock. 



Advantages of Livestock. 



Animals furnish food, labor and clothing Animals make use of land otherwise 

 unproductive Animals utilize crops that would be wholly or partly wasted 

 Animals transform coarse, bulky products into concentrated form Animals 

 return fertility to the soil Livestock facilitate good crop rotations Capital more 

 fully used Livestock call for higher skill More land may be farmed with the 

 same labor. 



Disadvantages of Livestock. 



Animals require larger capital Capital of perishable nature Products cannot 

 be indefinitely held Crop failures may cause loss on livestock. 



Chapter 2. BREEDING, CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF FARM ANIMALS. . 21 



Breeding of Livestock. 



History of animal breeding Lines of breeding Selection of a breed Pedigree 

 Gestation period. 



Care of Livestock. 



Preparation of feeds Feeding cpndimental stock feeds Care of the breeding 

 herd Care of work animals Assist animals at time of giving birth to their young. 



Management of Livestock. 



Open sheds Arrangement of labor The kind of farm animals Regularity in 

 feeding and watering Observing individuals Keep up records Preparation 

 and shipping livestock. 



Chapter 3. FEEDS AND FEEDING 30 



Introduction Chemical composition of feeding-stuffs Water Mineral matter 

 Crude protein Carbohydrates The fats Digestion of the nutrients The 

 nutritive ratio The energy value of feeding-stuffs Feeding-stuffs Concen- 

 trates Roughages The requirements of farm animals The balanced ration 

 The Wolff-Lehmann standards The Armsby standards The Haecker standard 

 for dairy cows. 



Chapter 4. HORSES AND MULES 41 



Development of type The light horse Draft type The mule Market require- 

 ments The age of the horse Horse feedings Feeds for the horse Grain 

 Roughages Watering The work horse The foal The orphan foal The brood 

 mare The stallion. 



Standard Rations. 

 Foals Work horses Brood mare Grooming. 



Chapter 5. BEEF CATTLE 52 



Sources of profit Breeding pure-bred cattle Producing stockers and feeders 

 Grazing cattle Fattening cattle Fitting show animals. 



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