TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. AGRICULTURE. 



I. FEEDING STUFFS. 



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Composition of Feeding Stuffs i 



Table Showing Average Composition of American Feeding Stuffs 3 



Average American Digestion Coefficients of Feeding Stuffs 6 



Classification of Cattle Foods 9 



Classification of Concentrated Feed Stuffs 9 



Feeding Standards for Farm Animals 10 



Rations for Dairy Cows 12, 14 



Calculation of Components of Feed Rations 12 



Weight of Concentrated Feeding Stuffs 16 



Food Requirements of Farm Animals 16 



Comparative Value of Cattle Foods 16, 17 



Prices of Cereals per Bushel and per Ton 18 



Valuation of Feeding Stuffs 18 



II. FARM ANIMALS. 



Characteristics of Breeds of Live Stock. Prof. John A. Craig, of 



Iowa Agricultural College 19 



Determination of the Age of Farm Animals by their Teeth 26 



Cody Temperature of Farm Animals 28 



Duration and Frequency of 7leat in Farm Animals 28 



Gestation Calendar 29 



Feeding and General Care of Poultry. Prof. \Vm. P. Wheeler, of 



N, Y. (Geneva) Experiment Station 31 



Synopsis of Breeds of Poultry 36 



Heredity. Prof. Thos. Shaw, of Minnesota Experiment Station. 36 



III. VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



Common Diseases of Farm Animals. W. G. Clark, M.D.C., 



Marinette, Wis 41 



Veterinary Remedies and Doses. W. G. Clark, M.D.C., Mar- 

 inette, Wis 51 



