VI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



III. VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



PAGB 



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

 nette, Wis 53 



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



Wis 63 



Suppression of Hog Cholera and Swine Plague 67 



Directions for making Tuberculin Tests 69 



List of Disinfectants 7° 



Rules for the Disinfection of Stables 71 



Regulations for the Government of Dairies and Dairy Farms in the 



District of Columbia 71 



IV. FIELD CROPS. 



Quantity of Seed Required to the Acre 74 



Seed Mixtures for Hay and Permanent Pastures 75 



Important Data as to Field Crops 77 



The Weight and Average Composition of Ordinary Crops, in Pounds 



per Acre 80 



Soiling Crops Adapted to Northern New England States 81 



Time of Planting and Feeding Soiling Crops 82 



Replacing Winter-killed Clover 82 



Crops for Partial Soiling for Illinois 82 



Succession of Soiling Crops for Dairy Cows 84 



Capacity of Cylindrical Silos 85 



Relation of Horizontal Feeding Area and Number of Cows Kept 



for Silos 24 and 30 Feet Deep 85 



Relation between Size of Silos and Number of Cows They Will Keep 86 



Number of Plants or Hills for an Acre of Ground 86, 87 



Yield of a Good Crop of Farm Products per Acre 87 



V. HORTICULTURE. 



Gardener's Planting Tables 88 



Distances Apart for Fruit-trees, Time Required to Bear Fruit, and 



Longevity 9° 



Time of Germination of Vegetable Seeds and Maturity Table 90 



Average Yields per Acre of Various Crops 91 



A Combined Fruit and Vegetable Garden 92 



A Vegetable Forcing Calendar 93 



Seasons of Varieties of Apples in Various Storages 94 



Packages Used in Shipping Fruit 94 



Relation of Specific Gravity, Dry Matter, and Starch Content cf 



Potatoes • •• • 95 



Specific Gravity, Sugar Content, and Boiling-point of Maple Sirup. 96 



Weight of Sugar Obtained from 100 lbs. of Maple Sirup 97 



Sorghum Sirup Obtained from Juice of Different Densities 97 



Temperatures to which Perishable Goods may be Subjected With- 

 out Injury 98 



Temperatures Injurious to Plants 99 



Best Temperatures for Preserving Horticultural Products, ,,,,... 100 



