TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. AGRICULTURE. 



I. FEEDING STUFFS. 



PAGB 



Composition of Feeding Stufifs i 



Table Showing Average Composition of American Feeding Stuffs. . 3 



Ready Reference Table of Composition of Feeds 6 



Classification of Cattle Foods 11 



Classification of Concentrates According to Protein Content 11 



Feeding Standards for Farm Animals 12 



Rations for Dairy Cows I4«i6 



Calculation of Components of Feed Rations 14 



Average Weights of Concentrated Feeding Stuffs 18 



Food Requirements of Farm Animals 18 



Comparative Value of Cattle Foods lO 



Calculated Value of Fniits Compared with Hay, Grains, etc ig 



Amounts of Different Feeds Required to Equal One Feed Unit. . . . 19a 

 Pounds of Dry Matter, Digestible Matter, and Digestible Protein 



to be Furnished in Rations for Dairy Cows 19ft 



Prices of Cereals per Bushel and per Ton 20 



Valuation of Feeding Stuffs 20 



11. FARM ANIMALS. 



Characteristics of Breeds of Live Stock. By the Late Prof, John 



A. Craig, of Iowa Agricultural College 21 



Market Classes of Farm Animals ag 



Table for Estimating Live Weight of Cattle 35 



Determination of the Age of Farm Animals by Their Teeth 36 



Body Temperature of Farm Animals 38 



Duration and Frequency of Heat in Farm Animals 38 



Period of Incubation of Poultry ... 38 



Gestation Calendar 3g 



Feeding and General Care of Poultry. Prof. Wm. P.Wheeler, of 



N. Y. (Geneva) Experiment Station 41 



Loss in Weight of Eggs During Incubation 46 



Standard Weights of Poultry ^y 



Synopsis of Breeds of Poultry ^g 



Heredity. Prof. Thos. Shaw, late of Minnesota Experiment Sta- 

 tion ^g 



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