CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY . . . 11 



II. THE BREEDS OF HORSES 23 



III. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE . . . . . .46 



IV. THE BREEDS OF SHEEP 74 



V. THE BREEDS OF SWINE 99 



VI. ANIMAL TYPE AND ITS IMPORTANCE .... 114 



VII. REASONS AND METHODS IN JUDGING LIVE STOCK . 125 



VIII. THE POINTS OF THE HORSE 138 



IX. JUDGING THE HORSE 158 



X. THE JUDGING OF CATTLE 173 



XI. THE JUDGING OF SHEEP 196 



XII. THE JUDGING OF SWINE 209 



XIII. HEREDITY: ITS MEANING AND INFLUENCE . . 221 



X IV. SELECTION AND ITS IMPORTANCE 230 



XV. PEDIGREES AND THEIR VALUE 240 



XVI. SUGGESTIONS TO YOUNG BREEDERS . . . 248 



XVII. THE COMPOSITION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS . . 257 



XVIII. THE INFLUENCE OF FOODS ON THE BODY . . . 265 



XIX. FEEDING STANDARDS: THEIR ORIGIN AND USE . 274 



XX. How TO CALCULATE A RATION 281 



XXI. COARSE FEEDS AND THEIR VALUE .... 288 



XXII. CONCENTRATED FEEDS AND THEIR VALUE . . . 303 



XXIII. THE CARE OF FARM ANIMALS 313 



XXIV. TYPES AND BREEDS OF POULTRY 325 



XXV. JUDGING POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS . . 340 



XXVI. EGGS AND INCUBATION 349 



XXVII. THE FEEDING OF POULTRY 360 



XXVIII. POULTRY HOUSES AND EQUIPMENT . . . 374 



