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INDEX 



Mule, 468-71. 



and horse compared, 469-71. 

 best type of, 469. 

 Mules, market classes of, 472-9. 



requirements for, 472-4. 

 number, value, and distribution 



in U. S., 466-7. 



Muscle, effect of feed on, in steers, 36. 

 Muscular system of horse, 349-50. 

 Mutton and lamb carcass, 203-13. 



consumption in various coun- 

 tries, 297-8. 

 wholesale cuts of, 206. 

 breeding ewe, type desired in, 



240-3. 

 ram, type desired in, 



237-40. 

 carcass and pelt, 203-13. 



classes and grades of, 207. 

 qualifications of a good, 



207-9. 



wholesale prices of, 207. 

 pounds produced per head of 



stock ewes, 237. 

 recent demands for, 203. 

 sheep, breeds of, 192. 

 class, 218-26. 

 increase in numbers in U. S., 



236. 

 type, description of, 194-202. 



Native sheep, characteristics of, 216. 

 Navicular disease, 487-8. 

 Nervous system of horse, 350. 

 Noils, 258. 

 Norfolk trotter, origin of, 378. 



Offal of cattle, 41. 



hogs, 299-300. 



sheep, 205. 



Oleo oil, source of, 213. 

 Oleomargarine, manufacture of, 57-8. 

 Origin of breeds of horses, 374-83. 

 types of horses, 374-83. 



Pace, slow, described, 422. 

 Pacing gait described, 415-6. 



records, 411. 



Pack and riding mules, 478-9. 

 Packing hogs, 323-4. 



-house by-products from cattle. 



57-62. 



hogs, 312, 317-8. 

 sheep, 212-3. 

 industry, development of, 79-80. 



three eras in, 80. 

 plant, the modern, 82-3. 

 plants, owners of, at Chicago, 80. 

 pork, past and present, 314-21. 

 Paddling, 369. 

 Park horses, 451. 



Pasterns, slope of, effect on action, 

 369. 



Pedigree, dangers of, 178. 



important in swine breeding, 



343-4. 

 value of, in selecting dairy bull, 



176-8. 



with performance, 176-8. 

 Pelt of sheep, value and use of, 210-2. 

 Periodic opthalmia, 488-9. 

 Pigs, on the market, 327. 

 feeding, 328. 

 roasting, 329. 

 see Hog, Pork, and Swine. 

 Pluck, 205, 212. 

 Plug horses, 455. 

 mules, 479. 

 Pododerm, 357. 

 Poll evil, 489. 

 Polo, history of, 433-4. 



pony, description of, 433-7. 

 origin of, 378. 

 production of, 436-7. 

 Ponies, 455. 

 Pony breeding, 463. 

 Population, agricultural, 23-4. 



of U. S., 23-4. 

 Pork, consumption of, in various 



countries, 297-8. 

 exports of, 318-9. 

 high fuel value of, 336-7. 

 importing countries, 318-9. 

 packing, development at Chi- 

 cago, 315. 



past and present, 314-21. 

 produced per head stock of hogs, 



337. 

 products, exports of, 318-9. 



value of, 300-1. 



salt, fat, and lean compared, 336. 

 wholesale cuts of, 301-3. 



trade in, 300-1. 



Pregnancy, duration of, in cows, 137. 

 ewes, 240. 

 mares, 464. 

 sows, 344. 



Prices at Chicago, for cattle, 122-4. 

 hogs, 330. 

 horses, 455-6. 

 sheep, 233-4. 

 Prime heavy hogs, 322. 

 Prolificacy in swine, 343. 

 Purebred, definition of, 127. 



Rack described, 422. 



Railroads, early shipments of cattle 



by, 75. 

 Ram, definition of, 193. 



mutton breeding, type desired 



in, 237-40. 



number of ewes to breed to, 240. 

 Rambouillet, 253-4. 

 Range cattle breeding, in various 



states, 129-30. 

 on the market, 110-2 



