INDEX 



267 



Nitrogen, 67 

 Nutrients, 67, 232 



Oats, as a feed for horses, 109 

 Overfeeding, 68 



how avoided, 69 

 Oxford Down sheep, 190 

 Oxygen, 67 

 Oyster shell for poultry, 215 



Palatability, 86 

 Parasites of sheep, 181 

 Pastern of horse, 118 

 Pasture, 87 



for cows, 140 

 Peafowl, 230 

 Pedigree, 95 

 Percheron horse, 125 

 Pigeons, 231 

 Pigs, 193 



Poland China swine, 209 

 Polled Durham cattle, 174 

 Ponies, 123 

 Post timber, 34 

 Poultry, 213 



fattening of, 216 



feeding of, 214 



houses, 218 

 size of, 223 



types and breeds of, 224 

 Protein, 67, 233, 236 



distribution of, 243 



feeds, 70 



for cows, 137 



illustrated, 241 



in overfeeding, 68 



requirement of, for breeding 

 pigs, 240 

 for breeding herd, 244 

 for market pigs, 239 



sources of, 242' 



use of in growth, 67 

 Pure bred animal, 101 



Quality in animals, 55 

 in cows, 144 



Ration, changes in, 86 



method of calculating, for swine 

 feeding, 254 



palatability of, 86 



suggested approximate, for swine 

 feeding, 259 



variety in, 87 

 Reproduction, 93 

 Resemblance and difference, 96 

 Returns from livestock, 40 

 Ribs, lack of, in good cow, 143 

 Roadster horse, type of, 120 



weight of, 120 

 Rocks in soil formation, 17 

 Roosts for poultry, 220 

 Rooting by pigs, 202 

 Roughages, 82, 232 



for horses, 110 



Saddle horse, 130 



Salt, 77 



Sandy soil, origin of, 19 



Scours in pigs, 201 



Selection, 96 



Sex, breeding for, 103 



Sheep, 178 



as weed eradicators, 181 



breeds of, 185 



care of, 180 



dual-purpose, nature of, 180 



feeding of, 182 



fleece as shelter, 179 



parasites of, 181 



shearing of, 181 



trimming feet, 181 

 Shelter, 85 



for cows, 145 

 Shetland pony, origin of, 123 



advantages of, 124 

 Shire horse, 127 



