Table of Contents 



The farm-garden, 280 Planting-table for vegetables, 

 282 Questions, 283 Exercises, 283 References, 

 286. 



CHAPTER XIV 



FEEDING FARM ANIMALS ....... 



Importance of animal feeding, 287 Functions of 

 feed, 288 Balanced rations, 289 Kinds of feeds, 

 290 Palatability of feed, 294 Effect of feed on the 

 digestion, 295 Cost of feed, 295 Suiting the feed 

 to the animal, 295 Digestibility of feed, 295 

 Questions, 297 References, 298. 



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287-298 



CHAPTER XV 



HORSES . . . . 



Types, 300 The draft breeds, 303 The heavy- 

 harness breeds, 307 The light-harness breed, 310 

 The saddle-horse breeds, 311 Ponies, 314 Market 

 classes of horses and mules, 315 Breaking and train- 

 ing colts, 317 Feeds for horses, 321 Time to water 

 horses, 321 Soundness in horses, 323 Determining 

 age of horses, 324 Questions, 326 Exercises, 327 - 

 References, 333. 



299-333 



CHAPTER XVI 



BEEF AND DUAL-PURPOSE CATTLE 



Types of cattle, 334 Conformation of beef animals, 

 335 Conformation of dual-purpose animals, 337 - 

 Breeds of beef cattle, 337 Breeds of dual-purpose 

 cattle, 342 Market classes and grades of beef cattle, 

 344 Feeding of beef cattle, 346 Rations for beef 

 cattle, 346 Questions, 348 Exercises, 349 Ref- 

 erences, 351. 



334-351 



CHAPTER XVII 



DAIRY CATTLE 



Conformation of dairy cows, 353 Breeds of dairy 

 cattle, 354 The dairy calf, 359 Feeding dairy cows 



352-374 



