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PART II 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XXVI. Animal Husbandry 187 



XXVII. Types and Breeds of Cattle 193 



XXVIII. Types and Breeds of Horses 202 



XXIX. Types and Breeds of Hogs 214 



XXX. Types and Breeds of Sheep and Goats .... 218 



XXXI. Farm Poultry 222 



XXXII. Nutrition of the Animal Body 233 



XXXIII. Farm Dairying 245 



PART III 

 SPECIAL TOPICS 



XXXIV. The Home Lot 257 



XXXV. School Gardens 262 



XXXVI. Forestry 266 



XXXVII. Farm Machinery 271 



APPENDIX 



A. Books on Agriculture 278 



B. Insecticides and Fungicides 279 



C. Composition of American Feeding Stuffs 283 



D. Per cent of Digestible Nutrients in Stock Feed .... 284 



E. Average Digestible Nutrients and Fertilizing Constituents 



in Stock Feeds 285 



F. Standard Feeding Rations 287 



G. Standard Feeding Rations per Head 288 



H. Glossary 289 



INDEX . 299 



