CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



ON LIVE STOCK. 



Page 

 Art. 1. — On the Properties of a good Short- Horn. B}' Mr. Wright 1 

 2.— On Rearing Cattle. By Mr. Wood . . . . G 

 3. — On the Breeding, Rearing, and Feeding of Cattle. By- 

 Mr. Ridley 12 



4. — On Soiling and Shed-feeding. By ^Ir. Bravexder . IG 

 5. — On Stall-feeding. By the Editor of the Farmer's Almanac 1 7 

 6.— On Box-feeding Cattle. By Mr. Glover . . . 21 

 7. — On Stall-feeding Cows. By Mr. Blacker . . .27 

 8. — On Cow-feeding, advantages of Rape in. By Mr. Blacker 30 

 9. — On Shed-feeding Sheep, experiment. By Mr. Woods . 33 

 10. — Economy of Shed-feeding Sheep. By the Editor of the 



Agricultural Gazette .34 



11.— On Cattle Sheds and Folds 35 



12. — On the Use of Prepared Food in feeding Cattle. By Pro- 

 fessor Johnston .39 



13. — On the Feeding of Stock with Prepared Food. By Mr. 



Marshall ........ 47 



14. — Facts with regard to Sheep — their Food, and the Manure 

 produced by them. By the Editor of the Farmer's 

 Almanac ......... 54 



15. — On Steaming Food for Pigs. By Mr. Fennell . . 56 

 16. — On Fattening Pigs. By Mr. Steel . . . .57 



17. — Mr. Barnes' Management of Pigs. Report of the Maid- 

 stone Farmers' Club ....... 59 



18.— Transit of Live Stock ... .. 60 



