CONTENTS xiii 



CHAP. PAGE 



XXIII. DAIRY CATTLE . . . .163 



Points of Typical Cow Building up a Herd 

 Milking Trials Butter Tests Feeding the 

 In-calf Cow. 



XXIV. MILK SECRETION . . . . .172 



Colostrum Butter-fat Circumstances affecting 

 Quantity and Quality of Milk Effect of 

 Food. 



XXV. RATIONS FOR DAIRY Cows . . . .191 



Feeding Standards. 



XXVI. THE ART OF MILKING . . . .194 



XXVII. COST OF PRODUCING MILK, KEEPING DAIRY 



Cows, ETC. . . . . .196 



Cost of Keeping Dairy -Cows for a Year 

 Returns from Milk Selling Comparing 

 different Systems Score Card for Dairy 

 Shorthorn Cows. 



XXVIII. BEEF CATTLE 201 



Type of Animal Breed and Quality Available 

 Breeds How the Feeder secures his 

 Animals. 



XXIX. FATTENING OF CATTLE . . . .208 



Baby Beef Production Fattening Cattle in 



Summer on Grass House Fattening of 

 Cattle Systems of Housing. 



XXX. LESSONS FROM FEEDING TRIALS, ETC. . .216 



Feeding Fodder Crops Root Crops Con- 

 centrates. 



XXXI. RATIONS FOR FATTENING CATTLE . . 226 



Economy in Feeding Relation of Food to 

 Increase Cost of Producing Increase 

 Weight of Cattle by Measurement Score- 

 Carding Beef Cattle. 



XXXII. LIVE WEIGHTS OF CATTLE OBTAINABLE BY 



INTENSIVE FEEDING .... 232 



