XX TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE RAISING AND ECONOMICAL. FEEDING OP CATTLE 



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I. Importance of Proper Care while Young. — II. Difference between Good 

 and Bad Care.— III. The Starved Calves at Grass.— IV. The Other Side.— 

 V. Good Winter Keeping for Calves. — VI. When and How to Castrate. — 

 VII. General Classes of Cattle.— VIII. Special Classes.— IX. Full Feed- 

 ing and Early Maturity. — X. Economy in Feeding. — XL The True Policy 

 with Young Stock. — ^XII. Feeding the Young Calves. — XIII. Feed Grass 

 and Oats Early. — XIV. Where the Profit Comes In. — ^XV. Feeding for Beef 

 and for Labor. — XVI. Reaching Results. — ^XVII. When and How to Feed. 

 —XVIII. Out-Door Feeding Where Corn is Cheap.— XIX. A Good Condi- 

 ment.— XX. So-Called Perfect Foods 776 



CHAPTER XIV. 



PASTURAGE AND FEEDING FOR PROFIT. 



I. Study the Conditions. — II. Provide against Droughts. — III. Kinds of Feed 

 to Raise. — IV. Pasture the Poor Man's Wealth. — V. The Valuable Clovers. 

 —VI. Alfalfa or Luzerne.— VII. Clovers Not Generally Valuable:— VIIL 

 Forage and Feeding Plants. — IX. Grass is the Most Valuable. — ^X. Grasses 

 of Special Value. — ^XI. The Coming Grasses for the W^est. — ^XII. The Time 

 to Pasture.— XIII. Feeding in Winter.— XIV. W^atering.— XV. Feeding 

 in Summer. — XVI. Economy of Full Summer and W'inter Feeding. — ^XVII. 

 Summing Up.— XVIII. Finishing a Steer.— XIX. Wien to Sell 786 



CHAPTER XV. 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY BUILDINGS. 



L A. Profitable Industry. — IL Our Dairy Products. — III. The Dairy Buildings. — 

 IV. How the Factory is Built. — V. The Management of Milk. — VI. Patent 

 Crcarr-cries. — 'VII. Driving off Animal Odors. — VIII. Temperature of the 

 Dairy Room. — IX. Butter Making in Europe. — X. Dairy Butter in the 

 West.— XI. How to Color Butter.— XII. Salting.— XIII. How to Pack 

 Butter. — ^XIV. Preparing a Package for Use. — ^XV. Cheese Making — 

 Cheddar Chees'e. — ^XVI. Cheshire Cheese. — ^XVII, How to Prepare Ren- 

 nets.. — XVIII. Dairy vs. Creamery and Factory 795 



BOOK II— PART II. 



DISEASES OF CATTLE.— HOW TO KNOW TIIEM; THEIR 

 CAUSES, PREVENTION AND CURE. 



CHAPTER L 

 GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 



I. Importance of this Department of Practice. — II. Pathology of Cattle and 

 of the Horse Compared. — III. Action of Remedies in Cattle. — ^IV. The Only 

 Safe Principles for Most Cattle Owners. — V. Familiarize Yourself with the 

 Phenomena of Health. — VI. The Pulse, Respiration and Temperature. — 

 VII. Other Special Signs of Disease 



