XXJV TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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 Fields and After Cattle.— IX. Value of Mast for Hogs.— X. Hog-feeding in 

 tlie South.— XI. Feeding in Close Pens.— XII. Hog Barns.- XIII. The 

 Best Form of Hog Barn. — XIV. Comparative Value of Light and Heavy 

 Hogs. — XV. Economy of Full Feeding from Birth. — XVI. Mixed Rations 

 for Hogs. — ^XVII. Grain should be Ground. — XVIII. Wet Feed Better than 

 Dry.— XIX. Cooking Food.— XX. Feeding Potatoes.— XXI. Pumpkins for 

 Hogs. — XXII. Conclusions 971 



BOOK III— PART II. 



DISEASES OF SWINE.— HOW TO KNOW THEM, THEIR CAUSES, 

 PREVENTION AND CURE. 



CHAPTER I 



MALIGNANT AND EPIDEMIC DISEASES. 



The Prevention of Diseases. — II. Malignant Epizootic Catarrh. — III. Con- 

 tagious Fever of Swine. — IV. Contagious Pneumo-Enteritis. — V. Splenic 

 Fever, or Malignant Anthrax. — VI. Summary of Treatment for Malignant 

 Diseases. — VIl. Rules for Disinfection. — VIII. Difficulty in Giving Medi- 

 cine to Swine. — IX. W^atch Symptoms Early, and Use Preventives 983 



CHAPTER II. 



THE COMMON DISEASES OF SWINE. 



Inflammatory Diseases. — II. Pneumonia, or Inflammation of the Lungs. — 

 III. Quinsy, or Inflammation of the Tonsils. — IV. Apoplexy, Staggers, or 

 Congestion of the Brain. — V. Colds, or Rising of the Lights. — VI. Catarrh 

 or Snuffles. — VII. Measles and Trichina. — VIII. Trichina Spiralis. — IX. 

 Other Intestinal Parasites. — X. Parasites of the Skin. — Mange or Scab. — 

 XI. Lice.— XII. Diarrhoea.— XIII. Leprosy.— XIV. Skeleton of the Hog. . 991 



BOOK IV— PART I. 



SHEEP AND SHEEP HUSBANDRY.— EMBRACING ORIGIN, 



BREEDS, BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT; WITH 



FACTS CONCERNING GOATS. 



CHAPTER I. 



ORIGIN, ANATOMY AND POINTS. 



Native Country of Sheep. — II. Their Diversified Character. — III. Anatomy 

 of the Sheep.— IV. Top and Vertical Views of Skull.— V. Dentition of 

 Sheep.— VI. Points of Sheep Explained.— VII. Divisions of Fine Wool.— 

 VIII. Comparative Value of Fine and Coarse Wool. — ^IX. Ranging and 

 Flocking of Different Breeds. — X. Regions Adapted to Sheep. — XI. Points 

 of Excellence of the Principal Breeds. — XIL Standard for American 

 Merinos.— XIII. Standard for Middle-Wooled Sheep.— XIV. Standard for 

 Cotswold Sheep 1001 



