TABLE OF CONTENTS. XXIX 



SWINE. 



PAGE 



I. Judging Hogs of Bacon Type. — II. The Fat Hog. — ^III. Large Yorkshires. 



— IV. Tamworths. — V. Berkshires 1281 



HORSE BREEDING. 



I. The Law of Heredity.— II. The Law of Variation.— III. The Law of Habit.— 

 IV. The Law of Atavism or Striking Back, — V. The Law of Correlation. — 

 VI. The Law of Fecundity or Power to Reproduce. — VII. In-Breeding and 

 In-and-in-Breeding. — VIII. Cross Breeding. — IX. The Relative Influence 

 of Parents. — X. Influence of a Previous Impregnation. — XI. Intra-Uterine 

 Influence.— Xn. Sex at Will.— XIIL Carriage Horse.— XIV. Saddle 

 Horses and Hunters.— XV. Cobs.— XVI. Roadsters.— XVII. Points of the 

 Horse.— XVIII. The External Conformation of the Horse.— XIX. Con- 

 formation of the Heavy Draft Stallion. — ^XX. Conformation of Mare or Geld- 

 ing. — XXI. Conformation of Coach Stallion. — XXII. Conformation of Car- 

 riage Mare or Gelding. — XXIII. Conformation of the Hackney Stallion. — 

 XXIV. Conformation of the Standard-Bred Stallion.— XXV.- Conformation 

 of the Thoroughbred Stallion. — XXVI. Conformation of the Thoroughbred 

 Gelding or Mare 1297 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY BUILDINGS. 



I. The Dairy Cow. — II. Feed. — III. Butter Making. — IV. Special Points on 

 Butter Making. — V. Creameries. — VI. Cheddar Cheese. — VII. Salting the 

 Curd. — VIII. Curing the Cheese. — IX. Farm Cheese. — X. Dairy Buildings. 

 —XI. Town and City Milk and Cream Trade.— XII. Condensed Milk.— XIII. 

 Imitation Butter.— XIV. The Testing of Milk.— XV. Marketing Dairy 

 Produce 1335 



TEXAS CATTLE FEVER. 

 THE TEXAS-FEVER TICK AND METHODS OF EXTERMINATING IT. 



I. Life History of the Tick. — II. Development on the Ground. — III. How to 

 Free Cattle of Ticks.— IV. Picking or Brushing Ticks off Cattle.— V. 

 Smearing or Spraying Cattle with a Disinfecting Solution 1351 



THE DEHORNING OF CATTLE. 



I. Dehorning by Snubbing Head to Stanchion Rail. — II. Treatment After De- 

 horning. — III. To Prevent Horns Growing on Young Calves. — IV. Apply- 

 ing the Caustic. — V. Age When Caustics are not Effective 135& 



POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES. 



L The Purple Loco Weed. — II. The White Loco Weed. — III. Poisoning By 

 Loco Plants. — IV. Symptoms of Loco Poisoning in Horses.— -V. Symptoms 

 of Loco Poisoning in Cattle. — VI. Symptoms of Loco Poisoning in Sheep. 

 — Vn. Treatment of Locoed Animals. — VIII. Summary 1361 



POULTRY. 



The Selection of Breeding Stock 1367 



Diseases Peculiar to South Africa 1371 



Alphabetical Index 1379 



