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INDEX. 



Breast, region of, 20. 



,, rail of ship stalls, 251. 

 Breathing, 10, 305. 



,, changes during, 1 1, 12. 



Brewers' grains, 97. 

 Brick floors, 48. 



,, varieties of, 48. 

 Brisket, conformation of, and girthing, 



176, 

 Broad red clover, 109. 



,, bran, 98. 

 Broken knees, 331. 

 ,, wind, 320. 

 ,, ,, feeding for, 128. 

 Brome grasses, 108. 

 Brow band, fit of, T^. 

 Brown hay, 113. 



,, horses, 30. 

 Brows, ships', 247. 

 Bruised sole, 336. 

 Bruises, 328. 

 Brushes, body, 58. 



,, how to use, 62. 

 ,, dandy, 58, 59. 

 ,, washing of, 65. 

 ,, water, 59. 

 Brushing, 28, 332, 

 ,, shoes, 230. 

 ,, the mane and tail, 63. 

 ,, ,, body, 62. 



Buff'er, farriers', 225, 

 Built up picket rope, 143. 

 Bulk of food essential, 126, 140. 

 Bull neck, 24. 

 Bullocks, 294. 



age of, 295, 298. 



camps for, 296. 



coat of, 295. 



crossing rivers, 300. 



effect of weather upon, 296. 



feeding of, 29S. 



grazing for, 297. 



marching with, 300. 



pace and work of, 295. 



75. 



Bullocks, pack, 300. 



,, selection, 295, 297, 



,, shoeing, 245, 300. 

 Burr of nail holes, 235. 



,, saddle, 168. 

 Bursim, 119. 

 Buttercups in hay, ill. 



C. 



Cab horses, feeding of, 139. 



,, ,, watering of, 129. 

 Calf knees, 27. 

 Calkins, 230. 

 Caecum, 14. 

 Camel, the, 276. 



„ age of, 277, 278. 



,, as transport, 276. 



,, chest pad of, 331. 



,, crossing ditches, 291. 



,, ,, rivers, 291. 



,, conformation of, 279. 



,, digestive system of, 15, 283. 



,, endurance of pain, 283. 



,, equipment, 293. 



,, examination of, 279. 



,, feeding of, 284, 288. 



,, fodders, 286. 



,, grazing for, 286, 293. 



,, green food for, 288. 



,, marching with, 290. 



,, plants poisonous to, 288. 



,, powers of, 276. 



,, purchase of, 279, 



,, saddles, 293. 



,, selection of, 277. 



,, signs of health, 304. 



,, structural peculiarities, 281. 



,, temper <.f, 283. 



,, thorn, 2S7. 



,, transport by rail, 268. 



,, ,, ,, sea, 266. 



,, under fire, 283. 



,, vari' ties of, 276, 277. 



