Table of Contents ix 



PART II. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XXVI. Animal Husbandry 189 



XXVII. Types and Breeds of Cattle 195 



XXVIII. Types and Breeds of Horses 204 



XXIX. Types and Breeds of Hogs 216 



XXX. Types and Breeds of Sheep and Goats . . . .220 



XXXI. Farm Poultry 224 



XXXII. Nutrition of the Animal Body 235 



XXXIII. Farm Dairying 247 



PART III. SPECIAL TOPICS 



XXXIV. The Home Lot 258 



XXXV. School Gardens 264 



XXXVI. Forestry . 268 



XXXVII. Farm Machinery 273 



XXXVIII. Public Highways 280 



PART IV. CROPS 



XXXIX. Selection of Farm Crops 292 



XL. Pastures 296 



XLI. Legumes 300 



XLII. Grain Crops 305 



XLIII. Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rice and Rye . . . .314 



XLIV. Corn 318 



XLV. Sorghums 330 



XLVI. Cotton 335 



XLVII. Garden Crops 347 



XLVIII. Orchard Crops 356 



APPENDIX 



A. Books on Agriculture 367 



B. Insecticides and Fungicides 368 



C. Composition of American Feeding Stuffs 372 



D. Per cent of Digestible Nutrients in Stock Feeds . . . 374 



E. Nutrients and Fertilizing Constituents in Stock Feeds . . 375 



F. Standard Feeding Rations by Weight 376 



G. Standard Feeding Rations per Head 377 



H. Annual Rainfall in the United States 378 



I. Glossary 379 



INDEX . 388 



