XIV CONTENTS. 



BOOK THE THIRD. 



ON THE BREEDING, REARING, AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES. 



CHAPTEh PAGE 



I. Introductory and Comparative View of the Different Breeds of 



Horses ...... 367 



II. The Anatomy of tha Horse N . ' - .397 



HI. On Breeding Horses 41" 



IV. Of Cart Stallions and Mares 423 



V. On the Bearing and Training of Colts . . . . . . 431 



VI. Of the Age, Qualifications, and Sale of Horses 437 



VII. The Maintenance and Labour of Farm Horses . . . . . 443 



VIII. Of Asses and Mules . 461 



BOOK THE FOURTH. 

 ON THE BREEDING, REARING, AND FATTENING OF SHEEP. 



I. Introductory and Comparative View of the Different Breeds of 



British Sheep 465 



II. On the Breeding and Management of Sheep 500 



IH. The Feeding on Pastures, the Folding, and Sheltering of Sheep . 518 



IV. The Shearing of Sheep 524 



BOOK THE FIFTH. 



ON THE BREEDING, REARING, AND FATTENING OF SWINE. 



I. An Introductory and Comparative View of the Different Breeds of 



Swine 529 



II. On the Breeding and Eearing of Pigs . 538 



III. On the Feeding and Fattening of Swine 541 



BOOK THE SIXTH. > 



ON THE DISEASES OF LIVE STOCK. 



I. On the Diseases of Cattle 545 



II. On the Diseases of Horses ......... 566B 



III. On the Diseases of Sheep . . . . . ." . . .581 



IV. On the Diseases of Swine . . . . . . . . 589 



