Index 



539 



Goats, continued 



market classes of, 263 



number slaughtered under federal inspec- 

 tion, 263 

 on the market, 263 

 where raised in U. S., 263 

 Government supervision of packers and stock 



yards, 88 

 Governments, 373 

 Grade animal, definition of, 151 



dairy cows compared with scrub dams, 1 19 

 201 

 Grades of beef cuts, 61 



see Market grades. 

 Grading carcasses, beef, 56-8 

 hop, 341-3 



mutton and lamb, 233 

 dairy cattle, 198-201 

 process in breeding for market, 153-4 

 see Market classes. 

 Grass cattle, 121-2 



when marketed in large numbers, 121 

 Grease, 529 



Great Horse, origin of, 425 

 Guenon, Francois, escutcheon theory of, 173 



Hackney, origin of, 427 



Hams, long-cut, 342-3 



Hand, definition of, 423 



Hay, charges for, at Chicago market, 87-8 



Heaves, 526 



Heavy-harness type — 



description of, 447-52 

 see Carriage horse. 

 Heifer beef compared with steer beef, 102-5 

 carcasses preferred in England, 54 

 definition of, 30 

 spayed, definition of, 30 

 spaying, reasons for, 104-5 

 Heifers, beef, age to breed, 161 

 butcher, 127-8 

 fat, on the market, 127-8 

 seasons of heavy slaughter, 128 

 stock, 137 

 Hides, cattle, prices of, 65 



value affected by branding, 121 

 values of, 64-5 

 see Pelt and Skins. 

 High-grade animal, definition of, 152 

 Hinny, 507 



Hock, anatomy of, 406 

 Hocks, bent or sickle, 420-1 

 Hog by-products, 348-50 



in early times, 360-1 

 carcass and by-products, conclusions froni 

 study of, 350-1 

 classes and grades of, 341-3 

 discussion of, 335-51 

 proportion made into lard, 348 

 wholesale cuts of, 343-5 

 economy of, as meat producer, 312 

 fattening ability of, 339 

 markets, and pork packing, 352-64 

 -packing centers, leading, 361 

 firms at Chicago, 361 

 past and present, 352-64 

 prices as related to supply, 379-80 

 at Chicago, 375-80 

 monthly variations in, 379-80 

 -producing states, 384-5 

 product importing countries, 363-4 

 products, exports of, 362-4 

 raising combined with beef production, 'i <' 

 dairying, 386 

 conditions suitable for, 385-6 

 countries of world, leading, 383 

 see Hogs, Pigs, Pork, and Swine, 

 slaughter, annual in U. S., 383 



compared with other slaughter, 335 

 on farms, 352 

 Hogs, an unprofitable type of, 389-90 



and corn, 351, 355 6, 381-2, 386-8, 390 1, 

 391 

 closely related, 386-8 

 dairy cows compared, 312-3 



Hogs, continutd 



average live weights of those packed in West 

 in winter, 389 

 annually at Chicago, 389 

 bacon, see Bacon hog. 

 big type, advantages of, 394-5 

 boars, see Boars, 

 breeding for the market, 381-98 

 breeds of, 314-5 



center of production in U. S., 270 

 changes in size for market, 388-9 



type of, in U. S. 388-90 

 charges for selling at Chicago, 354 



yardage at Chicago, 354 

 docking or shrinking weights at markets, 



357-8 

 dressing percentage of, 337-8 

 fattening qualities compared to othf r anim .Is 



392-3 

 feed for 100 lbs. gain, 392 

 fill at markets 354-5 

 grades of, 365-6 



why unnecessary, 366, 378 

 increase in numbers in U. S., 382 

 lard-type, see Lard, 

 losses of, 312-3 



market classes and grades of, 3f 5-75 

 modern type of, in U. S., 390-1 

 monthly marketing at Chicago, 355 

 number, value, and distribution in U. S., 



384-5 

 numbers packed at Chicago, 361 



Cincinnati and Chicago in 



early times, 359 

 yearly in U. S. and Canada. 

 362 

 offal of, 337 



packer's typo of, 393-4 

 producer's type of, 390-8 

 public inspection of, at markets, charge for, 



354 

 purebred and registered, numbers in U. S., 

 314-5 

 percentage in U. S., 

 398 

 see Boar, Hog, Pig, PorK, Sow, and Swine, 

 selection for breeding purposes, 391-8 

 sell largely by weight, 393-4 

 shrinkage in transit, 354 

 ■size in. factors essential to, 390 

 slauKhtering and dressing, 336-7 

 sorting at markets, 374-5 

 spread in price of, 376-8 

 types of, 313-4 

 weights in early times, 388-9 



January at Chicago, 389 

 monthly and yearly at Chicago, 



356-7 

 most desired by packers, 341 

 yearly averages at seven markets, 

 355-6 

 Hoof, and how it grows, 409-11 



mechanism, 416-7 

 Horse, age from teeth, 421-3 

 anatomy of, 402-12 



importance of knowledge of, 

 399-400 

 and mule compared, 509-12 

 appearance changed by fattening, 444 

 base of support of, 413-4 

 breeding, 494-506 

 carriage, see Carriage horse, 

 conformation concerned in action, 417-20 

 digestive system of, 403 

 draft, see Draft horse, 

 effects of mechanical inventions on, 430 -1 

 foot of, anatomy of, 408-11 

 fore leg, anatomy of, 404-5 



attachment of, 413-4 

 height of, determination of, 423 

 hind leg, anatomy of, 406 



attachment of, 413-4 

 hock, anatomy of, 406 

 hunter, see Hunter horse, 

 important facts concerning the, 413-23 

 in America. 427-31 



