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CHAPTER XI. 

 SHEEP UNDER FARM CONDITIONS 145 



Review of history of sheep in America Breeds and 

 types The type now required Breeding and man- 

 agement Lambing Care of ewes and lambs 

 Sheep in summer Pasture and management 

 Docking, shearing and clipping Fattening for 

 market Benefit to soil "The sheep has a golden 

 hoof." 



CHAPTER XII. 

 THE SWINE INDUSTRY 173 



Factors of success Breeds and types Principles 

 of selection Care and feeding of breeding swine 

 One or two litters per year Pasture and forage 

 Systems of grazing Hogging off crops Details of 

 fattening Utility of swine on high-priced land 

 What the market demands. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 THE AMERICAN HORSE MARKET 189 



Magnitude of American horse values Small pro- 

 portion of mares bred Future horse demand 

 Breeds and types Choice of stallion Kind of mare 

 to breed Scrub mare should be eliminated Care 

 of mare Why so few mares breed Feed and care 

 of colt Its first winter Colt as a yearling Mar- 

 ket demands and values. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 MULES ARE PROFITABLE 203 



Strong market demand Prices always high 

 Types Breeds of jacks American jacks improve- 

 ment upon imported ones Type of mare to breed 

 What constitutes a good mule Life, weight, and 

 action. 



CHAPTER XV. 

 BABY BEEP 214 



What it is Kind of calves to feed Age and con- 

 dition Kinds of feed How to secure best results 

 , Shelter and water Forages and concentrates 

 Succulent feeds. 



