INDEX 



Abandoned land made productive 33 



Abandoned southern lands 20 



Agriculture, principles of perma- 

 nent 18 



in western Europe 20 



Eastern agriculture, failure of 



one-crop system in 41-43 



re-adjustment of 44 



place of legumes in 45 



English agriculture, features of 29 

 Southern agriculture, demands 



improved live stock 46 



artificial fertilizer used in 47 



importance of dairying to .... 53 



diversification in 55 



Alfalfa, effect upon soil 37 



value of for horse feeding 201 



pasture for sheep 172 



feeding to swine 182 



hay, value of for dairy feed 128 



Baby beef, defined 214 



reasons for development of . . 214, 215 



effect of age upon gains 216, 217 



type of calves suited for 216 



sources of stock for feeding ..217, 218 

 adaptation of dairy calves for 



219, 220 



methods of feeding for 219 



grain mixtures for feeding 220 



forage suitable for 220 



pasture for 220 



quality and finish of 223 



weight for age 223 



time for marketing of 224 



length of feeding season for 224 



Indiana experience in feeding 225-227 



Beef cattle, approved type of 81 



conformation and type of 81 



quality in 82 



Beet pulp, value of for sheep feed- 

 ing 168 



Breed, principles governing selec- 

 tion of 71-78 



Breeding, object of 89 



inbreeding 92, 93 



line breeding, desirability of .... 92 



principles of 73 



importance of pure-bred sire 



89, 90, 94 

 discussion of cross-breeding.... 91 



cross-breeding, risk in 91 



results of cross-breeding 74 



when crossing is profitable 74 



Breeding stock, how to select 73 



management of young 94, 95 



feeding of young 94-96 



Calves, feed of 222 



Cattle, feeding of 66, 67 



maintenance rations for 110 



corn silage for fattening 113 



dual purpose type of 121 



Cattle industry, growth of 259, 260 



Colts, feeding of 199 



general management of 200 



Concentrates Ill 



Continuous grain growing, soil 



maintenance for 24 



Co-operative breeding associations 



125, 126 



Co-operative testing systems 126 



Corn fodder, shredding for feeding 231 

 Corn silage, results of use at Pur- 

 due University 113 



Cotton seed, importance of in stock 



feeding 49 



value of to South 50 



Crop rotation, importance of ... 22, 23 

 Crop yields, decreased by continu- 

 ous grain growing 57, 58 



Dairy, sources of loss in 69 



Dairy barns, necessity for 132 



sanitary and efficient types of 133, 134 



Dairy cattle, characteristics of 82 



conformation of 82 



quality and type of 83 



increasing efficiency of 54 



methods for increasing efficiency 



of 123 



more and better ones needed ... 122 

 unprofitable dairy cows must be 



eliminated 124 



elimination of disease in 132 



profitable herd, how to build up 71 



Dairy industry, magnitude of 116 



field for improvement of. ...117, 118 

 examples of milk production in 118 

 revolutionized by modern ma- 

 chinery 118, 119 



profits obtainable in 138 



development of in Denmark .... 117 



requires intensive agriculture. . . 117 



Illinois experience 133-138 



Dairying, average production per 



cow 54 



indirect returns from 141, 142 



importance and relation of to soil 



maintenance 142-144 



types of 119, 120 



Dairying on high-priced land 70 



Deep plowing essential 36 



Diversification of northwestern 



agriculture 2 



271 



