INDEX 



Abortion, guarding against in buy- 

 ing, 114; cause of, 328; treat- 

 ment for, 330. 



Ash in feeds, 275. 



Ayrshire, Advanced Register for, 69 ; 

 birth weight of calves, 174 ; char- 

 acteristics of, 66, 68 ; origin of, 63 ; 

 records of, 68, 70 ; scale of points 

 for, 70, 72 ; types of, 67. 



Barns, arrangement of cattle in, 305 ; 

 basement type of, 296 ; covered 

 yard system of, 298 ; floors for, 

 300; gutters for, 306; location 

 of, 299 ; lighting of, 299 ; mangers 

 for, 308 ; one story or shed, 297 ; 

 types of, 295 ; round type, 298. 



Bedding, material for, 321 ; amount 

 required of, 322 ; sawdust and 

 shaving for, 322. 



Beet pulp, composition of, 278 ; use 

 as feed, 291. 



Bistoury or teat slitter, 225. 



Bloat, 337. 



Bos primigenius, 11, 12. 



Bos sondaicus, 10. 



Bran, composition of, 278 ; char- 

 acteristics as a feed, 289. 



Breeding registered herds, 112. 



Breeds, classification of, 14 ; crossing 

 of, 113; origin of, 12. 



Brewers' grains, composition of, 278 ; 

 use as feed, 291. 



Brown Swiss Cattle, characteristics 

 of, 76, 78 ; conditions in native 

 home of, 75 ; origin of, 74 ; records 

 of, 78, 79. 



Bull, age for service, 169 ; age to 

 select, 167 ; dehorning of, 172 ; 

 feed and management of, 168- 

 173; results at University of 



Missouri, 155 ; selection of, 154, 

 168 ; influence of age of dam 

 upon, 168 ; variation in trans- 

 mission of dairy qualities by, 156, 

 161 ; stalls and shed for, 170. 



Calves, calf raising, 174 ; amount of 

 milk to feed, 182 ; birth weights 

 of, 174 ; cholera in, 198 ; feed 

 required to raise, 179, 180 ; grain 

 for, 180, 185 ; hay for, 186 ; milk 

 substitutes for, 192 ; prepared 

 meals for, 194 ; navel infection in, 

 198 ; supplements to skim milk, 

 184 ; temperature of milk for, 183 ; 

 scours in, 197, 198; spring vs. 

 f all" ~ calvesTTg9T ties for, 196; 

 veal feeding for, 199 ; whey as feed 

 for, 193. 



Cattle, Dairy, classification of, 16 ; 

 origin of, 9 ; marking, 211 ; pro- 

 tecting from flies, 214. 



Cement floors, 304. 



Channel Island breeds. See Jersey 

 and Guernsey. 



Community breeding, 109. 



Corn, composition of, 278 ; char- 

 acteristics of, 288 ; for growing 

 animals, 207; stover, 288. 



Cottonseed meal, composition of, 

 278 ; characteristics as feed, 290. 



Covered Yard System of housing, 

 298. 



Cow census, summary of, 109. 



Cows, Dairy, age as influencing yield 

 of milk, 148 ; age and per cent of 

 fat, 151 ; comparison with steer in 

 economy of production, 5 ; condi- 

 tion at calving as influencing milk 

 secretion, 270 ; fat content influ- 

 enced by condition at calving, 37 ; 



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