viii CONTENTS. 



Lincoln Breed -On the Choice of a Breed The Improved English Varieties 

 as Mutton Sheep The Merinos as Wool-ProducersGeneral Management 

 Barns and Sheds-Feeding Backs Feeding Salt Water Shade 

 Lambs Castration -Docking Washing Shearing Value of Sheep to the 

 Farmer An Anecdote 73 



V. SWINE. 



Natural History of Swine The Wild Boar Opinions Respecting the Hog 

 The Hog among the Greeks and Eomans Swine Breeding in Gaul and 

 Spain Abhorrence toward Swine's Flesh among the Jews, Egyptians, Mo- 

 hammedans, and Others Cuvier's Opinion Unwholesomeness of Swine's 

 Flesh in Warm Climates Breeds of Swine The " Land Pike" The Chi- 

 nese Hog -The Berkshire Breed The Suffolk Breed The Essex Breed 

 The Chester Hog Points of the Hog Feeding The Piggery 95 



VI. IMPROVEMENT OF BREEDS 



Selection of the Sire and Dam How the Cream Pot Breed was Produced 

 In-and-in Breeding Youatt's Opinion Crossing Origin of La Chamois 

 Sheep The best Breeds most Profitable How to Improve One's Stock- 

 How Improvements may be bred Out as well as In 108 



VII DISEASES AND THEIR CURE. 



About throwing Physic to the Dogs Wild Animals seldom Sick- The Eeason 

 why Causes of Disease among Domestic Animals How they may be kept 

 In Perfect Health Treatment of their Diseases The Water-Cure for Ani- 

 mals 114 



VIE. POULTRY. 



The Domestic Fowl Wild Origin Unknown General Characteristics of the 

 Domestic Fowl The Spanish Fowl The Dorking The Polish Fowl -The 

 Hamburg Fowl The Dominique Fowl The Leghorn Fowl The Shang- 

 hais and Cochin Chinas The Bantam The Game Fowl Mongrels Choice 

 of Breed Accommodations -Incubation Bearing Chickens Five Eules 

 The Guinea Fowl The Domestic Turkey The Principal Eequisites in 

 Turkey Bearing General Directions The Domestic Goose - How to Bear 

 Geese Shearing instead of Plucking The Domestic Duck Best Varieties 

 How to Eear Ducks -Fattening Preparing Poultry for Market 118 



IX.-BEE-KEEPING. 



Wonders of the Bee-Hive The three kinds of Bees The Queen and her Du- 

 tiesCurious Facts How the Cells are Made Bee-Bread Ventilation by 

 the Bees on Scientific Principles The Apiary Bee-HivesHow to Make 

 them Sectional Hives -Mr. Luda's Hive- Swarming Bobbing the Hive 

 Wintering-Feeding Killing the Drones 148 



APPENDIX. 



Horse Taming 161 



