CONTENTS. 



I. THE HORSE. 



A Historical Sketch Eange of the Horse in Eeference to Climate Effects of 

 Climate and Food Varieties or Breeds The Race-Horse- Origin and 

 Characteristics Half-bred Horses The Arabian Horse Wonderful Gene- 

 alogiesDescriptionThe Arabian "Tartar" The Morgan Opinions in 

 Eeference to the Morgans Sherman Morgan The Canadian Horse The 

 Norman " Louis Philippe"- The Cleveland Bay The Conestoga The 

 Clydesdale Horse The Virginian Wild Horses American Trotting Horses 

 Points of a Horse Illustrated Color, and what it Indicates Common 

 Terms Denoting the Parts of a Horse Stables Stables as they are Situation 

 of Stables Size Windows Floors Draining Eacks and Mangers Ven- 

 tilation of Stables Warmth, etc. The best Food for Horses Work and Di- 

 gestion Bulk of Food Quantity Water General Management of the 

 Horse Air Litter Grooming Exercise Vices and Habits Eestiveness 

 Backing and Balking Biting Kicking Eunning Away Bearing Over- 

 reaching Boiling Shying Slipping the Halter Tripping Hints to Buy- 

 ersWarrantyForm of a Eeceipt Embodying a Warranty What a War- 

 ranty Includes What constitutes Unsoundness Page 9 



II. THE ASS AND THE MULE. 



Why the Ass has been Neglected and Abused Eastern Appreciation The 

 Ass compared with the Horse The Ass in Guinea and Persia The Mule- 

 Adaptation as a Beast of Burden Trade in Kentucky Use on a Farm 

 How to have large and handsome Mules 45 



III. CATTLE. 



Historical Sketch Breeds The Devons-New England Cattle The Hereford 

 Breed The Sussex Breed The Ayrshire Cattle The Welsh Breeds Irish 

 Cattle The Long Horns- The Durham or Short-Horned Breed Alderuey 

 or Jersey Cattle The Galloway Breed or Hornless Cattle -Other Polled 

 Cattle The Cream-Pot Breed Points of Cattle General Management of 

 Cattle The Cow-House Feeding Bearing Calves Milking How to Esti- 

 mate the Weight of Livestock 49 



IV. -SHEEP. 



Characteristics of the Sheep Mutton Breeds in the United States The Na- 

 tive Breed- The Spanish Merino American Merinos Saxon Merinos The 

 New Leicester Breed The South-DownsMr. Taylor's Facts and Figures 

 The Cotswold Breed New Oxfordshire Sheep The Cheviot Breed The 



