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FARMER' 8 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



Page 

 Manure from different animals, 



characteristics, . . 177 

 from different animals, com- 

 position, . . . 176 

 heap, care of, . 179, 180 

 losses from leaching, . 179 

 plowing in on different 



soils, .... 181 

 preservation of solid and 



liquid portions, . . 178 

 preserving barn cellars, . 180 

 preservatives, . . . 179 

 quantity produced by farm 



animals, . . . 176 



relative value of solid and 



liquid portions, . . 177 

 yards for preserving, . 179 



Manx cat, 693 



Mares, feeding, .... 335 

 spaying, .... 162 

 sterility, .... 164 

 Market classes of beef cattle, . 369 

 classes of hogs, . . 555 



classes of horses, . . 300 

 classes of mules, . . 346 

 Marketing, best time, . . 217 



chickens, . . . 660 



ducks, .... 666 

 eggs, .... 652 



live stock, . . 206-229 



pure breeds, . . . 208 

 (see also Shipping) 

 sheep, .... 606 



squabs, .... 676 

 turkeys, .... 673 

 Markets for horses, rules of sale, 210 

 Marsden feed for hogs, . . 537 

 Marsh grass, analysis, . . 76 



hay for cows, . . . 454 

 Maryland pig pen, . . . 513 

 Mashes for hens, . . . 644 



Meadow hay, fertilizing value, 175 



fescue, protein equating fac- 

 tor, .... 83 

 Measle worms in pigs, . . 134 

 Meat by-products, .- . . 241 

 curing on the farm, . 254 

 diseases transmitted by, 270 

 for horses, . . . 331 

 fresh for eggs, . . 645 

 importance in diet, . 6 

 inspection, . . 270-274 

 inspection, federal, . 272,273 

 inspection, state and munici- 

 pal, .... 273 

 meal, analysis, . . 76 

 meal for chickens, . . 645 

 meal for ducklings, . 664 

 meal for hogs, . . 547 

 poisoning, . . 271 



