14 CONTENTS 



Chapter 54. DAIRY BREEDS OF CATTLE 658 



Dairy breeds essential — Dairy type common to all dairy breeds — Recognized 

 dairy breeds of America. 



Ayrshire Cattle. 

 Origin and development — Characteristics of Ayrshire cattle. 



Brown Swiss Cattle. 

 Origin and development — Characteristics of Brown Swiss cattle. 



Guernsey Cattle. 

 Origin and development — Characteristics of Guernsey cattle. 



Holstein-Friesian. 

 Origin and development — Characteristics of Holstein-Friesian cattle. 



Jersey Cattle. 

 Origin andjievelopment — Characteristics of Jersey cattle. 

 Other Dairy Breeds. 

 Dairy Breed Organization in America. 



Chapter 55. CLEAN MILK PRODUCTION 672 



Classes of Milk. 

 Sanitary milk — Guaranteed "milk — Standardized milk — Certified milk — Inspected 

 milk — Pasteurized milk — Modified milk. 



Equipment and Methods. 

 Clean, healthy cows — Stables — Milkers — Small top milk pails — Clean tinware — 

 Strainers — Handling the milk — Coolers — Suggestions for improvement. 



Chapter 56. DAIRY BUTTER-MAKING 679 



Adaptation — The need for dairy farming — The types of dairy farming — Market 

 milk — Farm cheese making — Farm butter making — Control of products — Cleanli- 

 ness necessary — Percentage of fat in cream — Thin cream undesirable — Methods 

 of ripening cream — Amount of acid to develop, or degree of ripening — The use of 

 starters — Natural starter — The amount of starter to use — Churning temperatures 

 — Variations in churning temperature — Care of the churn — Length of time to 

 churn — Washing butter — Temperature of wash water — Preparation of working 

 board — Salting — Working of butter — Wrapping of butter — Value of standard 

 product — Care of the farm churn — Dairy apparatus — Care of other dairy apparatus 

 — Churns — Buckets and tinware — Wooden apparatus. 



BOOK VI. FARM BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 



Chapter 57. FARM BUILDINGS, FENCES AND GATES 693 



The Farm Residence. 



Barns. 



Bank barns — Dairy barns — Storage capacity — Floor space and arrangement — 

 Stable floors — Lighting — Ventilation — Conveniences — Silos . 



Out Buildings. 

 The implement house — Corn cribs — Hog houses — Poultry houses — Milk houses 

 — Ice houses — Roofing — Use of concrete — Lightning rods — Fences and gates. 



Chapter 58. FARM MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS 715 



Advantages of farm machinery — Tillage machinery — Cultivators — Seeding 

 machines — Corn planters. 



