SCIENTIFIC AND PRAC:iCAL AGRICULTURE 245 



ANIMALS AND THEIR PRODUCTS. 



Besides organic matter, what 12 ingredients enter into soils ? 

 !79. Which of these does not pass into plants ? 180. Which of 

 the eleven that pass into plants, does^ not pass into the composi- 

 tion of animals ? 180. Through what round do the other ten 

 pass? 180. What is the effect of selling crops? To exhaust the 

 land. What is the effect of selling beef, pork, butter, cheese, &c. ? 

 The same, but to a less degree. What would be the effect of sell- 

 ing everything from a farm ? 180, end. 



What is the prevention ? 181. Why may farmers near the 

 city sell all ? 181. What is the true way for the great mass ot 

 farmers? 181. 



What is important for practical farmers? What are the 

 animals to consume mainly the produce of American far- 

 mers? 183. 



Into what three classes may we divide animals ? 184. What 

 return work only for their keeping ? 184. What work and 

 growth ? 185. What return the products of their bodies only ? 

 186. What is necessary in order that the farmer should get the 

 worth of his feed from animals ? 186. 



What are the conditions of farming ? 187. How must the far- 

 mer dispose of his crops ? 187. What are his pay-masters ? 187. 

 On what condition are they " good pay'?" 187. Hoav should he 

 use them? 187. Why? 187. For what other reason? 187. 

 Explain? 187. 



What is said of being observant of the habits of animals and at- 

 tentive to their wants ? 188. 



What of providing for the comfort of animals both in summer 

 and in winter ? 189. 



How should animals be supphed with salt? 190. Wliat have 

 some supposed with regard to watering animals ? 191. What is 

 the truth in this matter? 191. 



What hay should be given to milch cows? 192. What to 

 working cattle and horses? 192. To dry cows? 192. How 

 should young stock be fed? !92. 



What two sources does the farmer look to for his remunera- 

 tion for wintering stock ? 193. Will stock cattle pay for their 

 keeping, if fed on good hay only ? 193. 



Will you illustrate the fact last stated? 194. How must the 

 loss be avoided? 194. What aret!''e equivalents of one lb. of In- 

 dian meal mentioned at the close of section 194? 



Now although hay alone, given to stock cattle, will not produce 

 an advance in their value equal to its estimated worth, may not 

 a proper mixture of food effect the object?. 195. Will you state 

 the argument, as in the 195th section ? 



Can certain rules be given ? 196. What cf the feeder ? 196L 

 What of feeding? 190. 



