Contents xvii 



CHAPTER XXVI 



PAGIS 



THE RELATION OF FOOD TO PRODUCTION 400-407 



CHAPTER XXVII 



GENERAL MANAGEMENT 408-418 



Selection of animals 409 



Selection of cows . 409 



The selection of animals for meat production .... 411 



Manipulation of the ration 413 



Quantity of the ration 414 



Environment and treatment of animals 415 



APPENDIX 



COMPOSITION AND DIGESTION TABLES 419-443 



1 . Average composition of American feeding stuffs . . 419-427 



2. Average coefficients of digestion 427-435 



3. Feeding standards 435-438 



4. Fertilizing constituents, American feeding stuffs . 439-443 



INDEX . 445-450 





