8 CONTENTS. 



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Rumination Conditions Essential Use of Fourth Stomach Gastric Diges- 

 tionIntestinal Digestion Coecum The Colon The Rectum Intestines 

 of Ruminants Intestines of the Pig Other Organs annexed to the Di- 

 gestive Canal The Liver Pancreas The Spleen Circulation The Pulse 

 In Disease Jerking Pulse Intermittent Unequal Palpitation Respi- 

 ration The Nostrils TracheaBronchi Thorax The Lungs Respira- 

 tory Action of the Skin Animal Heat Urinary Organs The Kidneys- 

 Ureters Bladder Excretions Respiratory Products Carbon Excreted 

 Excretion of Ash Constituents Of Potash Value of Manure 45 



CHAPTER IV. 



Stock Barns Shelter for Cattle Should be used to Shelter Form of Barn- 

 Long Parallelogram Square Octagon Duo-decagon Sex-decagon Octa- 

 gon Basement Basement laid out in a Circle Self-cleaning Stables Plat- 

 form Grating Saving of Manure Durability Moderate Cost The Octa- 

 gon adapted to all-sized Farms A Fifty-foot Octagon Schedule Granary 

 Basement Wall for Stables Concrete Wall Preparations for laying out 

 Wall How to lay out an Octagonal Wall Constructing Boxes for the Wall 

 Proportions tor Water-lime Concrete New way of Building Long Barns 

 Great Economy and Convenience of this Improvement Barns for 1,000 

 Head of Cattle Octagonal Eight- winged Barn Square-cross Barn Details 

 of Construction Basement for Cattle Laying out Basement Sheep Barns 

 Double Sheep Rack Sheep Shelter 84 



CHAPTER V. 



Principles of Alimentation Effect of Food upon Flavor of Flesh Deer Domes- 

 ticatedHow Food will change the Flavor of Flesh High-flavored Milk- 

 Animal Dependent upon its Food for Quality Early Maturity Full Devel- 

 opmentEffect of Careful and Judicious Breeding In the Natural State- 

 Profitable Feeding must be done before Maturity Instructive Experiments 

 Study the Nature of the Animal we Feed Improper Feeding How to 

 Feed Young Animals Average Composition of Milk Formation of Mus- 

 cles, Nerves, Brain, Skin, Hair, Hoofs and Horns Choice of Foods to re- 

 place Milk Table of Grains Corn an Improper Food to be given Alone- 

 Wheat Middlings preferable to Bran for the Young 196 



CHAPTER VI. 



Stock Foods The Basis of German Values of Food Analysis of American Cat- 

 tle Foods Chemical Composition at Different Stages Description of 

 Grasses Desmodium Japan Clover Mexican Clover Satin Grass Shra- 

 der's Grass Bermuda Grass Crab Grasses Texas Millet Quack Grass- 

 Wire Grass Gama Grass Grama Grass Average Composition and Money 

 Value of Feeding Stuffs, by Dr. Wolff, for Germany Comments on Tables 

 Tables of Values Waste Products Corn Starch Feed Brewers' Grains 

 Malt Sprouts Meat Scrap Fish Scrap Quality of Timothy and Clover- 

 Must be Cut before Blossoming .. 143 



