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CHAPTER XI. 



Sheep Under Farm Conditions 14S 



Review of history of sheep in America — Breeds and 

 types — ^The type now required — Breeding and man- 

 agement — Lambing — Care of ewes and lambs — 

 Sheep in summer — Pasture and management — 

 Docking, shearing and clipping — Fattening for 

 market — Benefit to soil — "The sheep has a golden 

 hoof." 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Swine Industry 173 



Factors of success — Breeds and types — Principles 

 of selection — Care and feeding of breeding swine — 

 One or two litters per year — Pasture and forage — 

 Systems of grazing — Hogging o£E crops — Details of 

 fattening — Utility of swine on high-priced land — 

 What the market demands. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The American Horse Market 189 



Magnitude of American horse values — Small pro- 

 portion of mares bred — Future horse demand — 

 Breeds and types — Choice of stallion — Kind of mare 

 to breed — Scrub mare should be eliminated — Care 

 of mare — Why so few mares breed — Feed and care 

 of colt — Its first winter — Colt as a yearling — Mar- 

 ket demands and values. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Mules Are Profitable 203 



Strong market demand — ^Prices always high — 

 Types — Breeds of jacks — American jacks improve- 

 ment upon imported ones — Type of mare to breed — 

 What constitutes a good mule — Life, weight, and 

 action. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Baby Beep 214 



What it is — Kind of calves to feed — ^Age and con- 

 dition — Kinds of feed — How to secure best results — 

 Shelter and water — Forages and concentrates^ 

 Succtdent feeds. 



