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INDEX 



Page 



Draft horses, desirable character- 

 istics of 79 



description of ideal 80 



Eastern land, proximity to market 



of 34 



Essentials for profitable stock pro- 

 duction 3 



inixhausted land problem in China 19 

 I'^arm labor, relation of live stock 



farming to 30 



Feed, waste of in Mississippi valley 114 



l^'eeding, object of 105 



balanced ration in 106 



influence of individuality in. . . . 99 



basic principles of 100 



properly blended rations best . . . 101 



nutritive ratio in 102 



nutritive ratio, wide or narrow 102 

 importance of scientific methods 



in 115 



periods of 246 



forage plants suitable for 106 



influence of age upon 108, 248 



effect of unbalanced rations in. . 109 

 influence of one-sided rations in 249 

 value of grains and forage for. . 115 



value of roots for 112 



value of beet pulp for 112, 113 



methods of, in dairying 127 



Feeding rations for ewes and lambs 157 



Feeds, general classes of 100 



nitrogenous, character of 100 



protein 100 



carbohydrates, definition of... 100 



non-nitrogenous, nature of 100 



value of com plant 103 



chemical analysis of 103 



variation of to meet objects In 



feeding 104, 105 



different concentrates in Ill 



succulent characteristics In 112 



grass and balanced rations 112 



com silage one of most valuable 113 

 combination suitable for fatten- 

 ing lambs 165, 166 



Finish, market requirements of . . . 249 



Finishing, discussion of 254, 255 



Finishing period, feeding practiced 



for 250 



Grass, Ideal dairy feed 130 



Hogging off crops, practicability of 183 



cost of 184 



Horses, feeding of 200 



feeds best suited for 200 



fattening for market 257 



value of in United States 189 



average value of 189 



number raised annually 189 



heavy importations of 190 



best type for farm 190 



selection of breed 192 



selection of breeding^ stock 193 



points of conformation 193 



examination of for unsoundness 196 



requirements for draft 195 



Hot-house lambs, definition of . , . . 229 

 equipment for raising 229, 230 



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Hot-house lambs, breeding for. . . 230 



shelter for 232 



feeding and management of . . . . 233 



marketing of 234 



best weight for 235 



profits derived from 235, 236 



Humus, source of supply 34 



increasing the supply of 37 



function of 23, 24 



Immigration turning eastward 33 



India, soil depletion in 19, 25 



Jacks, description of breeds 205 



types and characteristics of 205, 206 

 mammoth, origin of 207 



Tethro Tull, teachings of 21 



Lambs, care and management 



of 155, 156 



feeding for market 164, 165 



Legrumes, place in feeding rations . . 106 



give increasing crop yields 38 



grow luxuriantly in South 45 



importance of to east 35 



Live stock, economic importance of 4 



increasing the supply of 5 



prices of 5, 6 



numbers and distribution 7, 8, 9 



number per capita 15 



improvement of 16 



principles of management of. . 16, 17 



on high-priced land 61 



fieldfor 17 



adaptation to southern condi- 

 tions 48 



not all profitable 68 



sources of information concern- 

 ing 68 



elimination of unprofitable 69 



selection of 79 



quality in 79 



value of pure bred 97, 98 



marketing of 246 



preparing for shipment 251, 252 



Live stock farming vs. grain farm- 

 ing 28 



Live stock situation, discussion of 258 



Manure, value of in soil mainte- 

 nance 59, 60 



care of 37 



Marketing, value of uniformity in 253 



Market milk, production of . . . 120, 121 

 must be produced tmder sanitary 



conditions 13t 



figures of high production of . . . . 137 



Meat animals, feeding and manage- 

 ment of 96 



Meat production, transitional stage 



of 268, 269 



Milk, importance of recording pro- 

 duction of 1 23 



utility of in swine growing 180 



Mules, large southern importations 



of SO 



strong market demand for 203 



range of values of 204 



origin of in America 204 



type demanded by present mar- 



ket 207 



