4 CONTENTS 



XIII. Length of the Feeding Period . . .100 



XIV. Feeding Cattle for the Home Market . . 102 



XV. Kind and Care of Pastures for Beef Produc- 

 tion; Fattening Cattle on Grass . . 104 



XVI. Hogs in the Feed Lot . . . .111 



XVII. Fitting Steers for Exhibition . . .115 



XVIII. Advantageous Seasons for Marketing Vari- 

 ous Grades of Cattle; Demand for Prime 

 Cattle; Demand for Baby Beef; Demand 

 for Export Cattle other than at Christmas ; 

 Demand for Common Cattle . . .121 



XIX. Marketi ble Condition — When i* a Steer 

 Ready for Market; Preparing Cattle for 

 Shipment ...... 124 



XX. Lice; Mange; Ringworm; Lump-jaw; 



Blackleg; Texas Fever . 130 



XXI. Equipment for Cattle Feeding — Buildings 

 and Shelter; Feed Bunks; The Paved Lot, 

 How to Make and Use It; The Self-feeder, 

 How to Make and Use It . . . . 143 



PART II.— BREEDING BEEF CATTLE FOR THE 

 MARKET 



XXII. Breeding for Beef; Selection and Use of 

 Bulls; Management of the Bull; Care and 

 Management of the Herd ; When to Have 

 Calves Dropped; Age to Breed Heifers; 

 Summer Feeding; Winter Feeding of Beef 

 Breeding Cows ..... 158 



XXIII. Cost of Rearing Calves Allowed to Nurse 



their Dams ...... 172 



XXD7. The Dual Purpose Cow and Beef Production 176 



XXV. Skim Milk Calves; How to Raise a Skim 



Milk Calf i8i 



