INDEX 



Actinomycosis. 133 



Alfalfa hay compared with other roughages ... 68 



Animal and vegetable matter, composition of . 188 



Ash in food-stuffs . .189 



Baby beef, considerations in producing . 76 



Baby beef, demand for 76, 122 



Balanced rations 200 



Balanced ration, how to compute . 200 



Beef cattle bred on the range . 158 



Beef cattle bred by fanners 158 



Beef and pork produced from a bushel of corn 38 



Beaf, breeding for. .... .158 



Bsef production, dual purpose cattle for ... 176 



Bsef breeding, cows and heifers for. . 159 



Beef breeding, selection of individuals for . 160 



Beef breeding, selection of a breed for . . 163 



Beef breeding cows, selection of . . 162 



Beef breeding bulls, selection and use of . 162 

 Beef breeding bulls, points of excellence in good specimens of 164 



Blackleg; cause, symptoms, and treatment 135 



Breeding for beef .... 158 



Breeding herd, care and management of . .166 



Breeding herd, culling of . . . . 167 



Breeding cows, summer feeding of . 168 



Breeding cows, winter feeding of ... 169 



Breeding cows, shelter for .... .169 



Breeding cows, winter feeding of, proper feeds for . 170 



Breeding cows, winter feeding of, corn silage for 170 



Breeding cows, winter feeding of, corn stover, straw, and 



clover hay for 170 

 Bulls, selection and use of for beef breeding 162 

 Bulls, points of excellence in good specimens for beef breed- 

 ing .... 164 



Bulls, management of 165 



Buying feeding cattle; how, when, and where 17 



Buying feeding cattle, considerations in 14 



Calves, when to have dropped . 166 



Calves, autumn . . .166 



Calves, spring ... .166 



Calves, uniformity of age in . . . . 167 



Calves, when to castrate ... 168 



Calves, cost of rearing on dam . . . . 1 72 



Calves, skim milk, how to raise ..... 181 



Carbohydrates in food-stuffs . . . 190 

 Carbon in food-stuffs ...... 190 



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