206 INDEX 



Care and management of the herd . . 166 



Castration, time for ... .168 



Cattle feeding, equipment for. . . .143 



Cattle feeding by farmers, conditions influeruing 16 



Cattle feeding, labor involved in . 33 



Cattle feeding, profits in depend on cost of feeds 3 7 



Cattle feeding, relation of to soil fertility 9 



Chaffing hay and mingling with grain, value of for short-fed 



cattle ....... 73 



Chaffing hay and mingling with grain, value of 72 



Chemistry of stock feeding . 187 



Christmas beef, considerations in feeding . 86 



Christmas beef, grade of cattle required to produce 90 



Christmas beef, market for . . 87 



Christmas beef, time to market . . . 87 



Clover hay and corn, gains made on . 70 



Clover hay compared wtih other roughages . 08 



Clover hay for wintering beef breeding cows . . 170 



Commercial feeds, feeding of . ."i8 



Commission and yardage ... 31 



Common cattle, demand for . . 123 



Composition of animal and vegetable matter . . 188 



Composition of food-stuffs. . . . 188 



Compounding rations ....... 193 



Computing balanced rations . . . 201) 



Computing the nutritive ratio . . 202 



Conditions influencing farmers to feed cattle . . 16 



Condition powder, a . 95 



Corn and clover hay, gains-made on 70 



Corn, beef and pork produced per bushel of. 38 



Corn for fattening cattle ... 53 



Corn for fattening cattle; whole vs. ground . 58 



Corn for fattening cattle; methods of preparation . 57* 



Corn stover for wintering beef breeding cattle . 171 



Corn stover, methods of handling . . 71 



Corn stover, value of for beef production . 71 



Cost price of various grades of feeding cattle in relation to 



profits . . ... 43 



Cottonseed meal, feeding of ... . 58 



Cottonseed meal for summer fattening . 65 



Cottonseed meal, hogs following steers fed . 65 



Cows and heifers for beef breeding . . 159 



Dehorning stackers and feeders . . .95 



Digestible nutrients in American feeding stuffs . 193 



Digestion and growth . . 191 



Digestion, conditions affecting . . 191 



Digestion, processes in . . 192 



Dry matter in food-stuffs ... 180 



Dual purpose cow for beef production . .176 



Dual purpose cow, points for consideration in . . 177 



Elements concerned in plant growth . . . . .187 



