Contents. 5 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Origin of Chaeacteb in Old Breeds of Cattle. — 

 Natural Conditions Giving Rise to their Pecul- 

 iarities, . . . . . .126 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Immaturity; or too Early Fattening and Breeding. 

 — Inferior Quality and Food Value in Steers that 

 are not Matured, , . . . .138 



CHAPTER XV. 



Bulk in Cattle Feed; and Digestion. — Influence 

 of Bulk in the Body and the Lungs, . .146 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Lung Plague in Cattle, and Cholera in Hogs. — 

 The Conditions leading to the Origin of these 

 Diseases, . . . , . .152 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Loss OF Muscle in Cattle and Hogs. — And the Loss 

 in Food Value, and Money Value from Loss of 

 Muscle, . . . . . .164 



CHAPTER XVin. 



The Saving of Muscle in Fattening Cattle. — Fxer- 

 cise and Juicy Meat versus Waste and Degenera- 

 tion of the Muscles, . . , .175 



