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of breeding — The individual animal the unit of improvement ; 
— Formation of the dairy herd. 
The Dairy Barn. F 166 
Light in abundance should enta the dairy barn — Ventila- 
tion essential to health — King’s system of ventilation — Win- 
dow ventilation— Floors are best made of cement — The silo — 
The size of the silo— Filling the silo. 
Diseases of Cattle . ‘ 171 
Tuberculosis — Methods of infection —_— “Brevention of tnber 
culosis. 
Questions , . : F 5 - ‘ ‘ i ‘ 173 
CHAPTER X 
Ferepine Beer Cattle ‘ . , . : : , , . 175-187 
Essentials of Feeding Cattle - 3 175 
Age at which to feed cattle —Form ‘for feeding eatéle — 
Condition of feeding cattle — Quality of feeding cattle — Uni- 
formity in feeding cattle — Food requirements for beef — Win- 
tering stockers and feeders — Roughage increases feeding ca- 
pacity. 
Summer Feeding on Pasture . r 180 
Method of summer feeding — How. to toni io gr seg — Fed. 
ing grain to cattle on pasture — The pastures. 
Winter Feeding in Drylot . ‘ 183 
Feeding grain to cattle in dy lot Baby:beet—Feeding 
for baby-beef production— Sample rations for fattening cattle. 
Questions : 7 F : 3 : 4 : , - 187 
CHAPTER XI 
Care AND MANAGEMENT OF BEEF CaTTLE . . 188-194 
Plan of improvement — Codperative qiaihpape Raise 
heifer calves from best cows — Farms for cemaes cattle. 
Equipment for Summer Feeding . . 189 
Pasture — Feed-bunk — Self-feeder — _ Bhisaes _ Water 3 
Salt. 
Equipment for Winter Feeding . 191 
Shelter for winter feeding "The feedot— Platform for 
feed-bunks — Dry-forage-rack — Water-tanks. 
Questions - ‘ ‘ ‘ : F r F i : 193 
