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Feeding the Breeding Herd . : é . 
Feeding the herd in snmmiar —Tasture for swine = Heats 
for swine — Pumpkins and squashes— Feeding the herd in 
winter. 
Fattening Swine ‘ 
Feeding the nda — _ Kaeding the tani — in summer — 
Feeding the lard-hog in winter— Feeding the bacon-hog — 
Summer feeding on pasture— Winter feeding in dry-lot— 
Sample rations for swine. 
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CHAPTER XIX 
CarE AND MaNnaGEMENT OF SWINE 6 
Plan of improvement — (atpenativs freading — Selecting 
breeding stock — The type — Uniformity — Dipping swine. 
Shelter for Swine . 
The large hog- house. —_ The innddual howtionke— —_ The 
hog lot — Hog-wallows — Diseases of swine — Hog cholera — 
Prevention of cholera — Quarantine lot. 
Questions 
PART FIVE— POULTRY 
CHAPTER XX 
BREEDS oF PoULTRY 
The egg type— ‘Tile ition oe The aeneral ee type 
— Ornamental type. 
The Egg Type of Fowls. ‘ : - . . 
Characteristics of egg breeds. 
The Meat Type of Fowls ‘ . F 6 
Characteristics of meat breeds. 
General Purpose Breeds of Fowls . 3 " . : : 
Characteristics of general purpose breeds. 
The Ornamental Breeds of Fowls . s A ‘ , 
Characteristics of ornamental breeds. 
Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, and Guinea-Fowls_ . ‘ : . 
Turkeys — Ducks — Geese — Guinea-fowls. 
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