Index 



459 



311 ; horse barn plans, 272 ; 

 Oregon hog barn, 384 ; sale 

 stables for horses, illustration, 253. 



Shepherd, 125. 



Shepherd's crook, 199. 



Shippers, live stock, 85. 



Shipping, cattle, 84 ; horses for the 

 show or sale, 359 ; sheep, 198. 



Shoeboil, definition, 444. 



Shorthorn cattle for the range, 45. 



Short wools, definition, 441. 



Shote, definition, 446. 



Shoulders of horses, care of, 268. 



Showing horses, braiding and trim- 

 ming, 351 ; illustrations of deco- 

 rations, 353 ; pure-bred horses, 

 340 ; swine, base dates for, 432. 



Show ring, horses, common ail- 

 ments, 357 ; methods and cus- 

 toms, 356. 



Shrinkage, and condition of wool, 

 230 ; definition, 438 ; in market- 

 ing cattle, 83. 



Sickle hock, definition, 444. 



Side bone, definition, 444. 



Silage, for fattening cattle, 91 ; for 

 sheep, 215. 



Silo for sheep, 216. 



Size of cattle ranches, 46. 



Skim milk, for fattening swine, 412 ; 

 for hogs, 371 ; for suckling sows, 

 398 ; for swine, 375 ; for wean- 

 ling pigs, 403. 



Skin of the horse, 264. 



Skirting of wool, 233. 



Slab sided, definition, 444. 



Soaking feed for swine, 416. 



Soiling crops for sheep, 217. 



Soil of the West, 4. 



Sore shoulders, 268. 



Sorting of wool, 233. 



Sound, definition, 444. 



Sow, definition, 446. 



Sows, breeding, 391 ; brood, 394 ; 

 down, treatment of, 395 ; dry- 

 ing at weaning time, 400 ; effect 

 of age on weight of pigs, 392 ; 

 feed, 395; gestation period of, 

 392 ; on pasture alone, 294 ; 

 periods of heat, 391 ; poor 



milkers, 399 ; pregnant, 394 ; 

 suckling, 398. 



Soy bean meal for fattening swine, 

 411. 



Spaying, definition, 438. 



Special appliances for breaking 

 horses, illustration, 308. 



Special devices for breaking, 308. 



Speed of horses, its influence on 

 work, 270. 



Speltz, for fattening cattle, 89 ; for 

 fattening swine, 409. 



Splint, definition, 444. 



Spokane as a live-stock market, 27. 



Spray pump for swine, 387. 



Spring, and fall ranges, 12 ; grazing 

 for cattle, 41 ; lambs, 122 ; 

 lambs, marketing of, 192, 193. 



Stag, definition, 438. 



Staggy, definition, 439. 



Stallions, advertising in service 

 323; breaking to work, 318 

 breeding equipment for, 319 

 breeding contracts, 324 ; care 

 in breeding season, 316; care 

 of, on the range, 328 ; definition, 

 444; discussion. Chap. XXI, 

 312 ; for pure-bred studs, 334 

 grooming of, 317 ; importation 

 of, 313 ; in breeding season, 315 

 in service, 318 ; legal control of, 

 on ranges, 330 ; license law, 314 

 list of recognized associations, 

 337; method of buying, 312 

 method of selling, 343 ; number 

 of mares, 318; number of ser- 

 vices per day, 318 ; out of season, 

 317; prices of, 313; stables 

 and lots for, 322 ; use of breed- 

 ing hobbles, 320; weight of, at 

 different ages, 340. 



Stalls (see Shelter). 



Stanchions used f*r stubborn ewes, 

 186. 



Steers, ages and weights of feeders, 

 343 ; definition, 440 ; descrip- 

 tion of good feeders, 75 ; dressing 

 percentage of, 76 ; fattening of. 

 Chap. V, 68 ; suitability to vari- 

 ous locations, 38. 



