CONTENTS XV 



PAGES 



The Beef Cow 313 



Production-period in cattle — Season of the year to breed — The 

 pregnant cow — Cow with calf at foot — Weaning — Feeding 

 the beef calf. 



CHAPTER XIV 



Care and Management or Beef Cattle 320-330 



Farms for Fattening Cattle 322 



Equipment for Summer Feeding 322 



Pasture — Feed-hunk — The self-feeder — Shade — Water ^ — Salt. 



Equipment for Winter Feeding 326 



Shelter for winter feeding — The feed lot — Platform for feed- 

 hunks — Dry-f orage-raok — Water-tanks. 



CHAPTER XV 

 Diseases of Cattle 331-355 



Diseases of the Generative Organs, and Difficulties of Parturition . 331 



Barrenness in cows 332 



Abortion in cows 332 



Difficult parturition . 334 



Retained afterbirth 336 



Eversion of the womb 338 



Milk-fever 338 



Garget 340 



Dls of the Young Calf ... 340 



Constipation . 341 



Diarrhea or scours 341 



Tuberculosis 343 



Methods of infection 343 



The tuberculin test _ . . .345 



. The testing outfit 345 



Directions for making the test 349 



Retesting . . 349 



Tuberculin not infallible 349 



Prevention of tuberculosis 349 



Eradication of tuberculosis 350 



Bloating in Cattle 351 



Impaction of the Rumen 353 



Cattle off feed. 



Dehorning 354 



Vices of Dairy Cattle . .354 



Kicking cows — Sucking cow. 



