viii ConTENTS. 
Lincoln Breed -On the Choice of a Breed—The Improved English Varieties 
as Mutton Sheep—The Merinos as Wool-Producers—General Management 
—Barns and Sheds—Feeding Racks— Feeding — Salt —Water — Shade— 
Lambs—Castration—Docking—Washing—Shearing— Value of Sheep to the 
Farmer—An Anecdote. ..........-2...- aiataxanasye. We Ueihanne Siptar caves Giese . 3 
V.—SWINE. 
Natural History of Swine—The Wild Boar—Opinions Respecting the Hog— 
The Hog among the Grecks and Romans—Swine Breeding in Gaul ana 
Spain—Abhorrence toward Swine’s Flesh among the Jews, Egyptians, Mo- 
hammedans, and Others—Cuvier’s Opinion—Unwholesomeness of Swine’s 
Flesh in Warm Climates—Breeds of Swine—The “Land Pike”—The Chi- 
nese Hog—The Berkshire Breed—The Suffolk Breed—The Essex Breed-- 
The Chester Hog—Points of the Hog —Feeding—The Piggery........... 95 
VI.—IMPROVEMENT OF BREEDS 
Selection of the Sire and Dam—How the Cream Pot Breed was Produced— 
In-and-In Breeding—Youatt’s Opinion—Crossing—Origin of La Chamois 
Sheep—The best Breeds most Profitable—How to Improve One’s Stock— 
How Improvements may be bred Out as well as In ..................0 108 
VIL—DISEASES AND THEIR CURE. 
About throwing Physic to the Dogs—Wild Animals seldom Sick—The Reason 
why—Causes of Disease among Domestic Animals—How they may be kept 
in Perfect Health—Treatment of their Diseases—The Water-Cure for Ani- 
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VIH.—POULTRY. 
The Domestic Fowl—Wild Origin Unknown—General Characteristics of the 
Domestic Fowl—The Spanish Fowl—The Dorking—The Polish Fowl-The 
Hamburg Fowl—The Dominique Fowl—The Leghorn Fowl—The Shang- 
hais and Cochin Chinas—The Bantam—The Game Fowl—Mongrels—Choice 
of Breed—Accommodations —Incubation—Rearing Chickens—Five Rules— 
The Guinea Fowl—The Domestic Turkey—The Principal Requisites in 
Turkey Rearing—General Directions—The Domestic Goose -How to Rear 
Geese—Shearing instead of Plucking--The Domestic Duck—Best Varicties 
—How to Rear Ducks—Fattening—Preparing Poultry for Market ...... 118 
IX.—BEE-KEEPING. 
Wonders of the Bee-Hive—The three kinds of Bees—The Queen and her Du- 
ties—Curious Facts—How the Cells are Made—Bee-Bread—Ventilation by 
the Bees on Scientific Principles—The Apiary—Bee-Hives—How to Make 
them—Sectional Hives—Mr. Luda’s Hive—Swarming—Robbing the Hive— 
Wintering—Feeding—Killing the Drones. ........... 0.20 cece cee e eras 148 
APPENDIX. 
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