CONTENTS 



XV 



PAGK8 



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 heef calf. 



CHAPTER XIV 



Caee and Management of Beef Cattle 320-330 



Farms for Fattening Cattle 322 



Equipment for Summer Feeding 322 



Pasture — Feed-bunk — The self-feeder — Shade — Water — Salt. 



Equipment for Winter Feeding 326 



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

 bunks — Dry-forage-rack — Water-tanks. 



CHAPTER XV 



Diseases of Cattle * 



Diseases of the Generative Organs, and Difficulties of Parturition 



Barrenness in cows 



Abortion in cows . 



Difficult parturition 



Retained afterbirth 



Eversion of the womb 



Milk-fever 



Garget . 

 Ills of the Young Calf 

 , Constipation . 



Diarrhea or scours 

 Tuberculosis 



Methods of infection 



The tuberculin test 



The testing outfit . 



Directions for making the teat 



Retesting 



Tuberculin not infallible 



Prevention of tuberculosis 



Eradication of tuberculosis 

 Bloating in Cattle 

 Impaction of the Rumen . 



Cattle ofi feed. 

 Dehorning 

 Vices of Dairy Cattle . 



Kicking cows — Sucking cow. 



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