xii CONTENTS 



PAGR5 



Examination of the horns ...... . 189 



Choosing a Dairy Cow 189 



General consideration in dairy cows 190 



Foim — Quality — Constitution — Temperament. 



Detail characters of a dairy cow 194 



Head — Neck — Fore-quarters — Body — Hind-quarters — 

 Udder — Milk-veins — Milk signs. 



Choosing Beef Cattle . . 198 



General characteristics of beef cattle . .... 199 



Form of the feeder — Quality of the feeder — Condition of the 

 feeder — Uniformity among feeders. 



Detail characters of beef cattle . 200 



Head — Neck — Fore-quarters — Body — Hind-quarters — Fat 

 steer. 



CHAPTER IX 



Feeding Dairy Cattle 203-226 



Food Requirements for Milk 203 



Ha'ecker Feeding-standard — Mature Cow 206 



Haecker Feeding-standard — Heifers 209 . 



Feeding-standards mere guides 210 



Effect of Food on Composition of Milk . . . . 210 



Effect of food on total solids — Effect of food on the percentage 

 of fat — Food and flavor of milk — Order of supplying food — ■ 

 Effect of food on quantity of milk. 

 Watering the Milking Cow ... .... 213 



Feeding the Milking Cow . . . ... 214 



Summer feeding of dairy cattle- — Protecting cows from flies — 

 Winter feeding of dairy cattle — Grain or concentrated feeds 



— Di-y forage — Succulent feeds — Silage — Roots and tubers 



— Soiling. 



Feeding for High Production ........ 222 



Feeding the Heifer 223 



Sample Rations for the Dairy Cow . 224 



CHAPTER X 



Bkeeding Dairy Cattle 227-256 



Milk-records . . .... ... 229 



Method of keeping records ^ Value of milk-records. 



