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 Depaktment Bulletin No. 1358. — Range Watering Places in the 

 Southwest — Continued. 



WeUs 12 



Water storage 17 



Troughs 18 



Reservoirs or "tanks" 19 



Summary 38 



Publications relating to this subject 42 



Department Bulletin No. 1359. — Food of American Phalaropes, 

 Avocets, and Stilts: 



General description 1 



Red phalarope 2 



Northern phalarope 4 



Wilson phalarope 8 



Avocet 12 



Black-necked stilt 16 



Department Bulletin No. 1360. — Market Classes and Grades of ' 

 Livjistock;: aJ2/ai> \'^^'>— oA'-^r-Va-'j^w 



Need for standardization on livestock markets 1 



Definition of classifying and grading 3 



Purpose of classifying and grading 3 



Standard classes and grades 4 



Definition of terms 4 



Conformation 5 



Finish 5 



Quality 5 



Market groups of livestock 6 



Basis of classes 6 



Basis of subclasses 7 



Basis of use selections 8 



Basis of age selections 8 



Basis of weight selections 8 



Basis of grades 9 



Description of the schedule 9 



Cattle 10 



Cattle schedule 11 



Classes of cattle 13 



Subclasses of cattle 14 



Age selections of cattle 16 



Weight selections of cattle 16 



Grades of cattle 19 



Calves 20 



Calf schedule 20 



Subdivisions of calf schedule 21 



Vealers 23 



Vealer schedule 24 



Subdivisions of vealer schedule 24 



Swine 24 



Hog schedule 25 



Classes of hogs 26 



Subclasses of hogs 26 



Use selections of hogs 30 



Weight selections of hogs 31 



Grades of hogs 32 



Pigs 32 



Pig schedule 33 



Subdivisions of pig schedule 33 



Sheep 35 



Sheep schedule 35 



Classes of sheep 38 



Lambs _ 42 



Lamb sched ule _ 43 



Subdivisions of lamb schedule 43 



Weight selections of iambs 46 



Grades of lambs 46 



Summary 46 



