INDEX. 



The numbevp refer to pages. 



Abortion, contagious, 177, ail. 



Absorption, 28, .50. 



Acetic acid, 130. 



Aconite, dangerous to use, ISO, 



Actinomycosis, 259. 



Afterbirth, retention of the, Kill. 



Age of animals determined by the 

 teeth, 35, 36. 



Agriculturist, 'success as an, 1. 



Air, respired, 59; fresh, 59, U0; tonic 

 effects of fresh, 126, 147. 



Aloes, actions and uses of, 130. 



Ammonia, actions and uses of, 132. 



Anatomy, definition of, 1; value of 

 a knowledge of, 2. 



Anodynes, 127. 



Anthelmintics, what are, 127. 



Anthrax, 259. 



Antiseptics, 128. 



Apoplexy, parturient, 172; of fowls, 

 274. 



Arm and forearm, locations of, 14. 



Arsenic, dangers in the use of, 136. 



Arteries, construction of, 90; bleed- 

 ing from, 92; distribution of, 90; 

 ^ ' functions of, 8(1. 



Azoturia, 211. 



Back, the bones of the, 8. 



Backraking, 154. 



Bacteria in the teats, 85. 



Bandaging, 155. 



Big leg, 210. 



Bile, functions of, 48. 



Blackleg, 253. 



Black teeth in pigs, 221. 



Bladder, the urinary, 57. 



Bleeding, where performed, 92; 



when useful, 09, 199; how stopped, 



187. 



Blindness, indications of, 101. 



Blistering, 127, 143. 



Bloating in sheep and cattle, 204; 

 prevention of, 205; in horses, 202. 



Blood, SO; the, pump; SO; clots and 

 corpuscles, K8; proportion of cor- 

 puscles, 88, 89; course of the, 90. 



Bluestone, actions and uses, 131. 



Bog spavin, 27S. 



Bones, classes of, 7; 1 breakages in 

 young and old, 3; quality and 

 lightness of, 4; functions of, 5; fiat 

 and round, 5; number of, in ani- 

 mals, 6. 



Bone spavin, 278. 



Bots, 248. 



Brain, the, 95; intelligence and, de- 

 velopment, 97. 



Bran mash, preparation of a, 153. 



Breathing, 150; organs of, 60, 61. 



Breeding, of animals, 04; artificial, 

 68, 179; diseases, results of, 159; 

 and immaturity, 169; male organs 

 of, 64; female organs of, HG. 



Brisket, location of, 12. 



Broken wind, 213, 278. 



Bumble foot in poultry, 274. 



Buttock, the croup or, 10; the point 

 of, 17. 



Bureau of Animal Industry, 257. 



Bursa?, 27. 



Calf cholera, 200. 



Canker, sore mouth of pigs, 208; of 



poultry, 274. 

 Capillaries, 92. 

 Capped hock, 241. 

 Capsular ligaments, 13. 

 Capsule method of breeding, 68, 179. 

 Carbolic acid, 135. 



