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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I. AGRICULTURE.

I. FEEDING STUFFS.

Composition of Feeding Stuffs..

Table Showing Average Composition of American Feeding Stuffs

Average American Digestion Coefficients of Feeding Stuffs.....

Classification of Cattle Foods....

Classification of Concentrated Feed Stuffs.

Feeding Standards for Farm Animals...

Rations for Dairy Cows.....

Calculation of Components of Feed Rations.

Weight of Concentrated Feeding Stuffs..

Food Requirements of Farm Animals..

Comparative Value of Cattle Foods....

Prices of Cereals per Bushel and per Ton..

Valuation of Feeding Stuffs......

II. FARM ANIMALS.

Characteristics of Breeds of Live Stock. Prof. John A. Craig, of

Iowa Agricultural College...

Determination of the Age of Farm Animals by their Teeth..

Body Temperature of Farm Animals...

Duration and Frequency of eat in Farm Animals.

Feeding and General Care of Poultry. Prof. Wm. P. Wheeler, of

N. Y. (Geneva) Experiment Station...

Gestation Calendar..

Synopsis of Breeds of Poultry.......

Heredity. Prof. Thos. Shaw, of Minnesota Experiment Station. 36

III. VETERINARY SCIENCE.

Common Diseases of Farm Animals. W. G. Clark, M.D.C.,

Marinette, Wis................

Veterinary Remedies and Doses. W. G. Clark, M.D.C., Mar-

inette, Wis.....

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Suppression of Hog Cholera and Swine Plague..

Remedies for the Horn-fly..

List of Disinfectants.....

Rules for the Disinfection of Stables..

Regulations for the Government of Dairies and Dairy Farms in

the District of Columbia................

The Weight and Average Composition of Ordinary Crops, in

Area of Feeding Surface in Silos Required for Different Herds.. 70

Number of Plants or Hills for an Acre of Ground..

..70, 71

Yield of a Good Crop of Farm Products per Acre...

V. HORTICULTURE.

Usual Distances for Planting Vegetables....

Quantity of Seed of Vegetables Required to Sow an Acre...... 73

Distances Apart for Fruit-trees, Time Required to Bear Fruit,

and Longevity...

Average Yields per Acre of Various Crops.....

Relation of Specific Gravity, Dry Matter, and Starch Content of

Specific Gravity, Sugar Content, and Boiling-point of Maple

Weight of Sugar Obtained from 100 lbs. of Maple Syrup...

Temperatures to which Perishable Goods may be Subjected
without Injury.....

Temperatures Injurious to Plants..

Best Temperatures for Preserving Horticultural Products........ 81

The Preservation of Soft Fruits for Exhibition Purposes..........

78

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Seed-testing for the Farmer, by the late Gilbert H. Hicks, of

U. S. Department of Agriculture....

Standards of Purity of Seeds.....

Table of Germination Standards...

Number, Weight, Cost of Grass Seeds, and Amount to Sow per

Notes on the Adaptability and Uses of Grasses and Clovers..

Vitality of Seeds, if Properly Kept........

93

Table of Noxious Weeds. L. H. Dewey, Assistant Botanist

U. S. Department of Agriculture.....

Treatments for Injurious Insects and Fungous Diseases of

Plants. Prof. E. S. Goff, of Wisconsin Experiment Station. 99

Spraying Calendar...

A Cheap Orchard-spraying Outfit.

Prevention of Oats-smut....

The Formalin Treatment for the Prevention of the Smuts of

Cereal Grains and of Potato Scab......

Fighting the Chinch-bug by Means of Kerosene Emulsion...

Forestry for Farmers. Dr. B. E. Fernow, Director N. Y. State

College of Forestry...

Number of Trees on an Acre.....

Fuel Value and Specific Gravity of some of the More Important

Woods of the United States..

Distance Table for Tree-planting..

States and Territories Observing Arbor Day, with Dates..

Forest-fire Laws in the United States.....

X. MANURES AND FERTILIZERS.

Manures and Fertilizers....

Approximate Losses of Fertilizing Materials in Different Sys-

tems of Farming.....

Average Chemical Composition of American Soils.

Manurial Value of Feeding Stuffs..

Fertilizing Constituents of Feeding Stuffs and Farm Products.. 126

Amount of Soil Ingredients Withdrawn by Various Crops...... 123

Amount of Fertilizing Materials Contained in Different Crops

Grown on One Acre..

Farmyard Manure Required to Replace Ingredients Abstracted

from the Soil by an Acre of Different Crops.....

Amount and Quality of Manure Produced by Stock.

Composition, Amount, and Value of Manure Produced by Dif-

ferent Kinds of Farm Animals....

Quantities of Nitrogen and Ash Constituents Voided by Animals 131

Percentage Composition of Commercial Fertilizing Materials.... 132

Exhaustion of Fertilizers....

Equivalent Quantities of Fertilizing Materials.

Valuation of Manures and Fertilizers...

Trade Values of Fertilizing Ingredients in Raw Materials and

Chemicals, 1899....

Conversion Table for Calculating Fertilizing Ingredients.. ... 138

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING.

Drainage: Reasons for Tile-draining Land....

Number of Rods and of Tiles per Acre, with Drains at Various

Distances Apart...

Size of Tiles Required for Draining under Average Conditions 140

Table of Size of Tile Pipe of Main Drain..

Rule for Obtaining Size of Main Pipes....

Number of 12-inch Pipes Required per Acre at Different Dis-

tances between the Drains.

Number of Acres which a Tile of a Given Diameter and per

Cent Grade will Drain when Used as an Outlet.

Rise of the Slope for 100 Feet..

Quantity of Earth Removed per Rod of Drains of Various

Windmills: Table Showing the Force and Velocity of Wind.... 145

Number of Square Feet and Acres Irrigated by Windmills of

Different Sizes..

Table Showing Capacity of Windmills..

Table Showing Economy of Windmills.

Nominal Horse-power Required for the Discharge of Given

Quantities of Water with Lifts of 10 and 20 ft..

[blocks in formation]

Power Required to Raise Water from Deep Wells by Pumping 152

Approximate Cost of Different Kinds of Pipe used for Irriga-

Average Cost per Mile of Constructing Irrigating Canals and

Capacity of Cisterns in Barrels, per Foot in Depth...

Fraction of the Weight of a Vehicle and Load Required to

Effect of Inclination on Tractive Force.

Move Same on a Level Road.....

Tractive Power of Horses at Different Speeds..

Effects of Surface on Tractive Force.....

Cost of Hauling Farm Produce in the United States....

Labor Done by one Horse on Canals, Railroads, and Turnpikes 161

Labor Done by Team in Plowing...

The Effect of Wide Wagon Tires...

Average Quantity of Stone Required to Keep Roads in Repair. 162

Interior Dimensions of Farm Buildings...

Percentages of Nutrients, Water, and Refuse in Food Materials. 169

Pecuniary Economy of Food....

Amounts of Nutrients Furnished for 25 Cents in Food Materials 173

Dietary Standards..

Summary of American Dietary Studies.

Diagram of a Good Steer's Carcass, as Cut Up and Priced in

Eastern Markets.....

Diagrams of Cuts of Veal, Mutton, and Pork..

Live Weight and Dressed Weight of Steers of Different Breeds

Proportion of Beef to the Live Weight of Cattle..

Comparative Results Obtained with Fattening Animals.

Live Weight and Gains Made by Swine...

Proportion of the Various Parts of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine.... 180

PART II. DAIRYING.

On the Origin and Characteristics of the Different Breeds of

Dairy Cattle......

I. Jersey Cattle. By the Author..

II. Guernsey Cattle. Prof W. H. Caldwell, Sec'y.

III. Holstein-Friesian Cattle. S. Hoxie, Supt..

IV. Ayrshires. C. M. Winslow, Sec'y.....

V. Shorthorns as Dairy Cows. J. H. Pickrell, Sec'y.

VI. Red Polled Cattle. J. McLain Smith, Sec'y..

VII. Devon Cattle. L. P. Sisson, Sec'y..

VIII. Dutch Belted Cattle. H. B. Richards, Sec'y.

IX. Brown-Swiss Cattle. N. S. Fish, Sec'y...

Yield of Milk and Fat from Dairy Cows.......

Results of Tests of Dairy Breeds Conducted by American Ex-

periment Stations...

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