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PART I. AGRICULTURE.
I. FEEDING STUFFS.
PAGE
Composition of Feeding Stuffs...
Table Showing Average Composition of American Feeding Stuffs
3
Average American Digestion Coefficients of Feeding Stuffs...... 6
Classification of Cattle Foods....
9
Classification of Concentrated Feed Stuffs.
Feeding Standards for Farm Animals..
Rations for Dairy Cows......
.. 12, 14
Calculation of Components of Feed Rations.
Weight of Concentrated Feeding Stuffs.
16
Food Requirements of Farm Animals..
Comparative Value of Cattle Foods....
Prices of Cereals per Bushel and per Ton..
18
Valuation of Feeding Stuffs....
10
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1.16, 17
Characteristics of Breeds of Live Stock. Prof. John A. Craig, of
Iowa Agricultural College.......
19
Determination of the Age of Farm Animals by their Teeth.. 26
Body Temperature of Farm Animals....
28
Duration and Frequency of TIeat in Farm Animals.
Gestation Calendar...
29
Feeding and General Care of Poultry. Prof. Wm. P. Wheeler, of
N. Y. (Geneva) Experiment Station..
31
Synopsis of Breeds of Poultry....
Heredity. Prof. Thos. Shaw, of Minnesota Experiment Station. 36
36
41
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........
51
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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..........
55
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IV. FIELD CROPS.
Quantity of Seed Required per Acre......
62
Seed Mixtures for Hay and Permanent Pastures...
63
The Weight and Average Composition of Ordinary Crops, in
Pounds per acre...
66
Soiling Crops Adapted to Northern New England States. 67
Time of Planting and Feeding Soiling Crops...
68
Replacing Winter-killed Clover...
Capacity of Cylindrical Silos..
69
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...
71
V. HORTICULTURE.
Usual Distances for Planting Vegetables..
72
Quantity of Seed of Vegetables Required to Sow an Acre...... 73
Distances Apart for Fruit-trees, Time Required to Bear Fruit,
and Longevity.....
74
Average Yields per Acre of Various Crops..
75
Relation of Specific Gravity, Dry Matter, and Starch Content of
Potatoes.
76
Specific Gravity, Sugar Content, and Boiling-point of Maple
Sugar
77
Weight of Sugar Obtained from 100 lbs. of Maple Syrup... 78
Temperatures to which Perishable Goods may be Subjected
without Injury.....
79
Temperatures Injurious to Plants....
Best Temperatures for Preserving Horticultural Products.... 81
The Preservation of Soft Fruits for Exhibition Purposes...
81
80
VI. SEEDS.
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
Acre
Notes on the Adaptability and Uses of Grasses and Clovers......
Vitality of Seeds, if Properly Kept......
84
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89 VII. WEEDS.
89
91
93
Table of Noxious Weeds. L. H. Dewey, Assistant Botanist
U. S. Department of Agriculture....
94
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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.
101
Prevention of Oats-smut..
105
The Formalin Treatment for the Prevention of the Smuts of
Cereal Grains and of Potato Scab......
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Fighting the Chinch-bug by Means of Kerosene Emulsion.... 103
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113
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.....
114
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122
Manures and Fertilizers....
Approximate Losses of Fertilizing Materials in Different Sys-
tems of Farming....
123
Average Chemical Composition of American Soils.
124
Manurial Value of Feeding Stuffs...
125
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...
129
Farmyard Manure Required to Replace Ingredients Abstracted
from the Soil by an Acre of Different Crops...
130
Amount and Quality of Manure Produced by Stock...
Composition, Amount, and Value of Manure Produced by Dif-
ferent Kinds of Farm Animals....
131
Quantities of Nitrogen and Ash Constituents Voided by Animals 131
Percentage Composition of Commercial Fertilizing Materials.... 132
Exhaustion of Fertilizers....
134
Equivalent Quantities of Fertilizing Materials..
135
Valuation of Manures and Fertilizers..
136
Trade Values of Fertilizing Ingredients in Raw Materials and
Chemicals, 1899......
137
Conversion Table for Calculating Fertilizing Ingredients....... 138
XI. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING.
143
Drainage: Reasons for Tile-draining Land.
139
Number of Rods and of Tiles per Acre, with Drains at Various
Distances Apart...
140
Size of Tiles Required for Draining under Average Conditions 140
Table of Size of Tile Pipe of Main Drain..
141
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...
142
Rise of the Slope for 100 Feet....
Quantity of Earth Removed per Rod of Drains of Various
Dimensions.
Rainfall
144
Windmills : Table Showing the Force and Velocity of Wind.... 145
Number of Square Feet and Acres Irrigated by Windmills of
Different Sizes.....
145
Table Showing Capacity of Windmills.
146
Table Showing Economy of Windmills..
147
Nominal Horse-power Required for the Discharge of Given
Quantities of Water with Lifts of 10 and 20 ft..
Irrigation: Definition of Technical Terms.
148
Carrying Capacity of Pipes......
151
Flow of Water through Straight Pipes....
Power Required to Raise Water from Deep Wells by Pumping 152
Approximate Cost of Different kinds of Pipe used for Irriga.
tion
152
Average Cost per Mile of Constructing Irrigating Canals and
Ditches.
Capacity of Windmills and Pumps..
153
The California Weir Table.
Capacity of Cisterns and Tanks...
154
Capacity of Cisterns in Barrels, per Foot in Depth...
155
Roads: Road-making.....
Importance of Good Roads.
157
Tractive Force Required for Carriages...
Fraction of the Weight of a Vehicle and Load Required to
Move Same on a Level Road.
158
Tractive Power of Horses at Different Speeds..
Effect of Inclination on Tractive Force..
159
Effects of Surface on Tractive Force....
160
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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..
161
The Effect of Wide Wagon Tires.
162
Average Quantity of Stone Required to Keep Roads in Repair. 162
Interior Dimensions of Farm Buildings...
163
Recipe for Whitewash..
Table of Cut Nails.....
164
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Composition of Human Food Materials....
Percentages of Nutrients, Water, and Refuse in Food Materials. 169
Pecuniary Economy of Food....
172
Amounts of Nutrients Furnished for 25 Cents in Food Materials 173
Dietary Standards....
...175
Summary of American Dietary Studies..
175
Diagram of a Good Steer's Carcass, as Cut Up and Priced in
Eastern Markets....
176
Diagrams of Cuts of Veal, Mutton, and Pork...
177
Live Weight and Dressed Weight of Steers of Different Breeds
and Ages....
178
Proportion of Beef to the Live Weight of Cattle.
Comparative Results Obtained with Fattening Animals,
179
Live Weight and Gains Made by Swine....
Proportion of the Various Parts of Cattle, Sheep, and Swine.... 180
PART II. DAIRYING.
I. DAIRY COWS.
On the Origin and Characteristics of the Different Breeds of
Dairy Cattle.......
183
I. Jersey Cattle. By the Author..
II. Guernsey Cattle. Prof W. H. Caldwell, Sec’y.
186
III. Holstein-Friesian Cattle. S. Hoxie, Supt....
195
IV. Ayrshires. C. M. Winslow, Sec'y.....
194
V. Shorthorns as Dairy Cows. J. H. Pickrell, Sec'y. 196
VI. Red Polled Cattle. J. McLain Smith, Sec'y..
199
VII. Devon Cattle. L. P. Sisson, Sec'y.....
VIII. Dutch Belted Cattle. H. B. Richards, Sec'y.
204
IX. Brown-Swiss Cattle. N. S. Fish, Sec'y...
206
Yield of Milk and Fat from Dairy Cows....
203
Results of Tests of Dairy Breeds Conducted by American Ex-
periment Stations....
209
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