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. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 149. — Position while shearing Right Side.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company Stock Photo

RMPG1YE7–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 149. — Position while shearing Right Side.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDHA05–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 40 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS. "-Nw^ Fig. 26. — Champion English Shihe Stallion "Mazemorb Haeold." essential to the animal body, and second, the percentage of pro- tein is relatively small in most plants. Like the other nutrients, the protein group contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and in addition it also con- tains nitrogen, which is the characteristic element of the entire group. It is on the element nitrogen that

RMPG01N2–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 496 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS only to provide a clean and dry nest. Sometimes pigs are lost when the nests are too deep. If convenient, the nest should be so situated that the sun can warm it during a portion of the day. Straw, chaff, leaves, or hay make good nests. When at pasture the sow will build her own nest, in which case she gathers grass and leaves and provides a very shallow place. When the sow is to farrow in the hog-cot or p

RMRDE77D–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CHOOSING AND JUDGING .SHEEP 371. Fig. 115. — Depth of Chest.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG20BG–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 18 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS. Thoroughpin occurs between the tendon and the upper point of the hock. It consists of a soft swelling and may be easily detected, as it can be pushed from side to side. Spavin. —There are three kinds of spavin—bone, bog, and occult. Bone-spavin is the most common, and consists of a bony growth on the inside and front of the hind leg just below the hock. To detect bone- spavin, stand in front and to the sid

RMRDDCN8–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 12. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Eleven Years of Age. Cups all out.. Fig. 10. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Nine Year.s of Age. Cups out of center teeth.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan

RMPG02F0–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE FEEDING OF BOSSES 61 the larger stables in the city the mid-day meal is omitted. But most horsemen hold that some grain should be given at noon, which seems reasonable from our knowledge of the horse's stomach. In any case, the mid- day ration should not be large. The heavy feeding should come at night, after the day's work is over and when the animal has ample time to masticate and di- gest his food. A very good practice is as

RMRDDC4D–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CAEE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES 137 large extent is natural to the horse. Tender and bad mouths usually result from improper handling. Bad mouths are very aggravating and often the cause of many other imperfections — tongue loUing, crossing the jaws, hobbling, irregular and un- steadygaits, and the like—many of which when well established are very difficult to overcome. Bitting the colt. — The young animal can usually be made familiar

RMPG027W–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 205 much criticism by investigators in the United States, who feel that they call for more protein than is needed, especially by those animals giving a rather large flow of milk rather poor in butter-fat. These investigators object to the fact that the standards do not take into account the quality as well as the quantity of the milk.. Fig. 71. — Holstein-Fhiesian Bull "Kino Segis" at six Yeabs Old. Th

RMRDE768–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 116. — Fullness at Shoulder Tops.. Fig. 117. — Deter.mining j-ullness OF Back. Fig. 118. — Width of Hips.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG01RK–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF bllEEP 42S often perish as a result of parasites. Sheep profit by a change of pasture even if, so far as the pasture is concerned, the change is from a good to a poor one. DIPPING SHEEP Dipping the sheep is an essential part of sheep growing. No farmer should attempt to raise sheep without planning to dip the sheep, not only upon their arrival at the farm, but twice annually thereafter. Fortunately the process

RMRDE6WM–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 474 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS not properly ringed are likely to root up the sod. While hog- tight fencing is expensive, it must be remembered that greatest success cannot be attained without pasture. In most local- ities, woven wire will prove the most effective in restraining the herd. It need not be high, although all things considered, the four-foot fence with a barb-wire on top will be found the most practicable. With an abundance

RMPG1YNE–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 115. — Depth of Chest.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDE7BB–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 364 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS fine-wool sheep, the American Merino, the Delaine Merino, and the Rambouillet. The fine-wool, or Merino and Ram- bouillet type, may be compared to that of the dairy cow. The body is spare, lacking in fullness, in breadth of back, and in general thickness throughout. The wool is rather short, very thick over the entire body, and exceedingly fine.. Fig. IOC. — Champion Merino Ram. A type. Photograph from Nat

RMPG027C–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 214 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS such practice; in the first place it requires much food to heat this water up to the body temperature, and the animal will not drink the required amount. Such large drafts of cold water may. Fig. 73. ââ¢ Intekiok View of Daiky Bakn, showing Feeding Alley, Man- gers, AND Individual Watering Device. â Bowen & Quick, Auburn, N. Y. cause indigestion and in some cases may lead to abortion. To take the chill

RMRDGXDT–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 252 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS Teaching the calf to drink. ââ When the calf is taken from the cow, it may not drink at first, but after the omission of a feed it becomes hungry and as a rule can be taught to drink very easily. A calf is much more tractable when hungry. The calf will not learn to drink any younger by being forced to breathe. Fig. 80. â Imported Brown Swiss Bull. A first prize winner. Owned by Sedgley Farms, Hinsdale, III

RMPG01NR–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 460 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS and Berkshire, and rather small in the Tamworths and Hamp- shires. The statement is often made that large jowls indicate great feeding capacity. This is not true, as Tamworths and Hampshires feed as well as Poland Chinas or Berkshires. The medium-sized jowls for the breed are to be preferred. They should be free from heavy folds and not pendulous and loose.. Fig. 159. — Prize Behkshihe Sow. Owned at Hood F

RMRDDC2E–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. DISEASES OF THE HOBSE 153 supported from above by means of a chain and tackle, so that the weight of the animal may be taken off its limbs and still be kept in an upright position. It is rarely advisable to attempt to carry the entire weight of the horse. The sling should be so placed under the animal that he can settle into it of his own ac- cord. In other ailments, when the horse is unable to he down for a considerable length of t

RMPG0PA3–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. DISEASES OF SWINE 515 liquid part of the blood separated from the clot. Then add suffi- cient carbolic acid to make a one-half per cent solution; that is, if there is 500 c.c. of the serum, add 2}/^ c.c. of carbolic acid. Use of the serum. — There are two methods of using the serum for the prevention of hog cholera: the serum-alone method, in which the serum only is used; and the serum-. FiG. 176.—^ First Pkize Tamwoeth Sow at Illin

RMRDE77E–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 112. — Fullness or the Shoulder.. Fig. 113. — Width of Chest. 2b Fig. 114. — Width op Body.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG20DK–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 5. — Front Teeth in Lower Jaw at Six Years of Age. Cupa out of center teeth.. Fig. 6. — Front View of a Five-year-old Mouth.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDHHBB–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 502 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS 2do lOO all possible the animals should receive succulent food in the shape of roots in addition to the grain, which grain should not consist entirely of corn. The breeding hogs and the fat hogs may run together until three months of age, when the breeding ani- mals should be taken out. At this age the sows will begin to show up, so that those likely to make the best an- imals may be chosen for breeding. I

RMPG2004–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF DAISY CATTLE 273 filling. It is essential to the preserving of silage that it be well packed, keeping it level and thoroughly tramped. This very important task is often intrusted to a lad who spends his. Fig. 88. — Silo in the Process of Construction by Farm Labor. This silo, 16 feet in diameter and 30 feet high, was completed at a cost of one dollar for each ton capacity. time in standing in the breeze of the

RMRDE7N9–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY CATTLE 265 must be fairly warmly housed, yet provided with an abundance of light and much fresh air;—all serve to complicate the problem of providing suitable quarters for the dairy cow. There are certain fundamentals that should be provided in every building in which the dairy cow is stabled. Chief among these are hght, ventilation, sufficient room, smooth and hght walls and ceilings, a good floor, a co

RMPG01RF–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 425 where sheep are to be kept continuously the vat should be con- structed in the ground. This will facihtate getting the sheep in and out, and in many clay soils will last a lifetime. In the ab- sence of such a vat, do not neglect to dip the sheep upon their arrival at the farm, for trouble will surely follow. In the ab- sence of anything better, use an ordinary water-trough, one man holding the sheep

RMRDE6YN–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CABE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 435 possible, select ground from which there is a little slope in all directions, facing the barn to the south and arranging the lots on the south slope. It would be of much advantage to have the place protected on the north and west by a grove or bluff. In arranging the sheep quarters, convenience of feeding must be kept in mind. This factor is often complicated by the desir- ability of having provision

RMPG02E7–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 74 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS the pattern, especially as regards repeated parts, such as ex- tra toes, extra teats on swine, and the like. This class is not so common among animals, but evidences are everywhere observed among plants, as stooling in wheat, oats, corn, and the like. It. Fig. 35. — Suffolk Stallion "Rendleshau Scokcek.'' Three years old. The Suffolk draft horse, a native of Suffolk County, England, is a very massive,

RMRDGX9R–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. FEEDING BEEF CATTLE 211 live weight than the aged one. This is due in part no doubt to the fact that the younger animal's digestive organs are likely to be in better condition, the teeth are sounder, the glands more active, so that the food is better masticated, more thoroughly digested and assimilated than in the aged steer.. Fig. -The Noted Shoathorn Bull "Avondale.' ter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio. Owned by Carpen- The Short

RMPG200W–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CABE AND MANAGEMENT OF DAIBT CATTLE 265 must be fairly warmly housed, yet provided with an abundance of light and much fresh air;—all serve to compUcate the problem of providing suitable quarters for the dairy cow. There are certain fundamentals that should be provided in every building in which the dairy cow is stabled. Chief among these are light, ventilation, sufficient room, smooth and light walls and ceilings, a good floor, a c

RMRDHA03–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE FEEDING OF ANIMALS 55. nutrients. A 1000-pound cow yielding 22 pounds of milk re- quires 29 pounds of dry-matter, of which at least 16 pounds should be digestible and 2 to 2| pounds should be digestible pro- tein. The ration is calculated simply on the digestible matter and the protein. The other method of computing rations for farm animals is by the use of energy values of the food. In this method one must know the energy value

RMPG01R7–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 431. «>-'- Fig. 144.- - Position while shear- ing Neck. the forward end of the brisket and run the shears down as far as the pit of the stomach. Chp the wool from the floor of chest, as in illustration (Fig. 141). Place the front legs behind the left arm and run four swaths down the right side from the fore legs to the flank. Next run the shears across the belly from right to- left, clipping the wool

RMRDDCNE–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 9. — Front Teeth IN Lower Jaw at Eight Yeaes of Age.' Cups all out.. Fig. 12. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Eleven Years of Age. Cups all out.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG202M–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 228 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS forget the 10 quarts. Again, for many years we have kept a more or less accurate record of the show-yard career of our leading dairy animals, but this in turn gives us no information as to their producing powers, for it is now well known that ani- mals with brilliant show-yard careers are not among the best producers.. Fig. 76. — Aykshike Cow. Grand Champion National Dairy Show, 1907. Photogra[)h from Nati

RMRDGX20–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 360 manItal of farm animals Catching and holding sheep. — There are two places to catch sheep : First, the hind leg above the gambel joint; second, by. .' ? Fig. 104. — Delaine Merino Ram "Beacon." A prize winner, owned by C. Marshall, New London, Ohio. The Delaine Merino sheep are of American Merino ancestry, bred mainly by selecting from varieties free from folds. This breed resembles the American Merino except lacking t

RMPG02G3–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 22 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS sell well a light horse must possess as much as may be displayed and used to advantage. Excellence at a walk is a very desirable quality in all types of horses. The feet of the active walkers leave the ground with a quick snap, and move straight away, swerving neither to the right nor to the left, nor should the folding ,of the knees or the flexing of the hocks result in an outward pitching or spreading. In

RMRDHJ04–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 400 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS twice the room on which they stand while feeding. Water and salt are supplied in this pen, and the lambs do not leave it from the time they are put in until they are finished and ready for the market. The Iambs are put on full feed in about three weeks and forced until fat.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorati

RMPG1YNX–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 112. — Fullness of the Shoulder.. Fig. 114. — Width of Body.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDE7F8–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 306 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS to the indiscriminate admixture of the blood of the several breeds of both beef and dairy types. Proof of this is not wanting. In traveling about the country one notes a great variation in the type, form, and especially the color of the animals in each herd. In many small herds one often sees red, white, black, brindle, and all conceivable combinations of these colors, as well as in-. FiG. 94. — Hereford C

RMPG20C2–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 15. — Side View of a Twenty- one-teak-old Mouth. Note the sharp angle at which the teeth meet. ^M^' ® P "^i^L^ji. Fig. 16. — Fkont View OF A Twenty-one- year-old Mouth.. Fig. 17. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Thirty Years of Age.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r

RMRDHHF7–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CHAPTER XXII THE FEEDING OF SWINE Unlike cattle feeding, in which it is the common practice for the animals to be bred on cheap land and later shipped to the corn-belt to be fattened, swine are largely bred and fed on the same farm. The swine feeder must breed and grow his own stock. The dangers from hog cholera and other swine plagues are too great to make the buying of feeding swine in the open market practicable. The breeding her

RMPG01WR–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. w.y)-" Fig. ll'J. — Width of Thighs. Fig. 120, — Condition of Leg of Mutton.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDGEHD–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CBOOSINO A HORSE 35 like, also in a short stilted movement of the legs. Again, pas- terns that are too straight often become more so with age, and the usefulness of the animal depreciates in proportion.. Fig. 25. — Champion English Shire Stallion "Dan Patch." Pioneer Stock Farm, Bushnell, 111. Trumaua The Shire draft horse was developed in England. This breed has long been noted as the "Cart Horse" ; for heavy dr

RMPG0BK0–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 10 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS. Fig. 2. — Front Teeth in Lower Jaw at Three Years of Age. Two center permanent teeth up. — (Figs. 2-17, from GouBAUX and Barrier.) Fig. 3. — Front Teeth in Lower Jaw at Four Years or Age. Four center permanent teeth up.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfec

RMRDHJ1X–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 890 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS grade flock should be shorn rather early, in March or before if the quarters can be well protected for a few days. In May turn the sheep to pasture and in addition feed considerable stimulating grain, such as ground oats, or bran, and, at the same time, mate to a thrifty, vigorous pure-bred Horned-Dorset ram by turning the ram to the flock each morning, as suggested on page 407,. Fig. 127. — Shropshire Ram

RMPG1YHW–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE BREEDING OF SHEEP 409 bringing them to him each morning while it is cool. The ewes should be placed in a small pen and the ram turned in, when he will single out those ready to be mated. As soon as mated, the ewe should be marked and placed in a quiet pen, where she should remain for about two days before returning to the flock.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally en

RMRDE7YJ–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 188 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS of the permanent teeth and their method of wearing are con- sidered the most accurate means of estimating age among cattle, yet they are not absolutely accurate nor are they as dependable as in the horse. Teeth in cattle vary in much the same manner as in the horse. See page 8 for variation in teeth among horses. As in the horse, there are two sets of teeth, — first, the temporary or milk teeth, and later

RMPG204J–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 172 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS animal suffers much pain. The symptoms are much the same. The animal, lying down frequently, paws the ground, looks towards the flanks, stands stretched out, and shows evidence of the pain he is suffering. Treat much the same as for mild indigestion, but repeat the Jamaica ginger drench every three hours. If there is much pain, an ounce of laudanum may be given three times daily.. Fig. 63. — An American Tr

RMRDGXA6–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF DAISY CATTLE 273 filling. It is essential to the preserving of silage that it be well packed, keeping it level and thoroughly tramped. This very important task is often intrusted to a lad who spends his. Fig. 88. — Silo in the Process of Construction by Farm Labor. This silo, 16 feet in diameter and 30 feet high, was completed at a cost of one dollar for each ton capacity. time in standing in the breeze of the

RMPG1YTK–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 362 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS Examination of the teeth. — While the order of the appear- ance of the permanent teeth and their subsequent method of wearing are considered the most accurate means of estimating age among sheep, they are not absolutely accurate nor are they as dependable as in the horse. Teeth in sheep vary much according to the conditions, as in the case of the horse (see page 8). Sheep, like cattle, are provided with tw

RMRDGWNY–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 111. — Noting Fullness of THE Neck.. Fig. il3.—^Width of Chest. 2b. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG0BJK–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 4. — Front Teeth in Lower Jaw at Five Years of Age. All permanent teeth up.. Fig. 5. — Front Teeth in Lower Jaw at Six Years of Age. Cups out of center teeth.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmi

RMRDDCJ5–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 16. — Front View or A Twenty-one- year-old Mouth.. Fig. 17. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Thirty Years of Age.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG01N7–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 482 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS ration, the quarters need not be so warm as when an abundance of more succulent food is fed, such as skim-milk. It has been proved that for best results, when skim-milk or other very suc- culent food is freel.y employed, the quarters should be rather warm yet very well ventilated and well lighted. Fattening swine are not likely to spend much time in poorly ventilated, dark, and foul-smelling quarters. They

RMRDGXH8–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 205 much criticism by investigators in the United States, who feel that they call for more protein than is needed, especially by those animals giving a rather large flow of milk rather poor in butter-fat. These investigators object to the fact that the standards do not take into account the quality as well as the quantity of the milk.. Fig. 71. — Holstbin-Fkiesian Bull "Kino Segis" at six Yeabs Old. Th

RMPG01X5–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 116. — Fullness at Shoulder Tops.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDHHC5–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 496 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS only to provide a clean and dry nest. Sometimes pigs are lost when the nests are too deep. If convenient, the nest should be so situated that the sun can warm it during a portion of the day. Straw, chaff, leaves, or hay make good nests. When at pasture the sow will build her own nest', in which case she gathers grass and leaves and provides a very shallow place. When the sow is to farrow in the hog-cot or

RMPG02AJ–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CAEE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES 137 large extent is natural to the horse. Tender and bad mouths usually result from improper handling. Bad mouths are very aggravating and often the cause of many other imperfections — tongue loUing, crossing the jaws, hobbling, irregular and un- steadygaits, and the like—many of which when well established are very difficult to overcome. Bitting the colt. — The young animal can usually be made familiar

RMRDHHMT–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 148. — Position while shearing Right Shoulder.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG2041–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 188 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS of the permanent teeth and their method of wearing are con- sidered the most accurate means of estimating age among cattle, yet they are not absolutely accurate nor are they as dependable as in the horse. Teeth in cattle vary in much the same manner as in the horse. See page 8 for variation in teeth among horses. As in the horse, there are two sets of teeth,—first, the temporary or milk teeth, and later t

RMRDGXY0–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. THE BREEDING OF HOUSES 105. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG20CG–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 13.—Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Fifteen Years of Age. Teeth quite triangular.. Fig. 11. — Front Teeth IN Upper Jaw at Ten Years of Age. Cups out of intermediate teeth.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York,

RMRDGWND–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. il3.—^Width of Chest. 2b. Fig. 112. — Fullness of the Shoulder.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMPG1YEJ–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 147. — Position while shearing Rump.. Fig. 148. — Position while shearing Right Shoulder.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company

RMRDGY27–. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 11. — Front Teeth IN Upper Jaw at Ten Years of Age. Cups out of intermediate teeth.. Fig. 14. — Front Teeth in Upper Jaw at Twenty-one Years of Age.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan compa