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Excerpt from Little Sketches of Famous Beef CattleIn sketches of a number of animals like these, with so many associations connected with their various careers. It is but natural that errors should occur to some extent. The author, however, has made every reasonable effort to be careful in statement, and it is believed that these sketches can be regarded as fairly free from error and prejudice of expression.About the PublisherForgotten Books p...

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Excerpt from Beginnings in Animal HusbandryAgricultural education under these conditions lagged, and how to encourage interest became a serious problem with the colleges. Educators insisted that the teaching should be largely based on pure science, and it was Often difficult for the students to see the application.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comTh...

Excerpt from Judging Farm AnimalsAt the present time departments of animal husbandry are features of all American agricultural colleges, and system atic courses in judging farm animals are given, in which laboratory practice is an important feature. Not only this, but thousands of young men have already received instruction in this subject in our colleges, many of whom are now actively engaged in farming, where animal hus bandry is a factor, r...

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Excerpt from A Study of Farm AnimalsDuring the past decade the subject of agricultural edu cation for our secondary schools and colleges has received much attention. Prior to this period a number of general texts on agriculture for schools, elementary in character, pre pared by men trained in general science or classics, were published. These texts had a limited distribution, partly because of lack of interest in the subject by teachers and pu...

Excerpt from Indian Corn CultureTure and Uses. These are the only volumes in the English language, within the knowledge of the writer, that have been written as hand books ou Indian corn for farmers. Since these books were issued much valuable information has accumulated concerning the corn plant, and it is due. To this fact that this volume was written. In America this cereal is grown more extensively than is any other, and its great food val...

Excerpt from Silos and SilageIn England, between 1860 and 1870, Samuel J onas stored tares or rye, cut green and chopped, and fed the fermented material on an extensive scale.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work...

Excerpt from Silos and SilageIn England, between 1860 and 1870, Samuel J onas stored tares or rye, cut green and chopped, and fed the fermented material on an extensive scale.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work...

Excerpt from Types and Breeds of Farm AnimalsThe need for such a volume as this will no doubt be best expressed by a demand for it on the part of live-stock students. The author, however, desires to call attention to the fact that not since 1888 has a volume devoted to the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine been published in America. The most recent work devoted to the breeds entirely omitted a considera tion of the horse. Further than...

Excerpt from A Partial Index to Animal Husbandry LiteratureDesiring to render a service to the student of live stock hus bandry who is in search of literature, the writer has prepared this bibliography. It is limited in the number of titles, but many of the references are quite available, consequently the list should be service able. The titles oi many of the books are given in considerable, detail, thus indicating the nature of the contents. ...

Excerpt from Community and Cooperative Breeding of Farm AnimalsThe first unorganized community breeding in America, perhaps, was that of Merino production in Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The first ¿ocks of importance were established very early in the last century, and by the middle of the century many ¿ocks of Merinos occupied the hills of Vermont, western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio. So famous did Vermont become as a Merino center tha...

Excerpt from Community Breeding in Ohio The development of the breeds of livestock in Ohio, from a community point of view, has taken place in two very distinct ways: first, without special plan or purpose, and second, thru organized promotion. As early as 1807 Seth Adams brought a few Merino sheep to Ohio. This was the pioneer effort to introduce sheep of improved breeding to the state. During the first half of the nineteenth century, easter...

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