| COWS | ||
| PAGE | ||
| [I.] | A Sick Cow | 15 |
| [II.] | Cow Troubles | 22 |
| [III.] | Fly Time | 26 |
| [IV.] | The Red Cow's Calves | 29 |
| [V.] | Insurgent Cows | 31 |
| [VI.] | Cow Troubles | 36 |
| [VII.] | The Bran Habit | 42 |
| [VIII.] | The Farrow Cow and Others | 43 |
| [IX.] | Cow Enjoyment | 50 |
| [X.] | Cow Kaiserism | 52 |
| [XI.] | A Night Session | 55 |
| [XII.] | A Calf Puzzle | 58 |
| [XIII.] | Cow Character | 61 |
| [XIV.] | Calf Feeding | 63 |
| [XV.] | A Cow Trick | 66 |
| [XVI.] | Cow Cussedness | 72 |
| [XVII.] | Teaching a Calf | 75 |
| [XVIII.] | Calf Exuberance | 77 |
| SHEEP | ||
| [XIX.] | Our First Sheep | 83 |
| [XX.] | The First Lamb | 90 |
| [XXI.] | Sheep Surgery | 93 |
| [XXII.] | The Patient | 98 |
| [XXIII.] | Shearing | 100 |
| [XXIV.] | Vain Regrets | 104 |
| [XXV.] | Sheep Sculpture | 106 |
| [XXVI.] | Our Lawn Mower | 113 |
| PIGS | ||
| [XXVII.] | Clementine | 117 |
| [XXVIII.] | Feeding Pigs | 121 |
| [XXIX.] | Beatrice | 124 |
| [XXX.] | Pig Frightfulness | 128 |
| [XXXI.] | A Pig Bath | 130 |
| [XXXII.] | In Extenuation | 132 |
| [XXXIII.] | Beatrice Announces | 134 |
| [XXXIV.] | Receiving | 137 |
| [XXXV.] | Feeding Time | 140 |
| [XXXVI.] | Beatrice Belligerent | 144 |
| HORSES | ||
| [XXXVII.] | Dolly's Day Off | 147 |
| [XXXVIII.] | The Colt | 154 |
| [XXXIX.] | Horse Contrariness | 156 |
| [XL.] | A Great Scheme | 158 |
| TURKEYS | ||
| [XLI.] | The Gobbler | 163 |
| [XLII.] | His Troubles | 167 |
| [XLIII.] | His Desertion | 169 |
| [XLIV.] | His Belligerency | 171 |
| [XLV.] | His Cares | 173 |
| [XLVI.] | His Prussianism | 175 |
| DOGS | ||
| [XLVII.] | A Moral Tale | 179 |
| [XLVIII.] | Sheppy's First Coon Hunt | 181 |
| [XLIX.] | A Rabbit Chase | 189 |
| [L.] | Fights and Feuds | 192 |
| CATS | ||
| [LI.] | A Page of High History | 197 |
| [LII.] | A Spring Orgy | 200 |
| BIRDS | ||
| [LIII.] | A Disgusted Blackbird | 205 |
| [LIV.] | A Visitor | 209 |
| [LV.] | A Farewell | 211 |
| GENERAL | ||
| [LVI.] | The Whole Bunch | 215 |
| [LVII.] | Human Nature in Dumb Creatures | 221 |
| [LVIII.] | Early Observations | 227 |
| [LIX.] | Bantams | 232 |
| [LX.] | A Little Tragedy | 234 |
| [LXI.] | A Scientific Query | 236 |
| [LXII.] | A Poultry Note | 238 |
| [LXIII.] | Spring and the Livestock | 240 |
| [LXIV.] | First Snow | 242 |
| [LXV.] | A "Skift" of Snow | 244 |
| [LXVI.] | A Spring Shower | 247 |
| [LXVII.] | Doing Chores | 249 |
| [LXVIII.] | Fishing | 251 |
| [LXIX.] | A Lonesome Squirrel | 255 |
| [LXX.] | Fall Poultry Troubles | 258 |
| [LXXI.] | Thanksgiving Day | 263 |
| [LXXII.] | September Notes | 270 |
| [LXXIII.] | The Demon Rabbit | 273 |
| [LXXIV.] | The Fate of "The Demon Rabbit" | 278 |
| [LXXV.] | My Friends, the Trees | 282 |
COWS
A BALLADE OF COWS
Fenceviewer I. a cow of parts,
Aggressive, competent and bold,
At every milking gives twelve quarts
And doesn't give a—hoot!—(don't scold!)
My Kerry cow, as good as gold;
Fenceviewer II.—(boss, they say)
La Veau, turned three; Beans, two-year-old—
These are the cows I milk each day!
When Phœbus shoots his morning darts,
Or wet or dry, or hot or cold,
One to the dewy pasture starts
With clanging pails and pants up-rolled.
Again when evening doth enfold
The earth and sky in twilight grey,
Him at that chore you may behold—
These are the cows I milk each day!
Although unskilled in dairy arts
I've soaked some lore by experts doled,
With gentle words that win their hearts
My cows from kicking I've cajoled;
And of all cattle, horned or polled,
Pure-bred or grade, own them who may,
Mine suit me best. They'll not be sold—
These are the cows I milk each day!
ENVOY