640 Feeds and Feeding. 



Excrement. The indigestible or refuse matter of farm foods voided by 

 animals. 



Fertilizing constituents. The nitrogen and mineral components of feed- 

 ing stuffs. Generally the term applies only to nitrogen, phos- 

 phoric acid and potash, since these are most apt to be lacking in 

 the soil or present in insufficient quantities. 



Reid pea. Pisum arvense. 



Fodder corn. See Corn fodder. 



Foot-ton. The work performed in raising a weight of one ton to a height 

 of one foot. 



Glucose, fruit sugar. The form of sugar found in fruits, honey, etc.; alsa 

 in the alimentary canal. It can be obtained by treating starch or 

 cane sugar (sucrose) with dilute mineral acids. 



Glycogen. A carbohydrate resembling starch, found in the liver. 



Grain equivalent. The term used to designate the comparative value of 

 grain and less concentrated feeding stuffs, such as milk, whey, 

 roots, etc. 



Gram. A metric weight. 453.6 grams equal one pound avoirdupois. 



Hairy vetch. Vicia vittosa. 



Herbivorous. A term applied to animals that subsist on vegetable foods- 



Herd's grass. See Timothy. 



Hungarian grass, German millet. Set aria italica, var. germanica. 



Ibid. In the same place; preceding reference. 



Indian corn, or maize. Zea mays. 



Intestine. The lower part of the alimentary canal. (32) 



Japan clover. Lespedeza striata. 



Japanese millet. Setaria italica, vars. 



June grass. See Kentucky blue grass. 



Kaffir corn. Sorghum vulgare. 



Kentucky blue grass, or June grass. Poa pratensis. 



Kilogram. A metric weight equal to 2.2-f- pounds. 



Lacteals. Minute tubes which take the chyle from the alimentary canal 

 and convey it to the thoracic duct. See Lymphatics. 



Legumes. Plants belonging to the botanical family Leguminosse. Ex- 

 amples: red clover, peas, beans. 



Levulose. Invert sugar, obtained with dextrose or grape sugar when 

 cane sugar is heated with dilute mineral acids. 



Liter. A metric measure of capacity equaling 1.05-f- quarts. 



Loc. cit. In the place referred to; preceding reference. 



Lucern. See Alfalfa. 



Lymph. The colorless fluid found in the lymphatics of the animal body. 



Lymphatics. The vein-like vessels that convey lymph. (37) 



Lymphatic system. The system of lymph vessels which collect and con- 

 vey the lymph. (37) 



