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INDEX 



Blood corpuscles, 139. 



the plasma, 140. 



vessels, in absorption, 115. 

 Bovines, maintenance rations for, 



314. 

 Breakfast foods, residues from, 



248. 



Breed, influence of, 133. 

 Brewers' grains, 251. 

 Buttermilk, 268. 



Calcium, 19. 



Calorie, definition of, 165. 

 Calorimeter, respiration, 214. 

 Carbohydrates, the, 69. 



as a source of fats, 161. 



classification of, 70. 



digestibility of, 120. 



functions of, 160. 



physiologically economical, 186. 



regulation of use, 149. 



source of energy, 160. 

 Carbon, 13. 



dioxide, elimination of, 147. 

 Cattle foods, classification of, 219. 

 distinctions in, 263. 

 energy values of, 166. 

 Cellulose, 78. 



and gums, digestibility of, 121. 

 Chlorine, 18. 



Coarse foods vs. grains, 263. 

 Collagen, 57. 

 Colts, feeding, 358. 



rations for, 359. 

 Cooking foods, 128. 

 Combination of nutrients, influ- 

 ence of, 131. 

 Compounds, classes of, 26. 



classification of, 27. 

 Combustible and incombustible 



matter, 24. 

 Combustion, 24. 

 Corn, as silo crop, 231. 

 Cottonseed by-products, composi- 

 tion of, 259. 



hulls, 257. 



kernels, 258. 



meal, 257. 

 Cow, the general purpose, 427. 



Cows, dairy, calculation of rations. 



333. 



feeding standards for, 327. 

 practical rations for, 335. 

 requirements of, 331. 

 selection of, 426. 



Crops, adaptability to environ- 

 ment, 272. 



to kind of production, 273. 

 drying of, 220. 

 ensiling vs. field curing, 233. 

 forage, classes of, 220. 

 harvesting of, 222. 

 influence of maturity, 223. 

 for swine, 386. 

 high productivity, 275. 

 methods of preserving, 233. 

 productive capacity of, 274. 

 soiling, 276. 

 value not proportional to yield, 



224. 



Curing fodders, losses through, 

 221. 



Dairy by-products, 268. 



wastes, as food for pigs, 384. 

 Dextrin, 78. 

 Dextrose, 71. 

 Digestible nutrients, in the ration, 



299. 



Digestibility, as basis of values, 

 286. 



determination of, 135. 



influence of age, 225. 



meaning of, 122. 

 Digestion, 87. 



artificial, 103. 



as a whole, 112. 



changes in food, 88. 



changes in stomach, 104. 



coefficients, inaccuracies of, 136. 



factors influencing, 122. 



in intestines, 113. 



stimuli to, 111. 



stomach, 112. 



summary of changes, 114. 



work of, 176. 

 Digestive fluids, 113. 

 Di-saccharides, 72. 



