SECTION XIV. 



NATURAL STOCK FEEDS. 



The natural feeds used for feeding stock include forage crops, 

 root and tuber crops, and grains and seeds. 



Forage Crops. Under this head come green and cured legu- 

 minous plants, the grasses and the grain plants. 



Leguminous Plants. These plants differ from the grasses and 



Fig. 4. Cowpeas, a good leguminous crop. 



the grain plants in that they contain more nitrogenous substances, 

 namely, protein. Alfalfa, clovers, vetches, cowpeas and soja 

 bean are some of our leguminous plants. 



