INDEX 



297 



Dairy cows, feed and care of, sec- 

 tion on, 188; influence of age on, 



54-. 



Dairy farm, cropping systems for, 

 286, 290. 



Defecation, 44. 



Deglutition, 39. 



Digestibility, coefficients of, 122 ; con- 

 ditions governing, section on, 51 ; 

 of feeds, 121 ; necessity of, 124. 



Digestion, definition of, 36; physiol- 

 ogy of, section on, 36 ; intestinal, 

 42. 



Distillers' grains, 80; for dairy cows, 

 191. 



Dried blood, 88; for swine, 241. 



Drinking, 38. 



Dry ground fish, 89. 



Dry matter and digestible nutrients 

 in feed-stuffs, section on, 157; 

 in animals, 31 ; in plants, 9. 



Emmer, 230. 



Energy, measurement of, 61 ; poten- 

 tial and kinetic, 61 ; sources and 

 uses of, 60 ; uses of compounds 

 that furnish, 60; utilization of, 

 62. 



Energy values, computation of ra- 

 tions according to, section on, 

 179. 



Exercise for colts, 250; for dairy 

 cows, 203 ; for pigs, 254 ; for 

 poultry, 260; for swine, 244. 



Farm crops, value of, 269. 



Farm manure, amounts voided by 

 farm animals, 270 ; composition 

 of, 270; effects of, 269; lasting 

 qualities of, 269 ; value of, 269, 

 271. 



Fats, absorption of, 43 ; definition 

 of, 28; examples of, 56; func- 

 tions of, 57; in animals, 29; in 

 plant substances, 29. 



Fattening, nature of gain in, 34. 



Fattening cattle, feed and care of, 

 section on, 207; for fall market, 

 213. 



Feed meal, 82. 



Feed mixtures, 101. 



Feed requirements, 181. 



Feeds, adulteration of, in; classes 

 of, 91, 117; composition of, 121; 

 digestibility of, 121 ; for dairy 

 cows, 188; how to buy, 116; low 

 grade, no; production of in the 

 United States, 71 ; table of com- 

 position and digestibility, 125. 



Feed-stuff laws, 105; Federal law, 

 no; importance of, 105; require- 

 ments of, 105; uniform law, 106; 

 and feed adulterants, section on, 

 105. 



Feed-stuffs, as a source of energy, 

 section on, 60; a few remarks 

 about, section on, 113; compo- 

 sition and digestibility of, sec- 

 tion on, 121 ; tentative definitions 

 of, 107; valuation of, 113; weight 

 and measure of, 151. 



Feeding standards, section on, 136; 

 guides, 150; table of, 138. 



Ferments, 36, 37. 



Fertilizer constituents in feeds, 274. 



Fiber, definition of, 27; in plant sub- 

 stances, 28. 



Fish refuse, 89. 



Flax feed and bran, 78. 



Flaxseed for poultry, 257. 



Flaxseed meal for calves, 248. 



Fluorine, 5. 



Food, chemical composition of, 51 ; 

 circulation of digested, 45; pala- 

 tability of, 51 ; quantity of, 51. 



Forage crops, 65; curing of, 194; 

 husbanding of, 66; losses in field 

 curing of, 67; time to harvest, 

 68. 



Gastric juice, 37. 



Gelatinoids, 22, 24. 



