INDEX 



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Corn plant, continued 



losses by ensiling and field curing, 198 

 number of stalks per acre, 196 

 nutrients at different stages, 12 

 removing ears before ensiling, 200-1 

 Corn silage, see Silage, corn 

 Corn smut, feeding experiments with, 254 

 Corn soilage, 202 

 Corn stalk disease, 254 

 Corn stover, 195, 202 



for beef cows, 510; dairy cows, 382; 



horses, 311, 312; sheep, 565; 

 steers, 492 

 shredded, 202 

 Corn stover silage, 200, 387, 501, 510 



for beef cows, 510; dairy cows, 387; 



steers, 501-2 

 Cost of feeds, considering in computing rations, 



116, 140-7 

 Cotton seed, 173-4 



for cows, 371; steers, 483 

 poison in, 175 

 products from 1 ton, 173 

 Cottonseed cake, see Cottonseed meal 

 Cottonseed cake, cold-pressed, 175 



for cows, 371; sheep, 560; steers, 483 

 Cottonseed feed, 175 



for steers, 483 

 Cottonseed hulls, 177 



for cows, 384; steers, 494 

 Cottonseed meal, 174-7 



effects on animal fats, 176 

 for beef cows, 509-11; calves, 175; 

 dairy cows, 369-71; horses, 

 308; pigs, 175, 658; sheep, 

 559; steers, 481-3, 497-9, 

 518, 519 

 poison in, 175 

 Cowpea hay, 237 



for cows, 380; horses, 315; sheep, 563; 



steers, 492 

 Cowpea pasture, 237 

 for pigs, 673 

 Cowpea silage, 237, 260 



for cows, 389; steers, 504 

 Cowpeas, 182, 237 



for pigs, 660; horses, 309; steers, 485 

 Cows, beef, 507-13 



cost of keeping, 511-3 



feed and care of, 507-13 



feed requirements of, 507-8 



mineral matter for, 508 



versus dairv cows for milk production, 



339 



wintering, 508-13 

 Cows, dairy, 337-422 



(For the value of various feeds for 

 cows, see the different feeds; i. e., 

 Corn, Clover hay, etc.) 

 advanced registry, 344 

 annual feed requirements, 410-5 

 as producers of human food, 337-8 

 breed tests, 415-6 



building a good herd from scrubs, 340 

 bulkiness of concentrate mixture for, 397 

 calculating rations for, 114-8, 140-7, 



396, 397-402 

 calving time, 408 



care before and after calving, 407-9 

 censuses of production, 343 

 comfort, importance of, 403 

 concentrate allowance for, 357, 395-402 

 concentrates for, 363-75, 397-402 

 cooking feed for, 404 

 cost of milk production, 410-5 

 dairy vs. beef type, 339 

 dehorning, 355 

 dry, feed for, 407 

 drying off, 407 

 economy of, 337-8 



effects on milk yield of advancing lactation, 

 348; age, 347; cattle ticks, 355; 

 condition at calving, 349 ; dehorn- 

 ing, 355; exercise, 354; feed, 



Cows, dairy, effects on milk yield of, continued 



349-52; frequency of milking, 

 355; grooming, 354; milking 

 machines, 354; oestrum, 355; 

 pregnancy, 355; temperature 

 and weather, 353; tuberculin 

 testing, 355; turning to pasture, 

 353 



exercise for, 354, 404 



feed and care of, 395-409 



feed and care of test cows, 416-22 



feed required by, for 1 year, 410-5 



feeding as individuals, 396 



feeding exclusively on concentrates, 74 



feeding on pasture, 406-7 



feeds for, 363-94 



frequency of feeding, 404 



frequency of milking, 355 



freshening in fall vs. spring, 409 



gestation period, 408 



good and poor producers, 339-44 



great, feed and yield of, 421-2 



grinding grain for, 270, 364, 404 



grooming, 354 



Hegelund method of milking, 405 



inefficient, causes of, 341 



kindness in care of, 405 



liberal and meager feeding, 349-51, 

 363-4, 395 



lime withheld from, 66, 361 



milk, see Milk, cow's 



milk and fat records, 344 



milking machines, 354 



mineral matter requirements of, 361-2 



nutrients required by, 108-10, 357-62 



official tests, 344 



order of feeding, 404 



overfeeding, 352 



palatable feed, importance of, 397 



pasture, supplementing short, 406-7 



pasturage vs. soilage for, 392-3 



preparation of feed for, 404 



profitable and unprofitable, 339-42 



protein requirements of, 359-61 



ration for, should be well balanced, 

 357-62, 395 



rations for, examples of economical, 

 140-7, 397-402 



rations when on test, 416-22 



records, keeping on farm, 342 



records of great cows, 344, 421-2 



regularity in care of, 405 



rest for, importance of, 407 



returns from, compared with other farm 

 animals, 90-92, 337-8 



returns from, in Swedish test associations, 

 130 



returns from good and poor producers, 

 33*741 



roughages for, 375-94 



salt for, 403 



shelter for, 403 



soaking feed for, 404 



substituting legume hay for concentrates, 

 377-9. 



succulent feed, importance of, 384, 397 



succulent feeds for, 384-94 



test cows, feed and care of, 416-22 



tests of, at expositions, 415-6 



tests, official, 344, 416-22 



tests, unreliability of short, 342 



tuberculin testing, 355 



turning to pasture, 353 



underfeeding, effect of, 349-351, 352 



use of feed by, 338 



variations in fat in milk, 345-54 



vitamine requirements of, 357 



water for, 402 



see Heifer 



Cows, dual-purpose, feeding, 513 

 Cow-testing associations, 344 

 Crab grass, 215 



Creep for calves, 532; foals, 323; Iambs, 588; 

 pigs, 699 



