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FEEDS AND FEEDING 



Crimson clover, see Clover, crimson 



Crude protein, see Protein, crude 



Crushing grain, see Grinding grain 



Cud, chewing the, 20 



Cull beans, see Beans 



Cutting hay and straw, see Chopping hay and straw 



Dairy versus beef breeds for beef production, 



460-2 



Dairy by-products, see Skim milk; Butter- 

 milk; Whey 



Dairy calves, see Calves, dairy 

 Dairy cows, see Cows, dairy 

 Dairying, see Cows, dairy 

 Darkness, see Light 

 Darso, 172 



for pigs, 639 



Dehorning, effects on cows, 353 

 Diastase, 165 

 Digestibility, 37-43 



coefficients of, 38-40, Appendix Table II 



depression of, 53-4 



effect of acid on, 54 



factors influencing, 52-5 



general discussion of, 37-43, 50-5 



influence of age, 54; amount of feed 



eaten, 52; breed, 54; frequency 

 of feeding, 53; kind or class of 

 animal, 54; palatability of feed, 

 30-1; preparation of feed, 52, 

 , 270-2, 609; proportion of dif- 

 ferent nutrients, 53; water, 53; 

 work, 53 



method of determining, 37-8 

 of cooked food, 53, 271 

 of food by horse, 54, 285; pig, 54; 



ruminants, 54 



of grasses affected by maturity, 51 

 of ground grain, 52 

 of silage, 53 

 Digestible nutrient, 18 

 Digestible nutrients in feeding stuffs, 



40-1, Appendix Table III 

 Digestion, 18-32 



heat evolved in, 45-50 

 in caecum of horse, 26 

 in intestines, 23-5 

 in mouth, 21 

 in stomach, 21-3 

 studies of Pawlow on, 30-1 

 work involved in, 45-50 

 Digestion coefficients, 38-40, Appendix 



Table II 

 Digestion trials, 37-8 



limitations of, 42 



Digestive tract of farm animals, 19 

 Dipping sheep, 591 

 Distillers' grains, dried, 190 



for cows, 374; horses, 309; pigs, 664; 



sheep, 561; steers, 486 

 Distillery slop, 190 



for pigs, 664; steers, 486 

 Draft, energy expended by horses in. 289 

 Draft, required on different road beds, 285 

 Dressed carcass, composition of, from farm 



animals, 16 

 Dressed carcass yielded by pigs, 620; sheep, 



548; steers, 461 



Dried beet pulp, see Beet pulp, dried 

 Dried blood, see Blood meal 

 Dried brewers' grains, see Brewers' grains, 



dried 

 Dried distillers' grains, see Distillers' 



grains, dried 

 Dried fish, see Fish meal 

 Durra, 170, 171 



Earth nut, see Peanut 



Economy in feeding live stock, 140-50 



Economy of animal production, 90-2 



Egyptian corn, see Milo 



Emmer, 167 



for cows, 366; pigs, 636; sheep, 557; 

 steers, 477 



Energy, 43-50 



available and net, of feeds, 45-50 



for animals derived from sun, 9 



for work, source of, 101-3 



gross energy of feeds, 44-5 



in pure nutrients, 45 



muscular, production of, 101-6 



net, 46 



of feeds, losses of, in digestion, 45-50 



required for growth, 77; fattening, 89, 



448, 592, 610-6; maintenance, 

 59; milk production, 108, 357; 

 work, 104, 290-1 

 required for work, factors influencing, 



104, 288-90, 292 

 see Work 

 Energy values of feeds, Armsby's, 121-3, 



Appendix Table VI 



Engine compared with animals, 44, 45, 105-6 

 Ensilage, see Silage 



Ensiling, manner in which green forage is pre- 

 served by, 256 

 Enzymes, 21 

 Erepsin, 25 

 Ergot, 253 



Ether extract, see Fat 

 Ewes, breeding, 577-87 



concentrates for, 580 



cost of keeping, 582-3 



feed and care before and after lambing, 



583-4 



feed and care of, 577-87 

 flushing, 578 

 gestation period, 577 

 lambing time, 583 

 milking qualities, 585-6 

 roughages for, 581-2 

 succulent feeds for, 581-2 

 Ewe's milk, composition of, 78, 585 

 Excrement, see Manure 



Exercise for brood sows, 618, 692; carriage horses, 

 298, 334; dairy cows, 404; 

 ewes, 579; horses, 298; lambs, 

 543, 595; pigs, 618; stallions, 

 328; steers, 468 

 importance of, 75 

 Exposure for lambs, 542; steers, 466-7 



Farm animals, see Horses, Cows, dairy, etc. 



calculating rations for, 118-20, 126-7, 

 137-9, 140-7 



comparative fattening qualities of, 90-2 



composition of bodies of, 15-8 



importance of, to agriculture, vii-x 



relative economy of, 90-2, 337-8, 450, 

 599-600 



see Live stock 



Farming, adapt type of, to local conditions, 147-50 

 Farm manure, see Manure 

 Fat, 6, 11, 15, 16 



absorption of, 34 



a source of muscular energy, 102 



digestion of, 26 



effect of cottonseed meal on, 176 



feeding, effect on digestibility, 54 



feeding to calves, 426; dairy cows, 351 



formed from carbohydrates, 87 ; 

 protein, 88 



globules in milk, 346 



in animal body, 15, 16 



in milk, factors influencing composition 

 and yield, 346-55 



in plants, 6, 1 1 



origin in body, 86-8 



source of, in milk, 107 



wool, 110 



Fatten animals to meet demands of market, 148 

 Fattening, 84-97 



composition of increase during, 84-6 



factors influencing, 89-90 



object of, 84 



ration for, 88 



Fattening period, length for pigs, 599-601; 

 sheep, 592; steers, 452-5 



