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FEEDS AND FEEDING 



Silage, continued 



thistles for, 260 



versus soilage for cows, 266-8, 392-3 



weight of, 264 



Silage and roots, relative cost of, 243-4 

 Silo, 256-66 



capacity of, 264 



danger from carbon dioxid in filling, 264 



economy of various sizes, 258 



filling, 263 



proper size of, 265 



requisites of a good, 257 



types of, 258 

 Skim milk, 183 



for colts, 324; cows, 375; calves, 



425-8,430-1; pigs, 642-6 



money value, for pigs, 644 



pasteurizing to avoid disease, 184, 430, 

 642 



proper proportion for pig feeding, 645 



substitutes for, in calf rearing, 434-7 

 Skin, losses of heat from, 58-9 

 Slaughter-house waste, 185-6 

 Smut, corn, 254 

 Soaked feed, 272 



for cows, 404; horses, 296; pigs, 272, 610 

 Soft pork, see Pork, soft 

 Soilage, 266-9 



advantages of partial, 266 



alfalfa for, 229 



cereals for, 212 



clover for, 234 



corn for, 202 



crops for, 268 



disadvantages of, 262, 266, 393 



for cows, 392; pigs, 676; sheep, 575 



sorghums for, 204 



versus pasturage, 267 



versus silage, 262, 267, 392 

 Soiling chart, 268-9 

 Sorgho, see Sorghum, sweet 

 Sorghum fodder or hay, 203-4 



for horses, 311; sheep, 565; steers, 493 

 Sorghum hay, see Sorghum fodder 

 Sorghum pasture, 204 



for pigs, 676 



Sorghum, prussic acid in, 252 

 Sorghum silage, 204-5 



for beef cows, 511; dairy cows, 388; 

 sheep, 571; steers, 503, 517-8 

 Sorghum soilage, 204 

 Sorghum stover, 203-4 



for steers, 493 

 Sorghums, grain, 169-72 



see Kafir, Milo, Feterita, Kaoliang, 



Durra, Shallu 

 Sorghums, sweet, 169, 172 



for cows, 366; pigs, 638 

 Sotol. 251 

 Sows, 684-98, 701-2 



age to breed, 701 



amount of concentrates to feed, 690 



breeding studies, 694 



care at farrowing, 695 



composition of milk, 78, 698 



exercise for, 692 



farrowing time, 695 



feed and care of, 684-99 



feeding exclusively on skim milk, 74 



gestation period, 694 



grain alone unsatisfactory for, 685 



legume hay for, 686-8 



maintenance requirements, 606 



milk, yield of, 698 



nutrients required by, 685 



number of litters a year, 702 



shelter for, 692 



spayed vs. unapayed, 621 



succulent feeds for, 690 



versus barrows, 620 



wintering, 685-93 



for cows, 372; horses, 309; pigs, 659; 

 sheep, 560; steers, 484, 485 



Soybean and corn silage for cows, 389; steers, 



Soybean hay, 238 



for cows, 381; horses, 315; sheep, 563; 



steers, 492 

 Soybean oil meal or cake, 180 



for cows, 372; pigs. 660; steers, 484 

 Soybean pasture for pigs, 672 

 Soybean silage for cows, 389 

 Soybean straw, 219 



for sheep, 564 

 Spelt, see Emmer 



Spread or margin in selling steers. 446 

 Spurrey, 250 

 Squashes, 249 



for pigs, 678 

 Stables, see Shelter 

 Stallions, feed and care of, 328-9 

 Standard rations, see Feeding standards 

 Starch, 4-5 



action of saliva on, 21 

 digestion of, 26 

 production of, from corn, 155 

 Starch values, Kellner's, 120 

 Starvation, effects of, 61, 97-100 

 Steam engine and animal compared. 44-46, 



105-6 



Steaming roughage for cattle, 271 

 Steaming silage, 257 

 Steapsin, 24 

 Stearin, 6 



Steer feeding, counsel in feed lot, 521-36; impor- 

 tance of regularity and quiet in, 526; 

 requires business judgment, 525 

 see Steers 

 Steers, 445-536 



(For the value of the different feeds 

 for steers, see the various feeds, i. e., 

 Corn, Corn silage, etc.) 

 age, influence of, on gains, 77, 448-52 

 baby beef, 532-4 

 beef breeding, value of, 459-65 

 breeds compared, 465 

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



137-9 



compared with heifers for beef, 468 

 composition of, at different ages, 85-6 

 composition of increase during tattening, 



84-5 

 concentrates, amount to feed, 455-9, 



473, 501 



concentrates for, 470-87 

 confinement vs. open shed for, 468 

 cost of fattening, 535-6 



increases with age, 77, 448-52 

 increases with degree of finish, 



452 



counsel in the feed lot, 521-36 

 dressed carcass, per cent yielded by, 461 

 early maturity of beef breeds, 461 

 equipment for cattle feeding, 522 

 exercise for, 468 



fat of, effects of cotton seed on, 176 

 fattened animal, indications of, 453 

 fattening, methods of, 527-36 

 on pasture, 527-32 

 on roughage, 491 

 on small allowance of concen- 

 trates, 455-9 



feed consumed by various breeds, 463 

 feed consumed from birth to maturity, 



448-50 



feeds for, 470-506 



feeding exclusively on concentrates, 74 

 feeding chiefly on roughage. 455-9 

 finish, degree of, effect on cost of gain, 



452 



frequency of feeding, 522 

 gains on grass, 528-9 

 gains from droppings, by hogs, 523 

 gains, influenced by age, 77, 448-52 

 getting on feed, 522 

 grain feeding on pasture, 529 

 grinding grain for, 270, 473-4 

 growth under adverse conditions, 97-100 



