INDEX 



769 



Steers, continued 



increase during fattening, 84-6 

 length of feeding period, 454 

 long vs. short feeding, 454 

 loose vs. tied, 468 

 margin required in fattening, 446 

 market grades compared, 463-5 

 mineral matter requirements of, 448 

 nutrient requirements of, 447 

 pasture for fattening, 527-32 

 paved feed lots for, 469 

 pigs following, 523 



preparation of feed for, 269-72, 468, 

 473-4 



ring for shipment, 524 

 "2tyi 

 >n o 

 461 



preparing for shipment, 

 profitable type of, 465 

 proportion of valuable 



parts in carcass, 



pure-bred or grade steers vs. scrubs, 

 459-65 



quality, value of, 462 



quarters for, 466 



quiet, importance of, for, 526 



rations fed by British feeders, 505-6 



rations for fattening, 447-8 



returns from, compared with dairy cow, 

 337-8; other farm animals, 90-2 



roughages, for, 487-506 



salt for, 523 



self-feeding, 459 



shelter for, 466 



shipment, preparing for, 524 



short vs. long /feeding, 454 



shrinkage in shipping, 524 



silage for, 495-505 



succulent feeds for, 495^506 



summer vs. winter feeding, 528 



tied vs. loose, 468 



versus heifers for beef production, 468 



vitamine requirements of, 448 



water required by, 523 



weight of fat, at Smithfield show, 465-6 



weight of, variations in, 524 



wide and narrow rations for, 96 



wintering growing steers, 516-9 

 Stock foods and tonics, 193 



for pigs, 616 



Stock tonics, formulae for, 194 

 Stomach, capacity of, 19 



digestion in simple stomach, 21-2 



digestion in compound stomach, 23 

 Stomachs of ruminants, 19, 23 

 Stomach worms in sheep, 589 

 Stocking corn, see Shocking corn 

 Stover, see Corn stover 

 Straw, 218-9 



for beef cows, 510; dairy cows, 383; 



horses, 312; sheep, 565; steers, 

 494 



from cereals, 218 



from legumes and other plants, 218-9 

 Succulent feeds, value of, 74 



for dairy calves, 432; cowe, 384; 



horses, 315; pigs, 664-7; sheep, 

 566; steers, 495 

 Sucrose, 25 

 Sudan grass, 214 

 Sudan grass hay for horses, 311; 

 Sudan grass silage for cows, 390 

 Sugar, as a feed, 190, 306 

 Sugar beet pulp, see Beet pulp 

 Sugar beets, 245 



for cows, 390-2; pigs, 676-7, 690; sheep, 



566-8; steers, 504 

 Sugar cane, 215 



Sugar factory by-products, 186-9 

 Suintinwool, 110, 

 Sunflower seed, 181 



for pigs, 664 



Sunflower seed cake, 181, 309, 373 

 Sunflower silage, 249 



for cows, 389; sheep, 572; steers, 503 

 Sunflowers for forage, 249 

 Sun, the source of life, 9, 36 

 Swedes, see Rutabagas 



Swedish clover, see Clover, alsike 

 Sweet clover, see Clover, sweet 

 Sweet potato, 246 



Sweet potatoes for pigs, 678; steers, 505 

 Swine, see Pigs, Sows, and Boars 

 Systems of feeding, adapting to local conditions, 

 147-50 



Tankage, 185 



for horses, 309; pigs, 649-52; sheep, 561 

 Teeth, care of, in horses, 299 

 Teeth, wolf, in young pigs, 697 

 Temperature, body, of farm animals, 56 

 Temperature, effects of too high in stable, 61, 298 



see Heat 

 Teosinte, 211 



Testing associations, for dairy cows, 344 

 Therm, 45 

 Thistles, Russian, 251 



silage from, 260 

 Timothy, 207^10 



yield at different stages, 208 

 Timothy hay, 207-10 



early and late cut, 208 



for cows, 382; horses, 310; sheep, 565; 



steers, 493 

 Tonics, 193-4, 616 

 Tractor vs. the horse, 105, 295 

 Tree leaves and twigs, 250 

 Trotter, feed for the, 334 



Tuberculosis, pigs infected thru following steers, 



643 

 Tuberculosis spread by feeding infected milk, 



184, 430, 643 



Tubers, see Roots and tubers 

 Tunis grass, 214 

 Turnips, 245 

 Twigs, see Tree twigs 



Urea, 36 



loss of energy in, 45-7 

 Urine, 36 



fertilizing constituents voided in, 280 



heat carried off by, 45 



voided by farm animals, 278 



waste of nitrogen in, 35-6, 45 



Variety of feeds, importance of, 116 

 Veal production, 515-6 

 Vegetable ivory nut meal, 191 

 Velvet bean, 182, 239 



for cows, 373; horses, 309; pigs, 663; 



sheep, 561; steers, 487 

 Velvet bean feed, 182 

 Velvet bean pasture for pigs, 673 

 Ventilation, see Air 

 Vetch, hairy, 239 

 Vetch, common, 239 

 Vetch hay for cows, 381 

 Villi, 34 



Vinegar grains, 190 

 Vitamine mixtures, 194, 616 

 Vitaminea, 71-4, 83, 110, 357, 423, 448, 606 



anti-rachitic, 73 



anti-ecorbutic, 73 



fat-soluble, 71 



requirements of calves, 423; dairy cows, 

 357; steers, 448; pigs, 606 



required for growth, 83; milk production, 

 110 



water-soluble, 72 



Waste of body, disposal of, 36 



Water, effects of depriving animals of, 69 



evaporation of, carries heat from body, 



58,70 

 for beef cows, 508; calves, 428; dairy 



cows, 402; farm animals, 69-71; 



horses, 297; lambs, 545; pigs, 



616; sheep, 545; sows, 692; 



steers, 523 



formed from breaking down of food, 71 

 frequency of drinking, 53, 70 

 influence on digestibility of feeds, 53 



