114 A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



CAN YOU TELL 



1 . Why the feeding value of a grass depends on its stage of development? 



2. Why timothy is a standard grass for horses? 



3. Why, in the opinion of some, millet should be fed with caution? 



4. Where and why Bermuda grass is popular? 



5. Why Indian corn is so valuable to the farmer? 



6. How the legumes add to soil fertility? 



7. Something about alfalfa? 



8. Wherein lies the special value of silage? 



9. Why roots are not grown more for stock in America? 



10. How many pounds of roots a day should be fed the different kinds 



of farm animals? 



SUGGESTIONS 



11. Bring in small samples of different kinds of roughage used on the 



farm on which you live. 



12. Bring to the class about a half-pound sample of average hay such 



as you are commonly using on the farm. Compare it with the other 

 class samples. 



13. Find the nitrogen-carrying nodules on legume roots. 



14. Feed some green rye to a milch cow three hours before milking. 



Note whether the milk is unpleasantly affected. 



15. Learn who puts up the best hay in your neighborhood, study his 



methods and report on them. 



16. How many silos are there in your township or section, and to what 



animals is the silage fed? 



