CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



PART I. PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



CHAPTER 



I. THE COMPOSITION OF FEEDING STUFFS 5 



II. THE COMPOSITION OF ANIMALS 19 



III. THE DIGESTION OF FEEDS 26 



IV. USES OF FEED BY ANIMALS . 34 



V. DETERMINATION OF THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FEEDING STUFFS 40 



VI. VARIATIONS IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FEEDING STUFFS 53 



VII. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE DIGESTIBILITY OF FEEDING STUFFS 63 



VIII. CALCULATION OF RATIONS 71 



IX. THE FEED-UNIT SYSTEM 79 



X. RELATIVE VALUE OF FEEDING STUFFS 82 



XI. MANURIAL VALUES OF FEEDING STUFFS 86 



PART II. DESCRIPTION OF FEEDING STUFFS 

 A. COARSE FEEDS 



XII. GREEN FORAGE AND HAY CROPS 90 



I. Pastures 90 



II. Soiling Crops 95 



III. Hay Crops 98 



XIII. GREEN FORAGE AND HAY CROPS Continued 105 



I. Annual Forage Crops 105 



II. Hay from Leguminous Crops 113 



III. Straw of Cereals and Legumes 128 



XIV. ROOTS, TUBERS, AND OTHER SUCCULENT FEEDS 131 



XV. SILOS AND SILAGE 149 



B. DESCRIPTION OF CONCENTRATES 



XVI. THE CONCENTRATES. . 163 



I. Cereal Grains 163 



II. Leguminous and Oil-bearing Seeds 175 



XVII. VARIOUS FACTORY BY-PRODUCTS 179 



I. Flour and Cereal Mill Feeds 179 



II. Brewery and Distillery Feeds 188 



III. Starch and Glucose Factory Feeds 190 



XVIII. SUGAR FACTORY FEEDS AND OIL MEALS 192 



I. Sugar Factory Feeds 192 



II. Oil Meals 195 



XIX. ANIMAL FEEDS 204 



I. Packing-house Feeds 204 



II. Dairy Feeds . 205 



XX. MISCELLANEOUS FEEDS 210 



I. Proprietary Feeds 210 



II. Feeds of Minor Importance 210 



III. Condimental Stock Feeds - . 212 



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