130 DESCRIPTION OF FEEDING STUFFS 



would be a powerful aid in the further development of our animal 

 industry. 



The straws of legumes and miscellaneous grain crops, like 

 buckwheat, millet, etc., do not differ greatly from the cereal straws, 

 except that the legume straws are higher in protein and possess a 

 somewhat higher digestibility. They are, however, rather coarse 

 and unpalatable, and therefore less suited for the purpose of stock 

 feeding than grain straw. Pea and bean straw, like legume straw 

 in general, are much used as a feed for cows and sheep, especially in 

 sections where these crops are largely grown. They are considered 

 a valuable roughage, as they generally contain appreciable quanti- 

 ties of seeds and pods. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name the different kinds of straw of cereals used for feeding farm ani- 



mals, and the special value of each one. 



2. Name the different kinds of straw of leguminous crops used for feeding 



purposes, and state their approximate value in comparison with (a) 

 cereal straw, (6) timothy hay, (c) corn fodder. 



3. To what purpose are cornstalks best put in feeding farm animals, and how 



best prepared for feeding ? 



