FEEDIis^Q STUFFS. 11 



CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE FOODS. (Lindsey.) 



A. Coarse Feeds (Roughage). 



I. Low in protein, high in carbohydrates: 



(a) 50-65 per cent, digestible: Hays, straws, corn 



fodder, corn stover, and silage. 



(b) 85-95 P^r cent, digestible: Carrots, potatoes, 



sugar beets, mangels, turnips. 



II. Medium in protein and in carbohydrates, 55-65 per 



cent, digestible: Clovers, vetches, pea and bean 

 fodders and brans. 



B. Concentrated Feeds (Concentrates), 



III. Low in protein, high in carbohydrates, 80-90 per 



cent, digestible: Wheat, rye, barley, oats, Indian 

 corn. 



IV. High in protein, medium in carbohydrates, 80-90 per 



cent, digestible: Bean and pea meals, gluten feeds 

 and meals, linseed meals, cottonseed meal. 



CLASSIFICATION OF CONCENTRATES, ACCORDING 

 TO PROTEIN CONTENT: 



(a) Very rich in protein (about 80 per cent.) : Dried blood, 

 meat scraps, cottonseed meal. 



(b) Rich in protein (25-40 per cent.) : Gluten meal, Atlas meal, 

 linseed meal, buckwheat middlings, soja beans, grano-gluten. 



(c) Fairly rich in protein (12-25 P^^ cent.) Malt sprouts, 

 dried brewers' grains, gluten feed, cow pea, pea meal, wheat 

 shorts, rye shorts, oat shorts, wheat middlings, wheat bran, 

 low-grade flour (red-dog). 



(d) Low in protein (below 12 per cent.): Wheat, barley, oats, 

 rye, corn, rice polish, rice, hominy chops, germ meal. 



