COARSE FEEDS AND THEIR VALUB 801 



sliced root with chaffed hay or straw and grain, which makes 

 a fine ration. One may feed cattle as high as 100 pounds of 

 roots a day, but as a rule about 40 or 50 pounds is best. 

 Sheep do especially well on roots, and in Great Britain and 

 Canada they are commonly fed to these animals, from 5 to 

 7 pounds per day. 



Carrots are slightly more nutritious than mangels, but 

 are more difficult to grow, and do not yield so large a crop. 

 They are raised especially for horses, and are fed to them with 

 more success than other roots. 



Swede turnips, flat turnips, and rutabagas are all good 

 for stock and have much the same wholesome effect as 

 mangels and carrots. 



CAN YOU TELL 



1. Why the feeding value of a grass depends on its stage of develop- 

 ment? 



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 hi 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 with the other 



