2 THE SCIENTIFIC FEEDING OF ANIMALS 



common occurrence it is advisable to sow caraway (carum carvi), 8 to 

 10 lbs. to the hectare (3 to 4 lbs. to the acre) with the clover seed. 

 (Probably not practicable in the United States. — Translator.) Since 

 meadow caraway is a bienniel plant, it usually lasts just as long as the 

 clover, and is a good forage plant. 



The lupines, which, when dried, frequently cause serious losses among 

 sheep, are attended with little danger when fed green (Dammann). 



Fig. 30. Alfalfa or lucerne (Medicago sativd). 



While the Leguminosag in general are greedily eaten by all herbivora, the 

 lupines, on account of their bitter taste, are not relished at first. How- 

 ever, sheep soon become accustomed to them, but not so with horses and 

 cattle. At the beginning of the blossom period the lupines contain 1.1 

 per cent and at the end of this period 0.8 per cent of digestible albumen 

 and 5.9 to 7.1 per cent, respectively, starch value. 



The wood chickling vetch (Lathyrus Sylvester) makes good crops in 

 poor soil and at high altitudes, may be cut twice and makes a hay similar 

 to that of alfalfa in nutritive value. The seeds of all species of Lathyrus, 



