Index. 



661 



tfllk, soxv's, concerning, 636. 

 quantity yielded, 587. 

 composition of, 537. 

 sweet vs. sour, for pigs, SJt. 

 whole, 22S. 



for calves, 334. 

 for pigs, 571. 

 Milk and its by-products, fertiliilne Talne 



of, 229. 

 Milk and skim milk for cows, 430. 

 MUk ash, 227. 

 i Milk fat, 22G, 227. 

 Milk flow, influene* of time from calving 



on, 407. 

 Milk serum, 226. 

 Milk sugar, 227. 

 Milk yield, influence of shearing wool on, 



486. 

 Milking qualities of ewes, 483. 

 Millet, 147, 188. 



Japanese, 1S8. 

 Millet hay, for cows, 476. 

 Injurious to horses, 304. 

 for sheep, 507. 

 see Hungarian grass. 

 Millo maize, 189. 

 Mineral compounds, 7. 

 Molasses, for steers, 356. 



from the beet factory, 224. 

 Money value of diflferent nutrients in feed- 

 ing stuffs, 117. 

 Mule, the, work done by, 288. 

 Muscular energy, source of, 63, 08. 

 Muscular exertion, 60. 

 Mutton breeds and the Merinos compared, 



515. 

 Narrow and wide rations, Influence of, on 



flesh production, 47. 

 Nitrogen, excretion during hard labor, 66. 

 retained and voided by farm aniiaals, 

 265. 

 Nitrogen-free extract, 11. 

 Nitrogenous substances, calculation of 

 composition, 35. 

 in the animal body, 72. 

 see Protein. 

 HntrienU, total, digestibility of, 99. 

 in feeding stufls, 97. 

 placing money value on, 117. 

 valuation of, in concentrated £eedlne 

 stuffs, 117. 

 Nutriotoue, 230, 

 Nutrition, animal, 40. 

 Nutritive raUo, 100. 

 Oat feed for pigs, 564. 

 Oat grain, the, 139. 

 Oat straw for sheep, 506. 

 Oats, a stimulating principle in, 140. 

 by-products of, 141. 

 for cows, 473. 

 for ftittening sheep, 523. 

 for horses, 21*2. 



boiled ry« a« a substitute for, V7. 

 substitutes for, 292. 



Oats, for pigs, 564. 



for sheep, 499. 



ground, vs. wheat bran for cows, 418. 



new, unfit for feeding, 140. 



vs. bran and shorts, for horses, 295. 

 Oate and hay, relative value of, for horse*, 



293. 

 Oata and peas, 191. 

 Oat« and their by-products, 139. 

 Oats, beans and corn, relative value of, for 



Oil-bearing seeds and their by-producta, 



148. 

 Oil cake, value of oil in, 151. 



vs. grain for pigs, 588. 



vs. grain for cows, 421. 

 Oil cake and oil naeal, 149. 



as a feeding stuff, 162. 

 Oil meal, adulteration of, 160. 



for steers, 351, 384. 



home use of, 153. 



new-process, 149. 



relative value of old- and new-process, 

 150. 



swelling process of, 160. 



see Linseed meal. 

 Olcln, 6. 



Oleomargarine for calves, 837. 

 Omasum, 16. 

 Orchard grass, 187. 

 Ox, maintenance ration for, 111. 



manure from, 264. 



see Steer. 

 PalmlUn, 6. 



Palm-nut cake vs. grain for pigs, 688. 

 Palm-nut meal, 159. 

 Pancreatic juice, 18. 



Paris Omnibus Co., horse experiments con- 

 ducted by, 298. 

 Parsnip, 213. 

 Pasture, concerning, 178. 



droppings of corn-fed steers on, for pigs. 

 S79. 



feeding grain to steers on, 368. 



feeding pigs on, only, CTS. 



for pigs, 576, 612. 



grain-feeding steers on, 888. 



grasses for, 178. 



Influence of, on milk, 439. 



possibilities of, for steer feeding, 886. 



producing veal on, 338. 



small vs. large, for steers, 885. 



time for turning steers to, 385w 



turning sheep to, 519. 

 Pasture grass, yield of, 179. 

 Pasturing steers, 358. 

 Paunch, 16. 



Peanut cake vs. grain for plga, 588. 

 Peanut meal, 160. 



for horses, 301. 

 Pear cactus, 218. 

 Peas, 161. 



for pigs, 565, 611. 

 Pea-vine hay, 209. 



