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INDEX 



Gluten feed, 122 



for cows, 270; pigs, 369; poultry, 400; 

 sheep, 340; steers, 313 

 Gluten meal, 122 



for cows, 270; pigs, 369 

 Gluten of wheat, 124 

 Glvcogeu, 30, 77 

 Goats. 335 

 Grass, 167-75 



gains of steers on, 304 



nutrients at different stages, 167 



see Hay, also Pasture 

 Grasses, mixed, 174 

 Greasewood, 198 

 Green feed for poultry, 401-2 

 Green forage, digestibility of, 47 

 Grinding grain for farm animals, 45 



See also Cows, Horses, etc. 

 Grit for i)0ultry, 381 

 Ground bone, see Bone meal 

 Ground rock phosphate, see Phosphate, rock 

 Growing animals, 63 8 



effect of checking growth of, 73-5 



food requirements for, 64 7 



roughing thru the winter, 112 



Hay, chaffing or cutting, see Chaffing hay 



changes while curing, 177 



losses by stacking, 179 



making, 177-9 



measurement, 179 



shrinkage, 179 



vs. corn silage for dairy cows, 277 



see Grasses, also Legumes 

 Hay, alfalfa, effects of rain on, 177 

 Heat, amount in coal, pure nutrients, and 

 feeds, 41 



energy expended in body takes form 

 of, 43, 51 



how it is produced and regulated in 

 body, 50 



lost in digestion, 41 



lost in warming water drunk, 58 



requirements for maintenance, 50-3 



see Energy 

 Heating water for cows, 262 ; farm ani- 

 mals, 58 

 Heifers, dairy, cost ot rearing, 288 



feed and care of, 287-8 

 Hens, see Poultry 

 Hogs, see Pigs 

 Hogging down corn, 362 

 Hominv feed for cows, 269; pigs, 364; 



poultry, 398 

 Honeycomb, or second stomach, 21 

 Horse bean, for horses, 241 

 Horse power, definition, 221 

 Horses, 221 46 



(For the value of the various feeds 

 for horses, see Corn, Oats, etc.) 



blanketing, 227 



calculating rations for, 103-4 



care of, hints on, 226 



carriage, feed and care of, 229 



cost of raising. 234 



exercise for, 226 



factors influencing work done by, 221-5 



fattening, 229 



feeding and care of, 221-35 



feeds for, 236-46 



grade, eff«ct on energy required for 

 work by, 225 



grooming, 227 



measuring work performed by, 221 



nutrient requirements of, 222-5 



roughage, excess of injurious, 241 



saddle horse, feed and care of, 229 



salt for, 226 



Horses, continued 



speed influences energy required for 

 work, 224 



stables for, 226-7 



tyi)es of work done by, 223 



watering, 226 



wintering farm horses, 228 



work horse, feed and care of, 227 

 Hungarian grass, see Millet 



Incubation of eggs, 388 



Intestinal secretion, 25 



Intestine, large, digestion in, 26 



Intestine, small, digestion in, 25-6 



Intestines, length and capacity of, 21 



Invertases, 25 



Iron in blood, 50, 55; in plants, 5 



Japan clover, see Lespedeza 



Japanese cane, 174 



Johnson grass, 173 



Johnson grass hay for horses, 242 



Kafir, 135-6, 163-6 



for calves, 282; cows, 269; horses, 239, 

 242; pigs. 364; poultry, 398; 

 sheep. 339; steers, 311 

 Kafir fodder, 164 

 Kafir silage. 165 



for dairy cows, 277; Steers, 320 

 Kafir stover, 165 



for beef cattle, 315 

 Kale, 198 

 Kaoliang, 135, 136 



for pigs, 364 

 Kaoliang fodder and stover, 165 

 Kidnevs, 32 

 Kohlrabi, 198 



Lactase, 26 

 Lactoals, 29 

 Lambs, see Sheep 



fattening, 330-3 



feed and care of, 328-35 



hothouse, 333 



spring, 334 



weight of, at birth, 328 



winter. 333 

 Legumes for forage, 180-92 



for silage, 204 



rich in protein and lime, 56, 180 

 Legume hay, importance of, for cows, 272; 

 horses, 244; pigs, 374; poultry, 

 402; sheep, 340: steers, 313 

 Leguminous seeds, 142-3; 144-5 

 Lespedeza, 192 

 Light for farm animals, 61 

 Lime, 55-7, 66 



required for growth, 66 



required for mninten.auce, 55-7 

 Linseed meal or cake, 141 



for calves, 282; cows, 271; horses, 241; 

 pigs, 368; poultry. 400; sheep, 

 340; steers, 312 



old and new ijrocess, 141 

 Lipase, 25 

 Liver, 25 



Loco poisoning, 201 

 Lymph and lymphatic system, 28 



Maintaining farm animals, 50-62 

 Maintenance ration, see Ration, maintenance 

 Maize, see Corn 

 Malt, 130 

 Maltase, 26 



Malt sugar, 8, 26, 130 

 Malt sprouts, 130 

 for cows, 270 



