INDEX 



437 



Mammoth clover, see Clover, mammoth 

 Mangels, 194 



dangerous to rams or wethers, 194 

 for cows, 277; pigs, 374; poultry, 401; 



sheep, 343 

 see Roots 

 Manure, 212-19 



care of, to prevent loss. 219 

 composition and value, 217 

 essential elements in, 212 

 fertilizing constituents recovered in, 213 

 losses in, 218 

 value as a fertilizer, 212 

 Manurial value of feeds, 215 

 Manyplies, 21 , „ „ „ 



Mare, brood, feed and care of, 230-2 

 Margin in fattening live stock, 291 

 Marsh gas, or methane, 24, 32, 41 

 Marsh hav, 174 



for sheep, 342 

 Mastication, 21 



energy lost in, 41-3 

 Meat for poultry, 398 

 Meat, marbling of, 68 

 Meat meal, see Tankage 

 Meat scrap, 149 



for poultry, 398 

 Melons, 198 

 Metabolism, 27 



Middlings, see Wheat middlings, Oat mid- 

 dlings, etc. 

 Milch cows, see Cows 

 Milk albumin for poultry, 399 

 Milk, cows, 64. 146, 252-8 



color of, affected by feed, 258 

 colostrum, 64 

 composition of, 64, 252 



factors lurtuencing, 252 8 

 effects of rich on young animals, 146 

 fat, source of, in, 81 

 flavor, factors influencing, 258 

 for calves, 280, 286; foals, 232 

 odors in, due to feed, 258 

 yield, factors influencing, 253-8 

 yield of great dairy cows, 252, 268 

 Milk, of different animals, 64 

 Milk, production of, 80-1 



nutrients required for, 81 

 secretion of, 80 

 Milking machines, 257 

 Millet seed. 136 



for poultry, 398; steers, 311 

 Millet hay, 171-2 



for horses, 242; lambs, 342 

 Milo, 136 



for horses, 239; pigs, 364; poultry, 398; 

 sheep, 339; steers, 311 

 Milo fodder and stover, 165 

 Mineral matter, 7, 12, 54, 66 

 digestion of, 31 

 effects on animals of lack of, 56, 66, 



71 3 

 for colts, 234; cows, 81; pigs, 66, 



71-3; poultry, 380 

 importance of, in food, 54 

 in feeding stuffs, 12, 56 

 required for growth, 66, 71-3 

 required for maintenance, 54-7 

 see Calcium and Phosphorus 

 Mixed feeds, 153 

 Molasses, beet, 151 



for horses, 239; sheep, 339; steers, 312 

 Molasses, cane, 152 



for horses, 239; steers, 311 

 Molasses-beet pulp, see Beet pulp, molasses 

 Molasses feeds, 152 

 for horses, 239 

 Molassine meal, 152 



Mules, 221, 228 



Muscular contraction, 51, 77 



Muscular energy, production of, 77 



Net energy, see Energy, net 

 Nitrogen in feeds as a fertilizer, 215; Appen- 

 dix Table III 

 Nitrogen-free extract in feeds, how deter- 

 mined, 13 

 Nitrogenous comiiounds in plants, 9 

 Nitrogenous feed, 38 

 Nutrients. 19 



digestible, 20, 36 



distribution and use of absorbed, 31 



required by various animals, see Horse, 

 Cows, etc. 



total digestible, 37, 38 

 Nutritive ratio, 37 



how calculated and expressed, 38 



narrow and wide, 37 



Oat bv-products, 128 

 Oats, 126 



clipped, 127 



for calves, 283; cows, 269; foals, 232, 

 233; horses, 236-7; pigs, 363; 

 poultry, 397; sheep, 339; steers, 

 311 



sprouted, for poultry, 401 



see Cereals 

 Oat straw, 176 



for horses, 243; sheep, 342; steers, 318 

 Oil cake, see Linseed meal or cake 

 Oils, see Pat 

 Orchard grass, 171 

 Oyster shells for poultry, 381 



Palatability, 26, 88 



Pancreas and pancreatic juice, 25 



Parsnips, 195 



Pasturage vs. soilage for cows, 209 



Pasture, abuse of, 175 



for beef cattle, 304-5; horses, 246; 

 pigs, 369-73; poultry, 402; sheep, 

 345 

 Paunch, 21, 24 

 Pea-cannery refuse, 189, 204 

 Peanut and bv-products. 143 

 Peanuts for pigs, 143, 368, 373 

 Pea, field, 144, 189 



for horses, 241; pigs. 368, 372; poultry, 

 400; sheep, 340 

 Peavine silage, 204 



fattening sheep on, 345 

 Pentosans, 8 

 Pentose. 13 

 Pepsin, 23 

 Peptones, 23 



Phosphate, ground rock, for farm ani- 

 mals, 57, 67 

 Phosphoric acid in feeds as a fertilizer, 215; 



Appendix Table III 

 Phosphorus, effect of low supply, 56. 66 

 feeds low in, and rich in, 56 

 in bran, 124 



required for maintenance, 55 

 required for growth, 66 

 Pigs, 347-76 . , , , 



(For value of various feeds for 

 pigs see Corn, Clover hay, etc.) 

 bacon production, 359 

 birth weight of, 357 

 body of. composition, 19 

 breed tests, 354 

 digestibility of food by, 48 

 dressed carcass, per cent yielded by, 347 

 exercise for, 352 

 fattening, 359 



