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INDEX 



Steers, continued 



early maturity of beef breeds, 296 



fattening, length of feeding period, 294 

 methods of, 304-7 

 on pasture, 304-5 

 on small amount of concen- 

 trates, 295 



feed requirements of, 292 



feeds for, 30o-321 



frequency of feeding, 299 



gains on grass, 304 



gains on droppings, by hogs, 299 



getting on feed, 299 



grain feeding on pasture, 305 



growing, 303 



growth under adverse conditions, 73-5 



hints on fattening, 299 



margin required in fattening, 291 



phases of beef production, 290 



jiigs following, 299 



preparation of feed for, 309 



preparing for shipment, 300 



quiet and regularity, importance of, 

 for, 299 



returns from, compared with other farm 

 animals. 90 



salt for. 298 



self feeder for, 297 



shelter for. 297 



shrinkage in shipping, 300 



summer vs. winter feeding, 304 



water required by, 298 



wintering growing, 303. 306 

 Steers and pigs, gains of, 293 

 Stock foods. 155 

 Stomach, capacity of, 21 

 digestion in, 22 

 Stomachs of ruminants, 21, 22 

 Stomach worms in sheep, 330 

 Stover, see Corn stover 

 Straw, 176 



for cows, 276; horses, 225; sheep, 342; 

 steers, 304, 315 

 Succulent feeds, value of, 60 



for cows, 276 9; horses, 245 6; pigs, 

 369-74; poultry, 4012; sheep, 343- 

 6; steers, 316 21 

 Sucrase, 26 

 Sudan grass, 173 

 Sugar beet pulp, see Beet pulp 

 Sugar beets, 194 



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

 sheep, 343 

 Sugar cane, 174 



Sunflower seed and oil cake, 143 

 Sunflower seed for poultry, 400 

 Sweet clover, see Clover, sweet 

 Sweet potato, 197 

 Sweet potatoes for pigs, 374 

 Swine, see Pigs 



Tankage, 148 



for horses, 241; pigs, 367 

 Temperature, body, of farm animals, 50 



see Heat 

 Teosinte, 172 

 Therm, 40 

 Timothy hay. 169-70 



early and late cut. 169 



for cows. 275; horses, 242; sheep, 342; 

 steers, 308, 313 

 Trypsin, 25. 30 



Tuberculosis, spread by feeding infected 

 milk. 147 



Tubers, see Roots and tubers 

 Turkeys, 394 

 Turnips, 195 



for cows, 278; poultry, 401; sheep, 343 



Urea, 32 

 Urine, 32 



fertilizing coilstituents voided in, 218 



heat carried off by, 41, 42 



Variety of feeds, importance of, 89 



Veal, feeding for, 303 



Velvet bean, 192 



Velvet bean pasture for pigs, 373 



Ventilation, see Air 



Vetch, hairy and common, 191 



Villi, 29, 30 



Waste of body, disposal of. 32 

 Water requirements of animals, 58; calves, 

 285; cows, 262; horses. 226; pigs. 

 350; poultry. 381; sheep, 325; 

 steers, 298 

 Water, evaporation of, carries heat from 

 body, 51 



in feeds, how determined, 12 



in plants, 5 



warming for cows, 262 



warming for farm animals, 58 

 Wet beet pulp, see Beet pulp, wet 

 Wet brewers' grains, see Brewers' grains, 



wet 

 Wethers, see Sheep and Lambs 

 Wheat. 123 



by-products of. 124 6 



for cows. 269; horses. 239; pigs, 363; 

 poultry. 396; sheep, 339; steers, 

 310 



see Cereals 

 Wheat bran. 124 



for calves, 283; cows, 269; horses, 239; 

 pigs, 367; poultry, 400; sheep, 

 340; steers, 313 

 Wheat feed, 126 



for cows, 270 

 Wheat hay and pasture, 172 

 Wheat middlings, 125 



for cows, 270; horses, 240; pigs, 367; 

 poultry, 400 

 Wheat screenings, 126 



for poultry. 397; sheep. 339 

 Wheat shorts, see Wheat middlings 

 Wheat straw. 176 

 Whey. 147 



for calves, 286; pigs, 366; poultry. 399 

 Whole milk, see Milk, cow's 

 Winter lambs, 333 

 Wood ashes for farm animals, 57 

 Wool, composition of, 82 

 Wool production, 82 

 Work, 77-9, 221-5 



factors influencing efficiency of, 79 



heat i)roduced thru, 77 



internal, produces heat, 42, 51 



measurement of, 221 



nutritive requirements for, 77, 222-4 



of the horse, 221 5 



production of, 77 



relation of speed to, 224 



value of feeds for, 222 



see Energy and Horses 



Yolk in wool, 82 



