6 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Silage Crops for the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions. 



Importance of Sorghum. Kafir and Milo for silage Mixtures of 

 the sorghums and other crops Cowpeas, field peas, soy beans, 

 alfalfa, beet leaves and tops, Russian thistle, etc. Conditions 

 in the Great Southwest Silage crops for the Southern' 

 States 160-172 



CHAPTER IX. 



Filling the Silo Indian Corn Siloing corn "ears and all" The 

 filling process Proper method of unloading The proper dis- 

 tribution of cut material in the silo Tramping Size of cutter 

 and power required Length of chain elevator required Direc- 

 tions for operating "Ohio" Blower Cutters Danger from car- 

 bonic-acid poisoning in silos Covering the siloed fodder Use 

 of water in filling silos Clover for summer silage Freezing 

 of silage Steamed silage 173-189 



CHAPTER X. 



How to feed silage Silage for milch cows Silage in the pro- 

 duction of certified milk Silage for beef cattle for Horses 

 and Mules for Sheep for Swine Silage for poultry Addi- 

 tional testimony as to the advantage of silage Corn silage as 

 compared with root crops Corn silage as compared with hay 

 Corn 'silage compared with fodder corn Cost of Producing 

 Succulent Crops How to Estimate Cost of Silage 190-211 



CHAPTER XI. 



A feeder's guide Composition of the animal body Composition 

 of feeding stuffs Digestibility of foods Relative value of 

 feeding stuffs Feeding standards How to figure out rations 

 Grain mixtures for dairy cows Average composition of Silage 

 crops of different kinds, in per cent Analysis of feeding 

 stuffs Ready reference tables 212-240 



GLOSSARY 241-245 



CONCLUSION 246 



INDEX . . .247-256 



