GLOSSARY. 



Ad libitum. At pleasure; in case of feeding farm animals all 

 they will eat of a particular feeding stuff. 



Albuminoids. A group of substances of the highest importance 

 in feeding farm animals, as they furnish the material from which 

 flesh, blood, skin, wool, casein of milk, and other animal products 

 are manufactured. Another name for albuminoids is flesh -forming 

 substances or protein. 



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Ash. The portion of a feeding stuff which remains when it is 

 burned, the incombustible part of feeds. The ash of feeding stuffs 

 goes to make the skeleton of animals, and in the case of milch 

 cows a portion thereof goes into the milk as mUk ash. 



The Babcock test. This test, by which the per cent, of butter 

 fat in milk and other dairy products Can be accurately and quickly 

 determined, was invented in 1890 by Dr. S. M. Babcock of Wiscon- 

 sin Agricultural College. 



Bacteria. Microscopic vegetable organisms. They are widely 

 diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity. Certain 

 species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear 

 to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. 



Balanced ration. A combination of feeding stuffs, containing 

 the various nutrients in such proportions and amounts as will 

 nourish the animals for twenty-four hours, with the least waste 

 of nutrients. 



By-products. A secondary product of an industry; cottonseed 

 meal is a by-product of the cotton oil industry; skim milk and 

 butter milk are by-products of butter making. 



Carbohydrates (or carbhyd rates). A group of nutrients rich in 

 carbon and containing oxygen and hydrogen in the proportion in 

 which they form water. The most important carbohydrates found 

 in feeding stuffs are starch, sugar, gums and fiber (cellulose.) 



Carbon. A chemical element, which with the elements of 

 water, makes up the larger part of the dry matter of plants and 



animals. 



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