massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 



BULLETIN No. 197 SEPTEMBER, 1920 



The Nutritive Value of Cattle 

 Feeds ' 



1. Velvet Bean Feed for 

 Farm Stock 



By J. B. LINDSEY and C. L. BEALS 



This bulletin contains a study of the chemical composition, 

 digestibility and feeding value of velvet bean feed when fed to 

 dairy cows, horses and pigs. A summary of the results secured, 

 together with a few suggestions, will be found on pages 6\ and 62, 

 followed b}' a condensed description of the several experiments. 



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