FOEEWORD. 



The writer, together with various coworkers, from time to time since 

 1892, has made many studies relative to the nutritive vakie and use of 

 different roughages and concentrates, and the experiments have been 

 pubhshed in the several reports and bulletins of the station. The 

 present study, entitled "Velvet Bean Feed for Farm Stock," may be 

 regarded as the first in a new series under the general title of "The 

 Nutritive Value of Cattle Feeds," and is designated No. 1. Other 

 studies along similar lines will be made as circumstances warrant. A 

 list of the more important previous papers follows : — 



1. Alfalfa V. Wheat Bran for Milk Production. 



2. Animal Residues as a Food for Farm Stock. 



3. Chicago Gluten Meal v. King and Atlas Gluten Meal. 



4. Cleveland v. Old Process Linseed Meal for Early Lambs. 



5. Composition, Digestibility and Feeding Value of Barnyard Millet. 



6. Composition, Digestibility and Feeding Value of Wheat Bran. 



7. Composition, Digestibility and Feeding Value of Molassine Meal, 



Cocoa Shells, Grain Screenings, Flax Shives, Mellin's Food Refuse 

 and Postum Cereal Residue. 



8. Composition, Digestibility and Feeding Value of Pumpkins. 



9. Composition, Digestibility and Feeding Value of Alfalfa. 



10. Compilations of Composition and Digestibility of Cattle Foods. 



(Four Papers.) 



11. Corn Meal v. Hominy Meal, and Corn Meal v. Cerealine Feed for 



Growing Pigs. 



12. Cottonseed Feed as a Hay Substitute for Milch Cows. 



13. Cocoanut Meal. 



14. Digestibility of Cattle Feeds. (Eleven Papers.) 



15. Distillery and Brewery By-products. 



16. Dried Molasses Beet Pulp. 



17. Eureka Silage Corn. 



18. Effect of Porto Rico Molasses on the Digestibility of Hay, and of 



Hay and Concentrates. 



19. Feeding Value of Apple Pomace. 



20. Molasses and Molasses Feeds for Farm Stock. 



21. Nutritive Value of Bibby's Dairy Cake. 



22. Oat Feed v. Corn Meal for Pigs. 



23. Rice Meal v. Corn Meal for Pigs. 



24. Summer Forage Crops. (Two Papers.) 



25. The Feeding Value of Salt Marsh Hay. 



26. The Food Value of Plain and Molasses Beet Pulp. 



27. The Value of Oats for Milk Production. 



28. The Value of Corn Bran for Milk Production. 



29. Wheat Meal ■;. Rye Meal for Pigs. 



