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PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig. 41. — Ten varieties 

 of soybeans. (Piper, For- 

 age Plants.) 



per cent of the concentrates of the ration. They are also 

 very good, especially in the form of pasture, as a part of the 

 ration of sheep and lambs. With 

 ground corn, bran, or middhngs, pea- 

 meal forms an excellent ration for 

 growing and breeding hogs. It should 

 H^ ^ ^ ' not be fed alone as it is too heavy 



W^ ^r ^ V ^^^ indigestible. For fattening hogs 

 «k IJL l^^^k it is a satisfactory supplement to corn. 

 y^ w ^P^P Although little used for horse feeding, 

 ■I iP Hi hI ^^^ ^ states that they may be em- 

 ploj^ed profitably in combination wdth 

 other concentrates. 



Cowpeas are grown extensively in 

 the South, and some varieties may 

 be growTi successfully in the corn-belt, 

 profitably grown as a substitute for 

 clover when the latter fails. Another 

 practice is to plant cowpeas with the 

 corn, or sow the peas between the corn 

 rows after the last cultivation, and 

 then "hog down" the corn and peas. 

 The seed pods ripen unevenlj^, neces- 

 sitating gathering them by hand. For 

 this reason, the plant is usually grown 

 for hay, silage, or forage rather than 

 for the seed. Cowpeas resemble Can- 

 ada field peas in chemical composition 

 but are lower in protein and higher in 

 carbohydrates. They are especially valuable for hog feeding. 



The}^ often may be 



Fig. 42. — Pods of cow- 

 peas and soy beans. (Liv- 

 ingston, Field Crop Pro- 

 duction.) 



1 "Productive Horse Hu-bandry," p. 237. 



