300 



PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



killed by frost, when hogs are turned in and allowed to har- 

 vest the tubers which the plant produces. 



Chufas are grown to a certain extent in the South and the 

 tubers harvested by hogs. 



Cassava also is grown somewhat in the extreme South, 

 the roots sometimes being used for stock feed. 



Fig. 84. — Rutabagas. (Cornell Experiment Station.) 



Peat is often sprinkled or soaked in molasses and sold 

 under some trade name at a fancy price. Much gross mis- 

 representation is made in advertising such feeds, claiming 

 that they have a very high nutritive value, that they pre- 

 vent and cure disease, and other unwarranted statements. 

 As a matter of fact, peat has a nutritive value about half 

 that of straw. Finely ground peat is also used sometimes 

 as an adulterant of tankage. 



Alfalfa meal is made by grinding alfalfa hay. It is often 



