INDEX 



395 



steers, amount of feed, influence of, on 

 digestibility of rations, 72-3 

 efficiency of rations for, 307-8 



ash in bodies of, 26, 29 



of feed excreted in manure of, 

 323 



breed of, as affecting digestibility 

 of rations, 67 



calculating rations for, 111, 125-6 



capacity of, as affecting efficiency 

 of rations, 315-6 



composition of bodies of, 26 



increase in body weight of, 32-3 



concentrates for, 111 



condition of, as affecting diges- 

 tibility of rations, 67 



fat in bodies of, 26, 28, 29 



fertilizing elements in manure of, 

 321-2 



grade of, as affecting efficiency 

 of rations for, 312-3 



Haecker's feeding standard for 

 fattening, 131-2 



increase in body weight of, com- 

 position, 32-3 



length of fattening period, influ- 

 ence of, on efficiency of 

 gains, 317-8 



manure, ash of feed excreted in, 

 323 

 fertilizing elements in, 321-2 

 loss in, from exposure to weather, 



326 

 nitrogen of feed excreted in, 323 



mineral matter in bodies of, 26, 29 



net energy required by, for 1 lb. 

 of gain, 314 



nitrogen of feed excreted in ma- 

 nure by, 323 



patent stock foods, influence of, 

 on digestibility of rations, 

 71 



preparation of feeds as affecting 

 efficiency of rations, 311-2 



previous treatment as affecting 

 efficiency of rations, 316, 

 317 



products of, from 100 lbs. of di- 

 gestible organic matter, 

 311-2 



Steers, protein in bodies of, 26, 

 29 

 requirements for fattening, 131-2, 



136 

 roughages for. 111 

 self-feeders for, 155-6 

 shelling corn for, 309 

 temperament of, as affecting effi- 

 ciency of rations, 316 

 water in bodies of, 26, 29 

 Stimulant, prescription for, 222-3 

 Stock foods, patent, influence of, 

 on digestibility, 70 1, 221-2 

 Stomach, 34-5 

 digestion in, 41-4 

 of cow, 35 

 hog, 34-5 

 horse, 34-5 

 ruminants, 35-6 



digestion in, 42-4 

 sheep, 35 

 simple, 34-5 



digestion in, 41-2 

 Storage of carbohydrates as glycogen 

 and fat in animal body, 87, 88 

 crude protein as glycogen and fat 



in animal body, 81-2 

 energy in animal body, 105 

 fat in animal body, 81-2, 87, 88, 89 

 feedingstuffs, influence of, on di- 

 gestibility, 72 

 glycogen in animal body, 81-2, 87, 88 

 Stovers, 256-62 



crude fiber in, 17-8 

 crude protein in, 12-3 

 fat in, 22 



mineral matter in, 8 

 nitrogen-free extract in, 15-6 

 water in, 5 

 Straws, 263-5 



crude fiber in, 17-8 

 crude protein in, 12-3 

 fat in, 21-2 

 mineral matter in, 8 

 nitrogen-free extract in, 15-6 

 water in, 5 

 Sucrase, 44, 46 



action of, on sucrose, 46, 53 

 Sucrose, 13, 14, 52 



action of sucrase on, 46, 53 



