Index. 



605 



Milk, continued 



effects of rich, on infants, 100 



silage on, 233 

 energy expended by cows in producing' 



378 

 fat globules in, 378 

 feed-cost of producing, 427 

 first and la3t drawn, composition of, 37'J 

 flavor, affected by feed, 391 



rape pasture, 186 

 rye pasture, 169 

 silage, 283 

 wheat pasture, 169 

 from silage and dry fodder, 226 

 nitrogen and ash in, 17 

 odors in, due to feed, 391 

 of cow, 201, 379 

 ewe, 443 

 mare, 251 

 sow, 497-8 



various breeds of cows, 379 

 rich and poor for young animals, 100 

 Milk, skim, 202 

 for cows, 406 

 colts, 290 

 calves, 303 

 horses, 202 

 pigs, 537-9 

 money value, for pigs, 538-9 

 pasteurized for calves, 303 

 proper proportion for pig feeding, 538 

 source of fat in, 60 

 tainted by rape, 196 

 Milk, whole, 202 

 for calves, 302 

 foals, 251 

 lambs, 445 

 pigs, 530 

 Milk sugar, 201 

 Milk yield, compared by months, 381 



effects of advancing lactation, 380 



of great dairy cows, 429 



period of greatest, 381 



Milking cows 3 times daily, 389 



Milking, Hegelund method, 389 



Millet, 149, 526 



Black Veronesh, 149 

 for lambs, 463 

 pigs, 526 

 steers, 339 

 Millet hay, 169 



dangerous to horses, 276 

 for horses, 276 

 lambs, 471 

 Milo, 148, 165 

 for horses, 270 

 pigs, 525, 558 

 steers, 340 

 laxative nature of, 148 

 Mineral matter, 2, 64 

 digestion of, 30 

 effects on animals of lack, 64 



on bones of pigs, 99 

 for calves, 307 

 colts, 291 

 cows, 65, 383 

 pigs, 65, 67, 561 

 importance of in food, 64, 65 

 in feeding stuffs, 65, Appendix Table V 

 in plants, 2, 7 



stored in body of ox in 1 day, 47 

 Molasses, beet, 205 

 analysis of, 206 

 for horses, 274 

 steers, 347 

 Molasses, cane, 206 

 for calves, 306 

 cows, 207 

 horses, 274 



Molasses, cane, continued 

 for mules, 207 

 pigs, 207 

 steers, 207, 346 

 Molasses-beet pulp, 206 



dried, for dairy cows, 403 

 Molasses feeds, 207 

 Molasses mixtures, 207 

 Muscles, cause of contraction unkno\rn, 85 

 increase thru exercise, 71 

 of pigs, influence of corn feeding 



on, 92-6 

 see Protein 

 Muscular energy, may come from protein, 85 

 produced by burning carbo- 

 hydrates and fat, 85 

 production of, 85 



New corn product, 165 

 Nitrogen, in feeds, as a fertilizer. 241 

 in fresh excrement, 247 

 produced yearly by farm animals, 



248 

 voided by farm animals, 246 

 Nitrogen-free extract in feeds, how deter- 

 mined, 10 

 Nitrogenous compounds in plants, 5 

 Nitrogenous waste during work in urine, 46, 



84 

 Nutrient, defined, 105 

 Nutrients, distribution of absorbed, 36 

 final uses of, 36 

 in alfalfa crop. 178 

 in feeding stuffs, explained, 106 

 net, needed by horse in work, 260 

 required for gain by ox, sheep, 

 and pig, 78 

 Nutrition studies, 53 

 Nutritive ratio, 108 

 for work horses, 256 

 how calculated, 108 

 how expressed, 109 

 may be wide for maintenance, 73 

 narrow and wide, 109 



Oat dust, 140 



Oat feed, 140 



Oat hav, 169, 170 



Oat hulls, 139 



Oat meal for calves, 305 



Oat middlings, 140 



Oats, 138 



by-products of, 139 



clipped, 138 



for cows, 394. 395 

 horses, 138, 267 

 lambs. 460, 462, 486 

 pigs, 523 

 steers, 337 



loss of energy in chewing. 52 



stimulating principle in, 139 



V. corn for horse feeding, 268 



weight of, 138 

 Oat straw. 176 



for lamb's, 471 

 Odors in milk, due to feed, 391 

 Oil cake, 154 



for cows. 399 

 wethers. 46.5 



see Linseed meal 

 Oil, corn, 132 

 Oils, see Fats 

 Olein, 5 



Oleomargarine for calves, 306 

 Oleo oil for calves. 306 

 Orchard grass, 168 

 Outgo from ox in 1 day, 44 

 Ox, body temperature of, 80 



composition of body, 15 



