INDEX. 



375 



Berthonval. France, experiments made 



at. 249. 250 

 Betain, 332 



Blood, amount of glucose that dis- 

 appears in the, 302 

 composition of, 280 

 destruction of sugar in the, 301, 



302 

 elimination of the fibrin of the, 



283, 284 

 molasses combinations, 280 



analyses of. 283.284 

 method of prepar- j 



ing. 282 



possibilities of, 281 

 feeding animals in general 



with. 285 

 cows with, 284 

 horses with. 284, 285 

 pigs with, 284. 285 

 fodder, difficulties in keeping. 



286, 287 

 preparation of, on the 



farm, 286 



general rations of, 286 

 varied absorbents for, 282, 283 

 Bolus, 333 



Bran and molasses combination, 270 

 superiority of peat and 



molasses to. 262 

 comparison of. with peat, 270 

 Brewers' grains, 333 



and molasses. 277, 278 

 digestible nutrients of. 327 

 Brunehaut. analysis of fresh and dried 



cossettes by. 188 

 Buckwheat bran, digestible nutrients 



of. 326 



digestible nutrients of, 324 

 middlings, digestible nutrients of, 



326 

 Bulls and heifers, experimental sugar 



rations for. 313, 314 

 ration for. 151 



Butter and milk, feeding with the view 

 of producing, 147, 148 j 

 influence of feeds upon, j 



26-28 

 characteristic odors of, due to 



siloed pulp feeding, 158 

 flavor of, 26. 27 

 production, feeding with the view 



to. 34 



Buttermilk, digestible nutrients of. 330 

 Buttner and Meyer dryer, 181-187 



for beet leaves, 

 105-107 



By-products, digestible nutrients of, 

 "326-328 



ACiE, digestible nutrients of, 

 328, 329 

 Calcic carbonate. 333 



phosphate. 333 

 Calculation of rations for milch cows. 



38-45 

 California dairy cows, compositions of 



rations fed to, 42 

 experiment station, conclusions of 



the, 219-221 

 importance of the question of feed- 



ing cossettes to cattle in, 215 

 Calf feeding. 25. 26 



most natural conditions for the, 15 

 Calorie, definition of, 333 

 Calves, feeding sugar to, 310, 311 



Soxhlet's experiments upon, 15 

 Calving cow, needs of the, 25 

 Carbohydrates, 9, 333 



digestibility of, 346-348 

 heat obtained from the, 53 

 influence of, on the formation of 



fat. 10 12 

 Carbon, 333 

 Carbonatation. 333 

 Carbonate of lime, 333 

 Carbonates, definition of, 333 

 Carbonic acid. 333 



amount of, thrown out by 



animals, 52 



Carbonize, definition of, 333 

 Carnivorous, definition of. 333 

 Carrot, digestible nutrients of, 321 

 Casein. 29, 333 

 Cattle and young steers, feeding and 



fattening, 9-21 

 digestion of, 353-356 

 experiments in feeding, with dif- 



fusion pulp, 152 

 fattening, successful, requisites 



for. 17, 18 

 feed, green corn fodder vs. sugar 



beets for, 76-78 

 feeding, beet cossettes in, 142 

 beets to, 64-117 

 cossettes, fresh and dried, 

 mixed with molasses for, 

 258, 259 



former modes of, 1, 2 

 general considerations on, 1-8 

 in hot climates, argument ad- 



vanced relative to, 306 

 large and small beets in, 78, 

 79 



