INDEX. 



387 



Sheep, fattening of, with beet cossettes, 



142 

 feeding, 45-51 



appliances. 46 



general considerations of, 45. 



46 



of, with molasses, 244 

 grazing. 49 



Henneberg's experiments upon, 52 

 oats for, 50 



raising in the United States, im- 

 pulse to, by beet pulp utiliza- 

 tion, 45 



rations for. 151. 209 

 relative value of sugar-beets for 91 

 requisite feeding space and other 



essentials for. 48. 49 

 selection, importance of. 49 

 shearing of, influence of, upon 



milk, 46, 47 

 time for birth of, 30 

 Shelter, 31 

 Shipping facilities, needs for. 19 



fattened steers, preparations for, 



19, 20 



Short-horn cow and Holstein heifer, 

 results obtained by feeding a, on 

 beets and on potatoes. 89 

 Siekel's method of facilitating cossette 



pressing. 137 



Silage and beets, comparison as to the 



cost of feeding with. 7 



total milk produced, and 



gain and loss in weight 



by, 85 



field beets, relative values of, 

 in the production of milk, 

 83-88 

 beets and mangels, comparative 



feeding value of, for cows. 92 

 vs. beets, showing feed refused, 84 

 Silo, beet leaves and other substances 



in. 100, 101 

 building a, 157 

 k * dug-out" type of. 170 

 formed by excavating hillside, 169 

 wood built. 169 

 Siloed and dried cossettes, comparison 



between, 192-194 

 beet leaves, analysis of, 99 

 composition of, 98 



Siloing, early chemical changes dur- 

 ing, 163 



faulty, of beet leaves. 100 

 of beet leaves in Germany. 101 

 one acre of corn, cost of, 87 

 precautionary measures in, 166 



Siloing, prolonged, chemical changes 



during, 164 



residuum cossettes, 156-172 

 surface, 167-171 

 transformation of cossettes during, 



160-167 



Silos, compressing leaves in, 98 

 definition of, 371 

 dimensions of, 157 

 elongated, 157 

 filled, temperature in, 162 

 filling of, with beet cossettes, 159, 



160 



for reducing cossettes, 156-159 

 lined with brick, 157 

 paving the bottom of, 158 

 principal centers for change in, 163 

 surface built, as used in France, 



170 

 transformation of leaves in and 



losses. 99, 100 

 underground. 171, 172 

 Skim milk, digestible nutrients of, 330 

 Sodic chlorid, 371 

 Soiling fodder, digestible nutrients of, 



319 



Sour cossettes, 371 

 Soxhlet's experiments, 15 

 Stable feeding and exercise, 34 



influence of the temperature of 

 the, on the formation of fat, 10 

 temperature of, 5, 31 

 Stables, 32 



Stalks of beet seed, 371 

 Stall-fed animals, rations for, 6, 7 

 Stall-feeding, negative results of, 7 

 Standard Cattle Co., Ames, ^eh. . state- 

 ment by the, 222, 223-225 

 ration adopted, 41 

 rations. 58, 59 



basis of, 58, 59 

 variation in, 59 

 Starch, 371 



and fat, factor between 54 

 -combustion in the body, heat re- 

 quired for, 149 

 Steam dryer. 189-191 

 drying. 189-191 



Steaming or cooking of fodders, 65-68 

 process, combined with fermenta- 

 tion, 66-68 

 Steer fattening, essentials for success 



in, 20, 21 

 feeding, requisites for success in, 



salt in, 19, 20 

 Steers, daily weighing of, 16 



