CONTENTS 



PART I 



THE PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



INTRODUCTION: MAN'S RELATION TO ANIMAL LIFE 1-6 



The conditions and problems, involved in feeding animals . . 3 



CHAPTER II 

 THE RELATIONS OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE 7-10 



CHAPTER III 



THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OF NUTRITION 11-24 



The elements and their sources: Carbon, Oxygen, Hy- 

 drogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Chlorine, 



Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Iron 12 



Proportions of elements in plants and animals ..... 21 



In plants 21 



In animals 22 



CHAPTER IV 



THE COMPOUNDS OF ANIMAL NUTRITION 25-50 



Classes of matter 26 



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