130 DESCRIPTION OP FEEDING STUFFS 



would be a powerful aid in the further development of our ani- 

 mal industry. 



Milo stalks and stalks from other grain sorghums are used to 

 an increasing extent for stock feeding in the semi-arid regions 

 of the country where these crops are mostly grown and bid fair to 

 assume great importance in the future. Their value as feeds for 

 farm animals and for other purposes may be considered equal to 

 that of Indian corn stalks. 27 



The straws of legumes and miscellaneous grain crops, like 

 buckwheat, millet, etc., do not differ greatly from the cereal straws, 

 except that the legume straws are higher in protein and possess a 

 somewhat higher digestibility. They are, however, often rather 

 coarse and unpalatable, and therefore less suited for the purpose of. 

 stock feeding than grain straw. Pea and bean straw, like legume 

 straw in general, are much used as a feed for cows and sheep, espe- 

 cially in sections where these crops are largely grown. They are 

 considered a valuable roughage, particularly when they contain 

 appreciable quantities of seeds and pods. The better grades of 

 bean straw compare favorably with inferior hay in feeding value ; 

 in or near bean-growing sections, such straw generally commands 

 about one-half the price per ton that good hay brings. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name the different kinds of straw of cereals used for feeding farm ani- 



mals, and the special value of each one. 



2. Name the different kinds of straw of leguminous crops used for feeding 



purposes, and state their approximate value in comparison with (a) 

 cereal straw, (5) timothy hay, (c) corn fodder. 



3. To what purpose are cornstalks best put in feeding farm animals, and 



how best prepared for feeding? 



27 See Farmers' Bui. 873; Cal. Cir. 167; Miss. Bui. 181; Va. Bui. 148; 

 U. S. Dept. Agr. Kept. 112, U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook 1896, p. 363. 



