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INDEX 



Figs, continued 



feed eaten daily, 347 



feeds for, 361-76 



feeding corn exclusively, 71-3 . 



following steers, 299 



gains from birth to maturity, 347 



ground bone for, 352 



bogging down corn, 362 



hogging down ripe grain, 373 



influence of feed on body, 71-3 



mineral matter, for, 71-3) 352 



number in litter, 356 



nutrient requirements of, 348 



preparation of feed for, 349-50 



returns from, compared with other farm 

 animals, 70, 347 



salt required by, 352 



self feeders for, 351 



shelter for, 352 



sow, see Sows 



strength of bones affected by feed, 66, 

 71-3 



stubble fields, gleaning, 373 



tuberculosis, thru dairy by-products, 147 



types of, 354 



■water required by, 350 

 Plants, composition, at different stages of 

 maturity, 14-6, 44 

 elements present in, 5 

 food of. 5-7 

 how they grow, 5-11 

 support animal life, 11 

 Plant substances, how grouped, 11-3 

 Poisonous plants, 200-1 

 Pork, effects of feeds on, 359 

 Potash in feeds as a fertilizer, 215 ; Appen- 

 dix Table III 

 Potatoes, 195 



for cows, 278; horses, 246; pigs, 374 

 Poultry, 377-402 



(For the value of different feeds 

 for poultry see Corn, Wheat, etc.) 



animal food for, 381 



brooding, artificial, 390 



brooding chicks with hens, 389 



charcoal for, 382 



cockerels, 393 



condiments for, 382 



digestibility of feeds by, 380 



digestive system of, 378 



ducks, 393 



eggs, structure and composition of, 386 



feeding chicks, 391-2 



feeding laying hens, 384 



feeding standards for, 380 



green feeds for, 383 



grit for, 381 



hatching eggs with hens, 389 



hints on feeding, 394 



incubation, 388 



mash for, 383 



mineral matter for, 380 



nutrient requirements of, 380 



oyster shells for, 381 



preparation of feed for, 383 



pullets, 392 



rations for laying hens, 384 



returns from, compared with other farm 

 animals, 70 



salt for, 381 



saving eggs for hatching, 388 



selecting the flock, 387 



shelter for, 382 



turkeys, 394 



types of fowls, 383 



water for. 381 

 Prairie hay, 174 



for cows, 276; horses, 242; sheep, 342 



Preparation of feeds, 45-7 

 Prickly pear, 199 

 Proprietary feeds, 153 

 Protein, 9-11 



amount in rations, adapting to local 



conditions, 111 

 complete and incomplete, 10, 66 

 crude, 10 



how determined in feeds, 12 

 digestion and absorption of, 30 

 fat formed from, 69 



required by cows, 81, 261 ; fattening 

 cattle, 292; horses, 224; sheep, 

 82; pigs, 348; poultry, 380, 

 required for fattening, 69; growth, 64; 

 maintenance, 53 ; milk production, 

 81; wool production, 82 

 Proteoses, 23, 30 

 Protoplasm, plant, 7 

 Prussic acid, plants carrying, 200 

 Ptyalin, 22 

 Pumpkins, 198 



Quarters for farm animals, see Shelter 

 Quiet, importance of, for farm animals, 61 



Ram, feed and care of, 328 

 Rape, dwarf Essex, 197 



for pigs, 346; sheep, 371 

 Rations, 20 



balanced 20 



bulkiness of, importance of, 87 

 calculating, for dairy cows, 98, 107-11; 

 steer, 90-2, 93-4; work horse, 103-4 

 economical, for farm animals, 106-15 

 factors affecting digestibility of, 44-9 

 general hints on computing, 86-90 

 maintenance, 50-62 



economical, 43, 52 

 for various farm animals, Appendix 

 Tables IV and V. see also Horse, 

 Pig, etc. 

 Red clover, see Clover, red 

 Red dog flour, 126 



for pigs, 367 

 Red top grass, 170 



Regularity, importance of, for farm animals, 

 61; for dairy cows, 257; fattening 

 cattle, 299; horses, 227; poultry, 

 395; sheep, 332 

 Rennin, 23 



Respiration apparatus, 39 

 Rice, 133 



for horses, 239; poultry, 398; steers, 

 311 

 Rice bran, 133 



Rice by-products for pigs, 369 

 Rice hulls, dangerous to animals, 133 

 Rice polish, 134 

 Rice straw, 177 



Rock phosphate, see Phosphate, rock 

 Roots and tubers, 193-7 



costly compared with corn silage, 194 

 for cows, 277-8; horses, 246; pigs, 373; 

 poultry, 401 ; sheep, 343 ; steers, 

 320 

 Roughages, 13 



losses of energy in digestion of,. 43 

 necessity of, for farm animals, 60 

 Ruminants, 20 



digestion of, 24, 48 

 Rutabagas, 194 



for cows, 278; horses, 246; poultry, 401 

 Rye, 131 



for cows, 269; horses, 239; pigs, 363; 



poultry, 398 

 see Cereal* 



