SECTION XIV. 



NATURAL STOCK FEEDS. 



The natural feeds used for feeding stock include forage crops, 

 root and tuber crops, and grains and seeds. 



Forage Crops. — Under this head come green and cured legu- 

 minous plants, the grasses and the grain plants. 



Leguminous Plants.— These plants differ from the grasses and 



Fig. 4. — Cowpeas, a good leguminous crop. 



the grain plants in that they contain more nitrogenous substances, 

 namely, protein. Alfalfa, clovers, vetches, cowpeas and soja 

 bean are some of our leguminous plants. 



