CONTENTS 
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INTRODUCTION. eins Go oeais § ae detiue bag eee Sale Ca whee a 1 
PART I.—PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 
CHAPTER 
I. Tse ComposiTIon oF FEEDING STUFFS..........0000e eee 5 
II. THe ComMposiTIONn OF ANIMALS........ 00000 cree cece eens 19 
III. Tuer DIGEestTion OF FEEDS.... 0.1.0.0... 22 -e cece e eee eee 26 
IV. Uses or Freep py AniMALS—FEEDING SPrANDARDS............. 34 
V. DevrerMINaTION OF THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FEEDING Sturrs. 40 
VI. VARIATIONS IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF FEEDING STuFFs 53 
VII. . Conpitions AFFEcTING THE DIGESTIBILITY OF FEEDING Sturrs 63 
VIII. CaucunaTION OF RATIONS... ......... 0.0 cece eee nee n eee 71 
IX. Tue Feep-univ SYSTEM.......... 0.0 ccc ccc cnc eee eens 79 
X. RevativE VALUE OF FEEDING STUFFS..........0.0000000e 82 
XI. ManuriaL VALUES OF FEEDING STUFFS............000000 86 
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. (Green Forace anp Hay Crops 
PART II.—DESCRIPTION OF FEEDING STUFFS 
A. CoarsE FEEDS 
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II. Soiling Crops............. hci ee east 
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GreEN Forace AND Hay Crops—Continued 
I. Annual Forage Crops.........-...--- gaan wanainsaa es 105 
‘II. Hay from Leguminous Crops................050 000s 113 
III. Straw of Cereals and Legumes..................-02 128 
Roots, TuBERS, AND OTHER SUCCULENT FEEDS............. 131 
SILOS: AND: SILAGE: t50.5 cece egg MENA RO ES ee eS STE 149 
B. DEscRIPTION OF CONCENTRATES 
Tue CONCENTRATES. ....-..000-000005 sn fiehsv desis Thlade enlace bas 163 
J, ‘Cereal Grains, ocx cisieea sie ceae pe weed pened Stee eee 163 
II. Leguminous and Oil-bearing Seeds..............----. 175 
Various Factory BY-PRODUCTS ........0- 0: cece cece eens 179 
I. Flour and Cereal Mill Feeds.................0200 00 179 
II. Brewery and Distillery Feeds...............-....05- 188 
III. Starch and Glucose Factory Feeds................- ‘,. 190 
Sugar Factory Freps anp Om MBEAILS..............+-00- 192 
I. Sugar Factory Feeds............0 00s cece cece eee nee 192 
TD. (OW Meals «sia sek ng duds ssp eee coward Se Mea acoso ane 195 
ANIMAL WEEDS: c.cacveose sith aa pertae were tie eradae tan 204 
I. Packing-house Feeds............. 00sec cee eee eee neee 204 
TL. (Dairy Heed. .c40505 mer evden ercteumtae ae aa OR RES 205 
MISCELLANEOUS FEEDS..........00 0 0c e eee cee eee ene ene 210 
I. Proprietary Feeds... 1.0.0.0... 0c cece cence een e aces 210 
Il. Feeds of Minor Importance..............00e cere eens 210 
JII. Condimental Stock Feeds. ........ ec eect nee eens 212 
