INDEX 
Pigs, relation of weight to feed con- 
sumed and rate of gain, 296 
Plains Region, grasses of, 91 
Plants, composition, 6 
Poisonous plants, 127 
Poly-saccharides, 14 
Potatoes, 137 
dried, 137 
Poultry, animal feeds for, 347 
broiler ration, 355 
bulk of feed, 342 
charcoal, 351 
chick ration, 354 
composition of green feeds, 352 
animal feeds, 352, 
crate-fattening, 357 
digestibility of animal feeds, 
352 
digestive system, 336 
tract, 337 
examples of rations, 353 
farm colony house, 340 
fattening, 340 
crate, 356 
feed, bulk of, 342 
cost of, 343 
cottonseed meal, 348 
dry mash, 345 
hoppers, 345 
flavor of, 343 
grain to mash ratio, 342 
green feeds, 348 
how much to feed, 343 
linseed meal, 348 
suitability of, 342 
soybean meal, 348 
variety in, 342 
wet mash, 346 
wet versus dry mash, 344 
feeding, 336 
standards, 339 
versus breeding, 346 
growth, 340 
hoppers for dry mash, 345 
house, interior of modern, 343 
how much to feed, 343 
laying, ration for, 341 
literature, 357 
nutritive ratio standard, 339 
salt, 351 
Preparation of feeds, influence on 
digestibility, 67 
Proprietary feeds, 210 
Protamines, 10 
Protein, 8 
chemical energy in, 45 
determination, 16 
influence on digestibility, 69 
383 
| Proteins, conjugated, 10 
derived, 10 
modified, 10 
simple, 9 
Proteose, 10 
Pumpkins, 141 
Ram, feeding of, 323 
Range and desert plants, 145 
cattle, feeding of, 273 
forage plants, composition of, 
145 
sheep, fattening of, at different 
ages, 325 
Rape, 138 
Rations, calculation of, 71 
for beef cattle, 253 
for dairy cows, 248 
for fattening sheep, 332 
-for work horses, 290 
Red-clover, 117 
Red-dog flour, 181 
Red-top, 101 
Remedies for calf scours, 220 
Rennet stomachs, 217 
Respiration apparatus, 43 
calorimeter, 47 
Rice, 174 
bran, 187 
by-products, 186 
composition, 186 
hulls, 186 
test for, 187 
meal, 186 
polish, 186, 187 
Ricin, 9 
Rocky Mountain States, grasses of, 
91 
Rolling feeds, influence on digesti- 
bility, 67 
Root crops, 131 
Roots, value of, 132 
and silage, relative yields, 131 
and tubers, 131 
for horses, 286 
Roughage for calves, 221 
for dairy cows, 245 
for dairy heifer, 243 
for horses, 283 
Ruminants, 26 
Rutabaga, 135 
Rye, 169 
feeds, 183 
Sage brush, 145 
Saliva, 28 
Salt, common, importance of, 24 
for calves, 222 
