MO Feeds and Feeding. 



Excrement. The indigestible or refuse matter of farm foods voided by 

 animals. 



Fertilizing constituents. The nitrogen and mineral oomponents of feed- 

 ing stufis. Generally the term appUes only to nitrogen, phos- 

 phoric acid and potash, since these are most apt to be lacking in 

 the soil or present in insufQcient quantities. 



Reld pea. Pisum arvense. 



rodder corn. See Corn fodder. 



Toot-ton. The work performed in raising a weight of one ton to a height 

 of one foot. 



Glucose, fruit sugar. The form of sugar found in fruits, honey, etc ; also 

 in the aUmentary canal. It can be obtained by treating starch or 

 cane sugar (sucrose) with dilute mineral acids. 



Glycogen. A carbohydrate resembUng starch, found in the liver. 



Grain equivalent. The term used to designate the comparative value of 

 grain and less concentrated feeding stuffs, such as milk, whey, 

 roots, etc. 



Gram. A metric weight. 453.6 grams equal one pound avolrdupoia. 



Hairy vetch. Vicia villosa. 



Herbivorous. A term applied to animals that subsist on vegetable foods. 



Herd's grass. See Timothy. 



Hungarian grass, German millet. Setaria Ualica, var. germanica. 



Ibid. In the same place; preceding reference. 



Indian corn, or maize. Zea mays. 



Intestine. The lower part of the alimentary canal. (32) 



Japan clover. Lespedeza striates 



Japanese millet. Setaria Ualica, vara. 



June grass. See Kentucky blue grass. 



Kaffir com. Sorghum vulgare. 



Kentucky blue grass, or June grass. Poa pratensia. 



Kilogram. A metric weight equal to 2.2-|- pounds. 



Lacteals. Minute tubes which take the chyle from the alimentary canal 

 and convey it to the thoracic duct. See Lymphatics. 



Legumes. Plants belonging to the botanical family LeguminossB. Ex- 

 amples: red clover, peas, beans. 



Levulose. Invert sugar, obtained with dextrose or grape sugar when 

 cane sugar is heated with dilute mineral acids. 



Liter. A metric measure of capacity equaling 1.05-|- quarts, 



Loc. cit. In the place referred to; preceding reference. 



Lucern. See Alfalfa. 



Lymph. The colorless fluid found in the lymphatics of the animal body. 



Lymphatics. The vein-hke vessels that convey lymph. (37) 



Lymphatic system. The system of lymph vessels which collect and con- 

 vey the lymph. (37) 



