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INDEX 



Fodders, effect of drying, 221. 



losses through curing, 221. 



preserving of, 126. 

 Food, absorption of, 114, 116. 



appropriation by growing ani- 

 mals, 347. 



as a source of energy, 162. 



combustiou, measurement of, 

 213. 



compounds, inter-relation of, 

 185. 

 relation to the digestive pro- 

 cesses, 119. 



economics, factors involved in, 

 420. 



effect on constitution of milk 

 solids, 340. 



effect on the flavors of milk, 

 343. 



effect on the proportion of milk 

 solids, 339. 



general uses of, 151. 



influence on kind of growth, 

 347. 



maximum absorption of, 117. 



needs of fattening sheep, 373. 



relation to quality of the horse, 

 357. 



relation to production, 420. 



requirements for pork produc- 

 tion, 381. 



unit, the, 418. 



use of, 145. 



wetting, 128. ' 

 Foods, animal, origin of, 266. 



cooking, 128. 



influence of grinding, 129. 



influence on milk-fats, 341. 



kinds for poultry, 400. 

 Forage crops, classes of, 220. 

 harvesting of, 222. 

 yield at maturity, 223. 

 Fowls, adaptability of various 

 foods to, 415. 



feeding standards for, 411. 



maintenance ration for, 412. 



salt a necessity for, 410. 



supply of grit, 410. 



Galactose, 71. 



Gastric juice, the, 103. 



Gelatin, 57. 



Gelatinoids, nutritive value of, 



192. 

 Gliadin, 56 

 Globulins, 53. 



animal, 55. 



plant, 54. 



serum, 56. 

 Glucose, 93. 

 Glutenins, 56. 

 Gluten products, 252. 

 Glycogen, 77. 

 Glyco-proteins, 59. 

 Grain, storage of, 241. 

 Grains and seeds, 240. 



coarse food, 263. - 

 Green versus dried fodders, 220. 

 Grinding foods, influence of, 129. 

 Grit, supply for fowls, 410. 

 ■Growing animals, energy require- 

 ments of, 349. 

 Growth, effect on water-content, 

 32. 



in beef production, 363. 



in fattening sheep, 372. 



influence of food upon, 347. 



requirements for, 346. 

 Growth-promoting bodies, 303. 

 Gums, the, nutritive value of, 188. 



Hay values, Thaer's, 327. 

 Heart, the, 140. 

 Hsematin, 60. 

 Hemi-celluloses, 77. 

 Haemoglobin, 60. 



Hen, constituents of the body, 406. 

 Hens, laying, effects of food upon, 

 402. 

 rations for, 412. 

 Histones, 58. 

 Hominy feed, 251. 

 Hordein, 56. 

 Hormones, 85. 

 Horse, the, a machine, 164, 387. 



estimate of work ration, 392. 



food requirements, 390. 



maintenance needs of, 315. 



