250 VETEKINAEY HYGIENE 



Beans. 



These consist of many varieties, of which the one 

 known as the horse bean, Faba vulgaris, is employed for 

 the feeding of animals. Even of this there are several 

 kinds, the chief being the tick and negro. The straw of 

 beans is not considered so good for feeding purposes as 

 that of pea, though it may be cut and mixed with the 

 latter. 



The plant is very liable to fly attack, bean aphis, and to 

 rust and mildew. 



Beans should be one year old before being used, they 

 should be short and plump, free from weevil, and weigh 

 about 63 lbs. to the bushel. 



The amount given daily to horses doing severe work is 

 from 1 lb. to 2 lbs. crushed and mixed with the ordinary 

 ration. 



As meal it is largely used in the feeding of cattle, sheep 

 and pigs with the best results. 



There are certain beans used in India for feeding 

 purposes. They are all remarkable for the amount of 

 proteid they contain, and one known as Bhoot, Soja 

 hispida, for the extraordinary amount of both proteid 

 and fat. It corresponds to the Chinese bean known as 

 Salmca. 



Cooltee, Dolichos mniflorus, is the chief feeding grain of 

 Southern India ; it is a small grey or brown bean which 

 turns nearly black on boiling. As a rule the grain is 

 mixed with a quantity of sand and gravel, and the loss of 

 horses from this cause would pay over and over again for 

 the needful machinery for cleaning it. 



The amount given of these grains is generally 10 lbs. 

 daily. They all have to be boiled, and are fruitful 

 sources of disease both from their liability to ferment, 

 their badly balanced constituents, and their mode of pre- 

 paration. 



The following table gives an analysis of beans, and some 



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