massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 



BULLETIN No. 197 SEPTEMBER, 1920 



The Nutritive Value of Cattle 



Feeds 



1. Velvet Bean Feed for 

 Farm Stock 



By J. B. LINDSEY and C. L. BEALS 



This bulletin contains a study of the chemical composition, 

 digestibility and feeding value of velvet bean feed when fed to 

 dairy cows, horses and pigs. A summary of the results secured, 

 together with a few suggestions, will be found on pages 6\ and 62, 

 followed b>' a condensed description of the several experiments. 



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