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MANUAL OF OATTLE-FJKEDING. 



IJTumber. 



Total 

 nitrogen. 

 Per cent. 



Albuminoid 

 mtrogcn. 

 Per cent. 



Ami do 

 nltrogon. 

 Per (ent. 



Amide nitroguu 

 in per ctmt oJ 

 total iiitrogt a. 



1.. 



3.55G 

 4.213 

 4.479 

 5 080 

 5.520 



2.734 

 3.190 

 3.873 



3.C10 , 

 4.102 



0.822 

 1.023 

 1.60G 

 1.414 

 1.418 



23.1 



2.... 



24.3^ 



3 



35.0 



4 



5 



28.1 

 25.7 







Malt sprouts serve excellently for bringing up the albu- 

 minoids of a ration composed of poorer materials to the 

 desired standard, and are a favorite fodder for young ani- 

 mals and for milk and fattening. They are most suitable 

 for cattle and swine. On account of their dry, brittle 

 character, they are not well adapted for feeding directly, 

 and need to be softened, either by mixture with wateiy 

 fodder or by soaking in water. 



§ 3. The Legumes, 



Composition. — The seeds of the Ugumlnosm (beans, 

 peas, vetches, etc.) are especially distinguished by their 

 richness in protein, in which respect they exceed all other 

 seeds. Their protein consists chiefly of the legumin de- 

 scribed on p. 28. 



The percentage of protein is not so variable in the 

 legumes as in the cereals. The amount of this substance 

 varies from about 22 per cent, to 30 per cent, of the dry 

 substance, beans, and especially vetches, being generally 

 somewhat richer than peas. The composition of each kind 

 is given in detail in the table in the A])pendix. 



An exception to the range of variation given above m 



