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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
Ration. An allowance of food fed in one day to maintain the 
body of an animal. 
Silage. Fodder, usually finely cut, preserved by compressing 
it in a silo. 
Sparse. Not thickly grown, thinly scattered. 
Stanchions. Upright bars or post to hold cattle in the barns. 
Standard. That which is established by a custom or general 
consent. 
Strain. A breed of animals or plants that have related parents 
and similar characteristics. 
Switch. The bushy end of the tail of a cow. 
Tank. A large basin or an artificial receptacle for holding 
water. 
Tendencies. Inclination to do things for certain results. 
Udder. A large milk gland; as the cow’s udder. 
Utensil. A vessel for some particular use. 
REFERENCES 
“Feeding Cotton Seed Products to Livestock,” U. S. Dept, of 
Agri., Farmers’ Bui. 1179. 
“The Feeding of Dairy Cows,” U. S. Dept, of Agri., Farmers’ Bui. 
743. 
“Dairying in Oklahoma,” Oklahoma Bui. 99. 
“Milk Testing and Dairy Herd Records,” Oklahoma Bui. 20. 
“Dairy Farming,” Michaels, Webb Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minn. 
