. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 170 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED loss of the lower leaves as the plants ripen, to leaching by rain, and to the storage of nutrients in the bulbs at the base of the stems. In maturing corn the nutrients are stored in the kernels, which are easily masticated and highly digestible. In the smaller grasses, tho a similar storage occurs in the seeds, they are so small and have such hard seed coats that
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. 170 FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED loss of the lower leaves as the plants ripen, to leaching by rain, and to the storage of nutrients in the bulbs at the base of the stems. In maturing corn the nutrients are stored in the kernels, which are easily masticated and highly digestible. In the smaller grasses, tho a similar storage occurs in the seeds, they are so small and have such hard seed coats that they escape mastication and their nutrients are largely lost. Based on the yield of digestible nutrients alone, full bloom appears the best time to cut timothy for hay, but other factors must be con- sidered. Such immature grass is difficult to cure, the weather early in. Fig. 48.—Cutting a Fine Field op Timothy On most farms where timothy is now extensively grown, greater use should be made of the legumes, which not only yield more hay, but also increase the fertility of the land. the season is usually more unsettled, and the ground cooler. Also, haying must often be delayed in the corn belt until the corn has been cultivated. In general, timothy should be cut early for dairy cows, young stock, and sheep, since these animals do not relish hay that is woody and lacks aroma, as does most late-cut hay. For horses and fattening cattle late cutting is favored, since these animals get much of their nourishment from concentrates, and the hay they eat serves more as "; In any event, cutting should not be delayed until the grass becomes tough and woody and the seeds shatter. Red top.—This grass is probably suited to a wider range of climatic and soil conditions than any other cultivated grass. A couple of years. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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