The Stock-Feeder's Manual / the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock

(25) See Transactions of Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland for 1852.

(26) Zig-zag clover, or Marl grass? Cowgrass is Trifolium pratense perenne.

(27) This gentleman has invented an exceedingly simple but effective furze-bruiser, which I hope soon to see in general use.

(28) H. Le Docte, in Journal de la Société Centrale d'Agriculture de Belgique.

(29) Cellulose is the term applied to the chemical substance which forms woody fibre. The latter is made up of very minute spindle-shaped tubes. In young and succulent plants these tubes are often lined with layers of soft cellulose. In many plants—such as trees—in a certain stage of development, the substance lining the cells is very hard, and is termed lignin, or sclerogen. This substance is merely a modification of cellulose; and both resemble in composition sugar and starch so closely that, by heating them with sulphuric acid, they may be converted into sugar.

(30) One part of oil is equal to 2½ parts of starch—that is, 2½ parts of starch are expended in the production of 1 part of fat.

(31) No difference is here assumed between the nutritive value of sugar and starch.

(32) Unless when Kohl-rabi is cultivated, for the bulbs of this plant may be preserved in good condition up to June. I have advocated the cultivation of the radish as a food crop in the "Agricultural Review" for 1861.

(33) According to some chemists, sugar does not exist in ripe grain, but is produced in it, during the process of analysis, by the action of the re-agents employed and the influence of the air.

(34) Report to Government on feeding cattle with Malt, 1844.

(35) Monthly Agricultural Review, Dublin, February, 1859.

(36) Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, October, 1858.

(37) 3 lbs. of rape-cake, ¾ lb. malt combs, ¾ lb. bran, steamed together with a sufficient quantity of straw.

SECTION IX.—ANALYSES OF THE ASHES OF PLANTS.

(Extracted from the Author's "Chemistry of Agriculture.")

Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

The number marked with an asterisk refers to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

Those numbers marked with an asterisk refer to 100 parts of the substance in its natural or undried state; the remaining numbers refer to 100 parts when dried.

APPENDIX.

Whilst this Work was passing through the press, a valuable Report on Agricultural Statistics was issued by the Board of Trade. The following statistics, collected from this Report, are here given, because they modify the statements made in page 5:—

(38) Exclusive of heath or mountain land.

(39) The per-centage of acreage is exclusive of Hops in Great Britain, and Flax in Ireland.

(40) Including under Flax, 253,105 acres.