. Silos, silage, and cattle feeding. shoveled or pitched in. The cattle will fatten faster if confined to small lots near thefeeding shed, and they should be shut inside the shed during badspells of weather. Nothing will be gained by allowing the cattleto run over the pastures during winter, while feeding. The littlegrass they get will take away their relish for dry feed, and reallydo more harm than good. The fattening season should be madeas short as possible, and to secure this the cattle should be in-duced to eat as much as they will. Changing from one lot toanother, turning in a new lot of
. Silos, silage, and cattle feeding. shoveled or pitched in. The cattle will fatten faster if confined to small lots near thefeeding shed, and they should be shut inside the shed during badspells of weather. Nothing will be gained by allowing the cattleto run over the pastures during winter, while feeding. The littlegrass they get will take away their relish for dry feed, and reallydo more harm than good. The fattening season should be madeas short as possible, and to secure this the cattle should be in-duced to eat as much as they will. Changing from one lot toanother, turning in a new lot of steers—anything that excites or Cattle Feediyig Shed. 63 disturbs the cattle, tends to check consumption of food, and withit gain in weight. Much more might be written with reference to the selectionand preparation of feed stuffs for cattle, and we would like todwell on the importance of skill and care in the management ofthe work in feeding. Constant study of the requirements of theanimal is necessary to secure the best ^^ Index to Contents. 65 INDEX. PAGE. Albuminoids 46 /analysis of Silage 22, 24 Analysis of Silage Northern and Southern Varieties of Corn. 23, 24 Bedding Land for Corn 17 Bedding Land—Single and Double Beds 17 Carbo Hydrates 46 Cattle Dehorning 50 Cattle Feeding—Close Confinement 62 Cattle Feeding, Study of 45 Cattle Feeding, on Cotton Seed Hulls and Meal 52 Cattle Feeding—Suggestions to Stock Feeders 49 Cattle, How to Feed 50 Cattle, Quiet Handling 49 Clod Crusher 18 Cooking Food for Cattle 52 Corn, Amount of Food from an Acre 20 Corn, Amount of Sugar in 22 Corn, Best Variety for Silage and for Dry Forage .... 21 Corn, B. & W 21 Corn, Certainty of Crop 19, 20 Corn, Composition oi Different Varieties 22, 27 Corn, Cutting When in Tassel 26 Corn, Distance Between Stalks 16 Corn, Double and Single Beds 17 Corn, Dry Matter in 22, 24, 27 Corn, Early Planting 18 Corn, Effect on of Rich and Poor Soil 15 Corn, Flat Culture and Bedding Land 16 Corn,
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