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pense, to be lost the following summer at pasture.* This is revers- 

 ing the almost universal practice of successful farmers. Gains are 

 made very much cheaper in summer than in winter. Whenever 

 possible, fat should be stored in summer to assist in cutting down 



Fig. 4. Calves of excellent breeding that have been underfed. 



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Calves that have been well-bred and well-fed. 



the expense of the wintering process. It is the part of good man- 

 agement, therefore, to have an abundant supply of grass, so that 

 all the fat possible may be made in summer at pasture, to be used 

 the following winter in helping to carry the stock through in case 

 of a shortage in the winter forage. 



Fat Not Necessarily Wasted when Animals are Permitted to 

 Get Thin — It is a very old, and in general, a good maxim, to "never 

 lose the calf fat." This is the same as saying an animal should 

 never be allowed to get thin, or should never be allowed to lose its 

 stored fat. Certain circumstances, however, that compel an animal 

 to use this fat need not in the strictest sense compel it to lose it, 



*For a full discussion of this point, sec Missouri Kxporinient Station Bulletin No. 75, on 

 Wintering Yearling Cattle, pp. 46-53. 



