PROCEEDINGS CORN BELT MEAT PRODUCERS' ASSN. 555 



the box. Give left-over feed to the cows. At least, don't mix it with 

 the next feed. 



Salt should be fed by mixing a pinch or two into each feed, or by- 

 having a box of salt in the stall where the calf can lick it at will. 



Suggested Baby Beef Rations 

 Starting on feed: 



Corn, shelled or ground l x / 2 to 2 lbs. 



Oats, ground or whole 2 to 4 lbs. 



Bran 1 lb. 



All the clover or alfalfa hay he'll eat. 

 Later in the feeding period: 



1. Corn, ground 2 parts 



Oats, ground 1 part 



Bran y 2 to 1 part 



Oilmeal 1 to iy 2 lbs. daily 



2. Corn, ground 3 parts 



Oats, ground 3 parts 



Bran 1 part 



Oilmeal 1 to 2 handsful 



3. Corn, ground 2V 2 to 3 parts 



Oats, ground 2 to 2% parts 



Bran 1 to iy 2 parts 



4. Equal parts of corn, oats and bran, with 1 to \y 2 pounds of oil meal 



daily. Corn and oats may be ground. 



5. Corn, ground iy 2 to 2 parts 



Barley, ground 1 to iy 2 parts 



Oats, ground 2 to 2% parts 



Bran \y 2 to 2 parts 



Oilmeal 1 to iy 2 lbs. daily 



To the above, add what clover or alfalfa hay the calf will eat. If 

 silage is available, it will be well to add about 15 pounds per day to 

 the above rations. 



Along in April or May, it may be well to add some molasses to the 

 above. It should be mixed with just enough water to moisten the feed. 

 Never make the feed so wet as to be sloppy. This error was made by 

 a good many club members last year. 



Winter Management 



In the first place, you do not need a warm stall. Any place which is 

 dry and protected from the rain, wind, and snow is satisfactory. If 

 your calf is securing the amount of feed he should to keep him doing 

 his best, he will be warm enough. His stall should be heavily bedded 

 and cleaned out frequently, preferably every day. Bedding is cheap 

 and cuts down the feed bill. 



A calf should have water at least twice a day, although three times 

 a day is better. An even better way is to have it before him at all 

 times. 



If your calf is wild or mean, win it over by kind treatment. Let 

 him understand that you are his friend and won't mistreat him, and 



