100 FARM ANIMALS 



of different crops very closely so as to put his feed- 

 ing upon a business basis. 



FEEDING FOR BEEF 



As already stated, farmers have devoted an un- 

 usual amount of attention during recent years to 

 improved systems of feeding beef animals so as 

 to meet the market requirements in this regard. 

 It has become generally recognized as necessary 

 to study all questions relating to the digestibility 

 and effectiveness of feeds, early maturing proper- 

 ties of different breeds of cattle, and other matters 

 relating to the increase in weight of cattle and the 

 profits to be derived. In other words, sharp com- 

 petition between the eastern and western states, 

 and the advanced prices of all feeding stuffs and 

 work connected with beef production have made 

 it essential that each man watch carefully every 

 point where any advantage may be gained and 

 where a leakage in the profits may be stopped. 

 Otherwise there is no use in attempting to produce 

 beef since nothing but failure can be expected 

 if the best equipment and the most skillful methods 

 of applying all known agencies in the production 

 of beef are not used. 



In order to obtain a beef animal of the right 

 form and quality it is necessary to start with the 

 calf. Great changes have taken place in the last 

 few years in the methods of feeding calves and at 

 present several systems prevail. On the range 

 each calf is allowed to suck its own mother until 

 weaning time and the only other feeds which it 

 gets during this time are the range grasses. On 

 inclosed farms a number of methods have been 

 adopted. The calf may be allowed to run with 



