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meal at the rate of one-fifth pound per day, in- 

 creasing gradually to four pounds as a maximum. 

 In Iowa steers on a ration of corn, gluten feed and 

 wheat straw gained two and nine-tenths pounds per 

 day at a cost of $9.65 per 100 pounds of gain. In 

 England gluten feed has been found to compare 

 well with oats, mixed grains, cotton seed meal, lin- 

 seed meal and other mixed grains. 



Linseed meal enters into the fattening and grow- 

 ing rations of nearly all farm animals. It has been 

 found in Scotland to give better gains than corn or 

 a mixture of cotton seed meal and linseed meal. 

 In feeding this meal, Scotch beef producers have 

 found that it is best to make the ration narrower as 

 the feeding period progresses. This is accom- 



Rlished by adding relatively larger quantities of 

 nseed meal. In Iowa linseed meal has been fed 

 with great profit by gradually increasing the ration 

 from one-fifth to four pounds, in addition to nine- 

 teen pounds of corn daily. In Illinois, inquiries 

 among many farmers elicited the information 

 that linseed meal is fed in rations of from two- 

 tenths to six pounds daily by the beef producers of 

 the state. All of these highly nitrogenous products 

 such as gluten meal, linseed meal, cotton seed 

 meal, etc., have the additional advantage that they 

 improve the appearance of the coat and thus give 

 the steers a better market finish. 



Oats. This grain is usually too expensive to 

 constitute the whole ration for any of our domestic 

 animals. It is quite largely fed, however, in 

 certain states to steers and with good results. Oats 

 enter into the ration fed by some of the most exten- 

 sive cattle feeding companies in Nebraska, and are 

 considered very valuable for the purpose. In 

 Montana a ration of mixed corn and wheat alone 



