considered advisable. He can also take a crop the first year, 

 which is as much as can be done where a one year's mixture 

 is used. 



GRASS AND CHEAP FEEDING. 



The policy of the Government appears to be that 

 feeders of stock will, in future, be very much restricted in 

 the amount of cake available for feeding purposes. The 

 present price of cake, even if it were available, is almost 

 prohibitive for feeding purposes, consequently farmers will 

 need to rely more and more on their pastures if meat produc- 

 tion is to continue. This is interesting from more than one 

 point of view. From some very moderate calculations I 

 have worked out, where all food is taken at consuming value, 

 the figures show that bullocks bought in autumn and fed in 

 yards or stalls during the winter months, cannot be expected 

 to pay their way at present prices, unless they are bought as 

 stores at least 10s. 6d. per live cwt. less than the price which 

 can be realised when they are fat. 



When, however, bullocks are fed during the summer and 

 autumn months on grass with an allowance of cake (say, 

 average of 3 to 41b. per head per day) the store cattle could be 

 bught in at about 2s. 6d. less per live cwt. than they would 

 realise v/hen sold fat. On pastures which are able to fatten 

 cattle during the grazing period without any cake, the stores 

 could be bought in at approximately 4s. 6d. per live cwt. 

 more than they will realise when fat. 



These figures are certainly arresting, and will bear 

 investigation. They serve to show very markedly the value 

 of good pasture in cattle feeding. In fact, under the present 

 prices, it would appear difficult to feed cattle at a profit, 

 unless grass constitutes a substantial proportion of the 

 ration. 



j. p. 



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