63* FEEDING OF CATTLE. 



right side of his profit and loss account, the breeder will be led to 

 consider more carefully and better to realize the importance of the 

 great care which should be exercised in the feeding of young calves. 

 The following figures, furnished by the managers of the Chi- 

 cago Fat Stock Exhibition, will give a practical illustration of the 

 profit of early feeding and marketing. This table shows the cost to 

 breeders and sale price of nine twelve-months-old animals: 



Cost to Price 



Name of Animal. Age. Weight. Breeder. Realized. 



Jay.. ... 12mos. 800 fcs. $31.30 $48.00 



710 " 33.50 42.60 



1000 " 31.67 60.00 



1000 < 34.67 CO 00 



1000 ' 31.47 60.00 



1090 ' 38.15 65.40 



700 19.75 4200 



950 - ' 27.50 57.00 



1000 < 33.67 60.00 



Experiment- 

 Young Aberdeen... 

 King of the West... 



C'assius IV 



Cassius V 



Hattie .-.. 



Jim Elaine 



Canadian Champion. 



Feeding Older Cattle When cattle are not prepared for 

 the market at an early age, as above described, it should be borne in 

 mind that they ought not to be kept longer than their fourth year. 

 They will attain their proper ripeness at between three and four 

 years. In regard to their feeding, it should be remembered that 

 the cattle should always be fed well; that is, with a view to contin- 

 uous growth. They should have plenty of pasture during the 

 pasture season; sufficient hay or good forage in winter, with a good 

 bed to lie on; ample shelter and warmth; salt at intervals not longer 

 than ten days should be supplied throughout the year till they are 

 two or three years old. When three years old, you will take steps 

 to fatten them for the market. 



Most Profitable Method of Fattening The object 

 will now be the animal having had proper care as a calf and its 

 growth and condition having been maintained without having been 

 suffered to retrograde at any time to fatten it for the market in the 

 least time and at the least expense. It has been definitely estab- 

 lished that the cheapest way to fatten cattle is by grass feeding. 

 The fattening process should therefore be commenced in the sum- 

 mer of the third year. It should be premised that one of the most 

 essential points in fattening is perfect tranquility. Excitement of 

 any kind will arrest the process of fattening or lead to a diminution 

 of the yield of the milking cow. Animals which are bred near the 

 dwellings of men and which are accustomed to kind treatment 

 when they come into contact with human beings, are those which 

 fatten most readily and produce the greatest returns in the market. 



The Best Pasturage In this country the feeding of 

 cattle largely upon grass is a necessity as well as an advantage, 

 and pasture therefore forms an important subject for consideration. 

 The greater the variety of nutritious grasses in pastures for fatten- 

 ing stock, the better. Good hay -grass and clover can be judiciously 



