CHAPTER IV 

 USING FEEDS FOR BEST RESULTS 



Foods Must be Appetizing. Plants are most 

 liked when young and tender. They are then agree- 

 able to the taste and induce a maximum consump- 

 tion. At this stage of growth little woody tissue 

 has developed, the juices are abundant, the sub- 

 stances are freely acted upon by the secretions, and 



CORN IN GOOD SHOCKS 



Corn may be preserved for a time in shocks in the field. If left until 

 winter, rains and snows cause rapid deterioration and great loss of feeding 

 value. 



the largest amount of nutriment is absorbed into 

 the system. Feeds that are unappetizing and dis- 



