2O2 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



in order that fat may be stored in between and 

 among them. Such animals require a feeding period 

 of three or four weeks, in which a greater quantity 

 of protein will be given than later on. 



After this preliminary feeding the proportion of 

 carbohydrates and fats may be increased. A limit 

 as to the amount of fat, however, is to be observed. 

 When more than a couple of pounds of digestible 



ROUGH FEEDERS 

 Poor stock and poor feed, without exception, mean poor farming. 



fat are taken into the system, the appetite and the 

 digestion are disturbed. A ration containing from a 

 pound to a pound and a half is to be preferred to one 

 containing two pounds of fat or more. 



Nature of the Ration. During the period of 

 growth and approach of fattening the amount of 

 roughage food may be considerable. This will de- 

 crease as the fattening period advances, and more 

 of the concentrates will be introduced to meet the 

 changing needs of the fattening ration. For inten- 

 sive feeding the coarse fodders, like stover and 

 straw, must give way to the legume hays and grain. 



