2O8 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



amounts of grain. The protein supply will be kept 

 up because of the rapid growth which calls for this 

 nutrient. 



Towards the close of winter the protein require- 

 ments decrease markedly in proportion to the live 

 weight. Hence, the albuminoid ratio of the ration 

 of growing beeves may be steadily widened to the 

 limiting value, which is in the neighborhood of one 

 part protein to eight to ten of the carbohydrate 

 equivalent. Let the food be ample, so as to secure 

 growth, but not of such a character as to encourage 

 too rapid fattening. 



The best results will be secured during the calves' 

 first winter if alfalfa, clover, cowpea or soy bean hay 

 is made the basis of the ration. Let the calves have 

 about all they will eat. If corn silage is available, 

 from 10 to 15 pounds may be fed daily. If there is 

 a tendency to scour under this feeding, limit the 

 legume hay and silage and introduce a few pounds 

 of timothy, prairie hay or corn stover. Calves fed 

 in this manner should consume from 10 to 13 pounds 

 of roughage daily. 



As for grain, nothing is better than corn, and par- 

 ticularly so if a legume hay is fed. From two to 

 four pounds may be fed each day. In case grass 

 hays., corn stover and corn silage must be used for 

 roughage, some protein concentrate will be neces- 

 sary in addition to corn. For this purpose linseed 

 oil meal, cottonseed meal or soy bean meal may 

 be used. A pound or two of either, mixed with the 

 corn, will meet the requirements. Oats are good, 

 but the price usually is against them. 



