CHAPTER XXIII. 

 Care and Feeding of Live Stock. 



It is estimated that eighty per cent, of the grain 

 grown in Ontario is fed on the farm. The grain 

 is the raw material; the stock, butter, cheese, 

 pouhry and eggs the finished product. It is im- 

 portant to produce the largest possible quantity of 

 grain per acre; it is equally important to see that 

 the best possible use is made of this grain in feeding 

 it. 



The economic feeding of live stock is at the Economic 



. . . , . Feeding. 



present time receiving special attention at our ex- 

 periment stations, and during the past few years 

 much knowledge has been gained in the preparing 

 and balancing of foods for different animals, so that 

 rations may be composed of the proper constituents 

 and quantities most suitable for the desired objects 

 to be gained and at the minimum cost. With our 

 present knowledge we receive better results and at 

 much less cost than in former years. 



The first object lesson we get from the "laws of J""*. . 



J, . " Conditions. 



nature is "June conditions." When the weather 

 is warm and the grass in a succulent condition the 

 best results are obtained from our animals, more 

 especially in milch cows. 



Provision should therefore be made for a con- 

 tinuous supply of succulent food during the whole 

 year, both by carrying over a quantity of silage and 

 by growing soiling crops. Where alfalfa can be 

 grown successfully there will be no need of sowing 

 any other soiling crop for summer feeding. Where 

 alfalfa cannot be grown, a mixture of peas and oats, 



