348 Effective Farming 



FOR THE EASTERN STATES WHERE HAY IS VERY HIGH AND CORN IS 

 RELATIVELY HIGH 



POUNDS 



Corn silage 30 



Corn stover 6 



Cottonseed meal or oil meal 4 



Shelled corn 10 



FOR THE SOUTH WHERE COTTONSEED MEAL IS OF MODERATE PRICE AND 

 COWPEA HAY IS RAISED ON THE FARM 



Ration 1 



POUNDS 



Corn silage 35 



Cowpea hay 8 



Cottonseed meal or oil meal 7 



Ration 2 



POUNDS 



Corn silage 30 



Cottonseed hulls 12 



Cottonseed meal .... 7 



FOR THE WEST WHERE CORN CANNOT BE RAISED 



Ration 1 



POUNDS 



Kafir silage 30 



Prairie hay . 3 



Cottonseed meal 3 



Kafir meal 10 



Ration 2 



v POUNDS 



Kafir silage 25 



Alfalfa 7 



Kafir grain 15 



QUESTIONS 



1. Define beef cattle, dairy cattle, dual-purpose cattle. 



2. Describe the conformation of beef cattle. 



3. Which is the most popular beef cattle breed ? 



4. The animals of which breed are especially good rustlers for feed ? 



5. Compare animals of the Galloway and Aberdeen-Angus breeds. 



6. What is meant by baby beef cattle? 



7. What feeds are most commonly fed to beef cattle? 



