228 THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



Economy in Feeding. 



(a) It is wise economy to give a bunch of bullocks 



in autumn a small allowance of cake (2 Ibs. per 

 day each). Some of the bullocks will soon show 

 a tendency to fatten, and these should then be 

 drawn out and given a fattening ration. 



(b) The bullocks should not be given more each time 



than they are able to clean up reasonably soon. 



(c) The ration should not be too " binding," or too 



laxative, otherwise the increases in live weight 

 obtained may be far from satisfactory. 



(d) The bullocks should all have their teeth seen to 



at the beginning of the fattening period : 

 chewing or mastication is well-nigh impossible 

 in some cases until the offending tooth is 

 removed. 



(e) The times of feeding should be arranged so as to 



give bullocks plenty of time in the morning and 

 afternoon to chew their cud in quietness. 

 Continual disturbance of bullocks does not 

 tend to encourage rapid fattening. 



(f) Where the concentrated food comes up to the 



above feeding standard (p. 218), and is sufficiently 

 palatable and laxative, experiments do not 

 appear to show any great advantage of one 

 mixture of concentrates over another ; hence the 

 market value of concentrated foods should be 

 very carefully watched, so as to secure a ration 

 of high quality and of the desired composition 

 at the minimum cost (p. 122). 



