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FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED 



The self-fed steers consumed a heavier concentrate allowance and 

 were brought to full feed in a shorter time without any set back 

 from over-eating. Tho consuming more feed than Lot I, this was 

 more than offset by their larger gains. Even after adding the cost 

 of chaffing the hay, the self-fed steers made the cheaper gains. Both 

 systems required about the same amount of labor, but by the use of 

 the self feeder the necessity for a man skilled in feeding was reduced. 

 In a trial at the Iowa Station ^ 2 lots of 996-lb. steers were fed for 



Fig. 84. — Quiet Is Highly Important in IMaking Beef 



Cattle which "eat and lie down" make much more economical gains than those 

 which are restless and active. (From Breeder's Gazette.) 



160 days on shelled corn, linseed meal, corn silage, and alfalfa hay, 

 one lot being fed the com in a self feeder and the other by hand. 

 The self-fed steers made slightly the larger gains and returned the 

 most profit over cost of feed. 



Water; salt. — Fattening cattle should have an abundant supply 

 of pure water at all times. Separate water troughs should be pro- 

 vided for pigs running with the steers. While it is best to have water 



6 Pew, Evvard, and Dunn, Breeder's Gaz., 69, 1916, p. 1290. 



