RIGHT FEEDING 



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FATTENING The fattening ration should not be too high in protein; al- 

 RATION though animals thin at the start should be supplied with 



abundant protein to develop muscular tissue in prepara- 

 tion for fattening. Kellner sug- 

 gests for this purpose the nutritive 

 ratio 1 to 6 (see page 25 on nutri- 

 tive ratio). For mature fattening 

 cattle the ratio should not vary 

 much from 1 to 10 or 12. Where 

 the feeding period covers six 

 months, avoid getting cattle on full 

 feed for the first month or six 

 weeks; for they will not show for 

 the early expense at the close of 

 the full feeding term. Corn is by 

 far the best concentrate for quickly 

 filling the tissues with fat, and in- 

 suring a high quality of "marbling" 

 in the beef. It is therefore, with- 

 out question, the finest of finishing 

 materials. Where possible feed it 

 in the shock. With the addition of Fed right 



