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Introduction 1 



List of questions.. 2 



Distribution of replies 7 



The extent of the business - 8 



Beef production adapted to large larnis 8 



Beef farms are largely devottd to corn and grass 9 



Legumes appreciated by cattle feeders 9 



Shelter for fattening s-teers 10 



Favorable conditions in feed lots ad\antageous 10 



Adequate su]>ply of pure water necessary 11 



Raising and b living f et ders . 11 



Better cattle can be produced than bought 11 



Cattle feeders do not raise their own cattle 12 



The advantage of purchasing- feeders over raising 1 them 13 



Feeders prefer two-year-old steers 13 



Baby beef 14 



Preparation of feeds 14 



Oats, as a cattle feed 15 



The use of supplemental feeds 15 



Clover hay roughage most extensively used 16 



Methods of utilizing- corn stalks 16 



Silage as a factor in beef production 16 



Tlie use of concentrates with silage 20 



Pasture produces cheap and economical gains 20 



Wintering stockers andfeeders 20 



Winter vs. summer feeding 21 



Winter feeding profitable in Indiana 21 



Turning full fed steers on grass 21 



Methods of feeding 22 



Use of self feeder 22 



Rough ige usually fed in unlimited quantities 23 



Grain consumed by steers on full feed 23 



Gains more expensive in winter than in summer 23 



Cost of gain increases with age of cattle 24 



G 'ins secured under different methods of feeding 24 



Method of wintering influence s gains in following summer 25 



Small gams on stackers in winter 25 



Gains tnnde on grass without grain 26 



Preparation of cattle for shipment 26 



Be-'ding cars before shipment 27 



Where cattle are marketed 27 



M:irkfting cattle 27 



The Hnincial phase of cattle feeding.. 



Cost of producing beef 28 



Co^t of producing fe Tiers _ 



Feeding be f cattle maintains soil fertility 



lings a necessarv adjunct to beef cattle 30 



Important problems demanding attention 



Feeding vs. market value of corn crops__ __31 



