TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGES. 



General Summary and Conclusions 3-11 



List of Questions Submitted to Practical Feeders 11-12 



Range of Experience of Feeders Interviewed 14-15 



Average Length of Full Feeding Period 15 



Relation of Age of Cattle to Time Required to Fatten 16-17 



Quality of Cattle in Relation to Length of Feeding Period 18 



The Most Profitable Weight of Steer 18-19 



The Age of Cattle Usually Fed in the Corn Belt 21-22 



Why Feeders Prefer Two Year Old Cattle 24 



Young Cattle Must be Fat to Sell Well 27 



Well Bred Cattle Required for Baby Beef 29 



Most Favorable Season of the Year for Feeding * 31-34 



Experiments in Summer and in Winter Feeding 35-37 



Advantages of Summer Over Winter Feeding 38-40 



Gains on Grass Alone are Cheap but Low Priced 41-42 



Factors Affecting the Demands of the Market 42-50 



Value of Shelter in Full Feeding 51 



Summary of Experiments with Shelter 52 



The Value of Roughage in Full Feeding 61 



Kinds of Roughage Preferred by Missouri Feeders 62 



Experiments With Different Kinds of Roughage 63 



The Preparation of Feed 67 



Methods of Preparation Preferred by Feeders . . . ". 67 



Factors Determining How Grain Should be Prepared 71-73 



Hogs Utilize the Waste 73 



Number of Hogs Required 76 



Hogs Sell Higher Than Steers 76 



Buying Margin, or Margin of Profit 81 



Factors Determining the Size of the Margin 83-88 



Getting Cattle on Full Feed 89 



Abundant Supply of Pure Water Necessary 92 



Other Factors Than Cheapness of Gains 94 



Methods of Feeding 96 



