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hay could be fed with good silage, it would seem 

 safe to say that from March I to June I not more 

 than 12 pounds of grain per day would be called for 

 by the steer weighing 1,200 to 1,400 pounds. If, 

 however, the steer can only have corn and corn 

 stalks, or timothy hay, the same animal would need 

 not less than 18 to 20 pounds of grain, which is 

 very expensive feeding, even when swine follow. 

 The fattening of cattle without swine following 

 is likely to grow in favor, and for the reason, 

 chiefly, that it can be done with a smaller amount of 

 dear grain. It may call for some more labor. The 

 grain must needs be ground. When it is ground, 

 it will be mixed with cut fodder or silage, or at 

 least it ought to be so mixed. The food will then 

 be thoroughly digested. Because it is, a minimum 

 amount of meal is called for. The saving thus ef- 

 fected in the meal should more than offset the cost 

 of grinding. By no other method of feeding can 

 grain be fed so economically. 



"When the animals are being fed on grains other 

 than corn, the grain must of necessity be ground. 

 Barley, rye, oats and peas, also speltz, must be 

 ground to give the best results. This means that 

 swine could not follow, as they would get little or 

 nothing that would benefit them in the droppings. 

 Oats are too dear relatively for such feeding. At 

 present prices no grain is cheaper than corn, hence, 

 unless the farmer has enough of home-grown grains 

 it may pay him to feed corn freely. Where he does, 

 two-thirds of the grain or meal may be corn. The 

 other third may consist of bran and oilcake. If, 

 however, he has rye, barley or speltz, or two or all of 

 these, they may be made to take the place of corn. 

 They should, of course, be mixed with some cut 

 feed, and for such a use nothing is better than 



