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7. Feed one pound of concentrates daily for every pound 

 of butter fat produced per week and roughage ad libitum. 



8. Use a variety of feeds for best results. 



BEEF CATTLE 



1. In general, feed 2| pounds of feed per 100 pounds live 

 weight. 



2. For maintenance, feed roughage ad lihiturti. 



3. For wintering stockers, feed roughage ad libitum. 



4. In getting fattening cattle on full feed, start them out 

 with 2 pounds of concentrates per day per head and rough- 

 age ad libitum. Increase the concentrates one pound daily 

 until they receive 10 pounds of concentrates per head, then 

 increase the concentrates one pound every three days until 

 they are on full-feed. 



5. For fattening cattle on full-feed, feed If to 2 pounds 

 of concentrates ^ and f pound of roughage per day per 100 

 pounds live weight. 



HOGS 



1. In general, feed 3 to 5 pounds of concentrates per 100 

 pounds hve weight according to age, giving larger rations 

 to younger and smaller rations to older hogs. 



2. For pigs at weaning time (weighing about 50 pounds), 

 feed 5 pounds of concentrates per 100 pounds hve weight, 

 or 4 pounds of concentrates per day per 100 pounds live 

 weight and forage ad libitum. 



1 In this connection it should be noted that many cattle feeders, especially 

 outside the corn-belt, use much less concentrates and more roughage than 

 prescribed by this rule. Haecker of the Minnesota Station recommends 

 not more than 1 pound of grain per 100 pounds live weight. 



