208 PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



indicates, linseed meal should not be used as the sole con- 

 centrate of the ration, but in connection with less nitrogenous 

 concentrates. 



For Growing Stock. — Linseed meal is one of the best 

 supplementary concentrates for growing animals, both on 

 account of its high feeding value and its physical effect. 

 It is a very important addition to the ration of the skim- 

 milk calf. For growing cattle, it may form as much as ten 

 per cent of the concentrates of the ration when not too ex- 

 pensive. It is also very good for colts and may be substituted 

 for a part of the oats in the ration. It is usually fed to secure 

 finish and bloom in fitting horses for show or sale. It may 

 be fed in amounts up to one pound per day. Oil meal may 

 be used for pigs, but other nitrogenous supplements, as 

 middUngs and tankage, usually are preferred. It is excellent 

 in the ration of young lambs, both before and after weaning. 



For Fattening Stock. — For fattening steers, two or three 

 pounds per day can be given to advantage. It is often fed 

 near the close of the feeding period, on account of its bene- 

 ficial effect upon the appetite, digestion, and finish of the 

 animal. It is used quite extensively with show cattle. 

 For fattening hogs, linseed meal may be fed in small quanti- 

 ties, approximating 10 to 20 per cent of the concentrates 

 to good advantage. Large quantities seem to affect the 

 appetite of the hog adversely. Usually tankage or middlings 

 is preferred. For fattening lambs and sheep, it may be used 

 to advantage up to one-third of a pound per day unless 

 the ration consists of corn and clover or alfalfa hay, in 

 which case its use is not profitable. 



For Breeding Stock. — Linseed meal is one of the best 

 nitrogenous supplements for breeding animals of all classes. 



