362 Feeds and Feeding. 



roots and meal before feeding. It will be further observed that the 

 British farmer generally feeds quite mature bullocks, and that the 

 feeding period is relatively short, ranging from 80 to 120 days. It is 

 probable that the cattle are usually in good flesh when the feeding 

 begins. 



In studying these figures we should remember that it was the 

 British farmer who originated and developed all the valuable breeds 

 of beef cattle now scattered over the globe, and his ability and suc- 

 cess in producing beef of high quality is unquestioned. We are 

 showTi that in Britain beef cattle are fattened on a surprisingly small 

 allowance of rich concentrates combined with an abundance of roots, 

 hay, and straw. This attainment of the British feeder should stim- 

 ulate the experiment stations and progressive feeders of America to 

 see if the large daily corn allowance now universally regarded as 

 necessary in fattening cattle in this country may not be reduced. 

 With the steadily increasing cost of corn there must, if possible, be 

 a material reduction in the quantity of this grain entering into the 

 rations of our fattening cattle. May this not be brought about thru 

 the wider and more general use of hay from the legumes and succu- 

 lent silage from the luxuriant Indian corn plant? (768) 



