44 FEEDING ANIMALS. 



animal. 4. Earthy phosphates, to supply the growth and 

 waste of the bones ; and 5. Saline substances sulphates 

 and chlorides to replace what is daily excreted. It is 

 therefore plain, that that food is best which has the 

 greatest qrariety of constituents. The skillful feeder must 

 have a practical knowledge of all these principles, and will 

 not attempt to maintain his stock on one kind of food, or 

 upon any ration that does not contain all these elements 

 abundantly. He will make it a point to give as great a 

 variety as his circumstances will permit, that he may fully 

 supply his animal's wants and tastes. 



This statement of the fundamental principles upon 

 which cattle feeding is based, seemed necessary to a com- 

 plete understanding of all the points that will arise in the 

 treatment of the subjects proposed. 



