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Finishing in the Stall, Shed, or Grove — Continued 



(e) The individual needs of the animals. 



(f) The demands upon litter. 



3. Leading up to Full Feeding 136 



(a) The object sought in fattening cattle. 



(b) Why fattening cannot be hastened beyond certain 

 limitations. 



(c) The time required in preliminary feeding. 



(d) The foods suitable for such feeding. 



4. The Concentrates to Feed 1.38 



(a) The concentrates that may be fed. 



(b) The choice of concentrates. 



(c^ How to prepare and feed them. 



(d) The changes called for in feeding them. 



(e) The amounts of concentrates to feed. 



5. The Fodders to Feed 144 



(a) The different fodders that may be fed. 



(b) The choice of fodders. 



(c) How to prepare and feed them. 



(d) The changes called for in feeding them. 



(e) The amovmts that will be consumed. 



6. The Succulent Foods to Feed 146 



(a) The sources of succulence. 



(b) Feeding com ensilage. 



(c) Feeding field roots. 



7. Finishing on Beet Pulp and Grain 148 



(a) Only practicable near the factories. 



(b) Mode of ensiling the pulp. 



(c) The method of feeding pulp. 



(d) The amount of grain to feed. 



(e) The cost of the pulp. 



8. Duration of this Feeding Period ISO 



(a) How affected by conditions when feeding begins. 



(b) How affected by age of animals. 



(c) How affected by the foods fed. 



(d) How affected by the prices of foods. 



(e) How affected by the time when put on feed. 



9. Standard Rations in Different Centers 152 



(a) For the northern states. 



(b) For the Middle West. 



(c) For the southern states. 



(d) For states far south and southwest. 



(e) For the western mountain states. 



(f) For Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 



(g) For areas northward. 



10. Observations Regarding Foods .1 56 



(a) Meat made from alfalfa only. 



(b) Supplementing com with com and cob meal. 



(c) Feeding large quantities of oil cake. 



(d) Feeding cottonseed meal. 



(e) Com ensilage not duly appreciated. 



