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Tin; MANAt;L;AiE.\T and i-i;edin<j of cattle 



certainly grow less, hence sonic modifications may he 

 necessary to impro\-e the appetite. To accomplish this, 

 increase in protein is sometimes made. No food is 

 more suitable for such feeding than oilcake, hence when it 

 is too expensive to feed during the entire feeding period, 

 its use should be reserved for this third period, during 

 which it may be fed at the rate of i to 3 pounds for each 

 animal daily. It may also be advantageous to use some 



PRIZE-WINNING GRADE SHORTHORN STEER, JACK. 

 (By counesyof the owner, Washington Experiment Station) 



condimental food to \vhet the appetite and to stimulate 

 digestion. 



There is wide di\-ersity in the practice of feeders 

 as to the amount of concentrates that should be fed. 

 The problem is complicated and many sided owing to: 

 (i) Fluctuations in \'alues in fodders and concentrates; 

 (2) the diflerence in age and condition when the feed- 

 ing be.gins and the capacit_y of the animal to utilize food: 

 (3J the not easily determined (juantitics of grain in corn 



