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In the western mountain states the favorite fatten- 

 ing ration is alfalfa hay and grain, such as may be grown 

 or purchased most cheaply, not feeding at any time more 

 than two-thirds the usual amount of grain. (See page 

 146.) In the neighborhood of sugar beet factories, the 

 favorite ration is sugar beet pulp, alfalfa fodder, and 

 grain. (See page 148.) 



In Washington and Oregon, also Idaho, the grain 

 ration will consist mainly of bran or oats and barley, 

 wheat, or peas, beginning with 2 parts of the former 

 and ending with 2 parts of the latter, and leading up to 

 full feeding in the usual way. If both peas and barley 

 are fed the ration is thereby improved. As roughage, 

 the foods most fed are clover, alfalfa, vetch hay, and 

 corn ensilage, but, to some extent, timothy and clover, 

 wheat and barley hay are fed. The concentrates fed 

 in these states do not usually exceed 10 pounds an 

 animal daily at any time, and the preliminary feeding 

 is usually moderate. With good alfalfa and clover such 

 moderate amounts may answer. 



For areas northward so far that corn may not be 

 depended on to reach maturity, in the absence of roots 

 the following would be one of the most suitable rations 

 that could be fed : Ground barley, speltz, and oats, or 

 wheat bran, in equal proportions for the feeding period, 

 but using less barley and speltz at first and more later. 

 Oilcake may usually be fed with advantage, especially 

 in the absence of bran. Five per cent of oilcake will 

 suffice at first and 10 per cent or more may be fed toward 

 the end of the feeding. The meal is best fed on a small 

 quantity of silage or other cut fodder, and at the rate 

 of I to 154 pounds daily for each 100 pounds live weight 

 when on full feed. The fodder will be corn in the 

 bundle, tame hay, such as may be grown, or millet or 

 a mixture of these. Wild hay will soon be a thing of 

 the past. Another grain mixture very suitable for such 

 feeding is succotash grown so that about one-third of 



