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HOGS FOLLOWING STEERS FED COTTONSEED MEAL 

 Much has been said concerning the danger to hogs 

 following steers fed on cottonseed meal. Undoubtedly 

 this danger has been greatly exaggerated. The writer 

 has yet to learn of a single instance of injury to hogs 

 following steers fed cottonseed meal in the amounts 

 recommended above, where reasonable care was exer- 

 cised in not allowing the pigs access to the meal before 

 it passed through the cattle, 



SUMMER FATTENING 



While cottonseed meal furnishes an excellent supple- 

 ment to the corn plant for winter fattening of steers it 

 can be used to greater advantage as a supplement to 

 corn in fattening cattle on grass. As to palatability, 

 oil meal comes first, then cottonseed meal and gluten 

 meal in the order named. If whole corn is to be sup- 

 plemented, either the pea or nut size of ground linseed 

 cake or the nut size of cottonseed cake should be used; 

 especially in summer are these sizes recommended, 

 because there is less waste from high winds. The highest 

 grades or best brands of these feeds are advised. Cattle 

 feeders are frequently urged to purchase low-grade 

 concentrated feeds, the inducement of a lower price 

 being the alluring argument that frequently accomplishes 

 the end sought. The observation of the writer has been 

 that in most instances the purchaser of such grades is 

 distinctly the loser. 



AT WHAT STAGE TO FEED 



The question is frequently asked, where these 

 concentrated feeds are to be fed only a part of the time, 

 at what stage of the fattening process can they be used 

 to the best advantage? The commonly accepted prac- 

 tice of the best feeders counts for much, and their almost 

 universal practice is to use it during the last sixty days 

 prior to marketing. This method has much to com- 

 mend it, as it improves the appetite at a time when 



