CHAPTER XII. 



CARE OF CATTLE ON FEED 



The care of cattle on feed is an important factor. 

 By care we refer to a number of little details which are 

 not ordinarily included in discussing methods of feeding, 

 rations, or equipment. These include among other 

 things, regularity in feeding, quietness, number of times 

 a day to feed, the number of cattle to be fed together, 

 and salting. In feeding it should be remembered that 

 fattening cattle soon become accustomed to looking for 

 their feed at certain hours in the day, and if it is not 

 supplied at the regular time the cattle become uneasy 

 and worry. It is unnecessary to say that this cause 

 for worry among cattle should be avoided. As soon as 

 the fattening process begins, the cattle should be fed at 

 certain hours and in the same way. This time cannot 

 be varied fifteen minutes without some detriment to 

 the cattle. The extent of injury will depend upon the 

 frequency and extent of irregularities. 



IMPORTANCE OF QUIETNESS 



The quietness of manner of the feeder is also an im- 

 portant consideration. The even-tempered attendant 

 who is quiet in manner and movement invariably proves 

 more satisfactory than the erratic, bustling, noisy one. 

 The cattle soon learn to have confidence in the former 

 and welcome his coming among them, while they are 

 always suspicious of the latter, never feeling quite at 

 ease when he is in sight. Under the management of 

 the former, the cattle become tame and quiet, even 

 though more or less wild at the outset; while under the 

 latter, wild cattle become wilder and tame cattle become 

 timid. The writer has observed a wide difference in 



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