LESSON NINE 
GETTING THE MOST FROM FEEDS 
1. Appetite—A stock raiser may provide a balanced 
ration, but if the animal has no appetite for it, or if for 
other reasons cannot take enough of it, failure will re- 
sult. From an economic point of view appetite should 
be considered in the management of all live stock. Aim 
to provide foods that animals relish; and to set the food 
before them in such a way that they will eat greedily 
and heartily. The heavy eaters are the most profitable 
feeders. Appetite is promoted by exercise, fresh air, 
salt, condiments or cattle spices, succulent foods, silage 
and variety. 
2. Pasture grass.—The food that stands at the head of 
feeding stuffs is fresh pasture of mixed grasses and 
legumes. On such a ration 
every class of farm animals 
thrives in vigor and energy. 
They grow in weight, give off 
their maximum in milk or labor 
and enjoy the best of health. 
On most farms where live stock 
is reared some provision is 
made for pasturage for at least 
part of each year. In some 
sections, because of nearness to large cities, the land is 
often considered of too great value to devote to pasture 
and grazing. In such regions trucking crops are grown. 
3. Soiling crops.—Near large cities or where land is too 
expensive to devote to pastures, soiling crops are fre- 
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