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pasture, the grain is increased and a market finish ob- 
tained as early in the summer as possible. 
Care should be exercised in changing from dry feed to grass; 
otherwise shrinkage will certainly result. Steers should be turned 
on the pasture for a short time at first, the grazing period being 
gradually lengthened day by day. This accustoms them to grass. 
13. Fall feeding on grass—On many farms the older 
beeves are pastured through summer, with little or con- 
siderable grain, and finished on new corn. Corn is hauled 
direct from the cornfield to the pasture and is fed on the 
SHOCKED CoRN FOR ROUGHAGE Foop 
In addition to ear corn and stover, cottonseed meal was fed in order to balance 
the ration for cheapest gains. 
stalk. If little grain had been given previously, only a 
small feed at first is hauled to them. As rapidly as may 
be done safely the corn may be increased, when in a 
month or six weeks the steers will be on full feed. From 
now on they may refuse much of the roughage. Where 
this forage is of value, snapped corn should be substituted 
for half of the ration. 
Tf the pasture is short at the beginning of winter, shocked corn 
may be used for roughage. When the pasture is no longer avail- 
able, protein feeds must be used, and some shelled or ground corn 
used im connection with them. Pigs should follow the steers, else 
much valuable grain will be wasted. Not only will pigs make steady 
growth, but will practically grow up te marketable finish, thus giv- 
ing a double chance of profit from the grain. 
