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tion while losing her lean structure and still look plump and well outside, 

 yet her feeder and her milker are as surely killing her as tuberculosis 

 would. 



They say that they get all the milk out of her in two or three years. 

 We think they do. They ship her fat carcass to Chicago and she sells 

 for about 4 cents, when lean meat cattle sell at 6 and 7 cents. She, as 

 tallow and blue meat, is run through the rendering vat and sausage mill, 

 and the retailer of oleomargarine and sausages get the profit out of her. 



We next call your attention to two balanced rations; one using soy 

 beans for forage, and the other corn silage; both have practically the 

 same amount of protein, 2.55 pounds, and the same ratio, 1 to 5, yet 50 

 pounds of soy bean silage shows 1.52 pounds protein, while 50 pounds corn 

 silage shows .66 pounds protein It lequires that some of the corn and 

 bran be dropped out and 3 pounds cotton seed oil meal be added to bring 

 up the amount of protein which adds about one-fifth to the cost of the 

 grain in this ration. The last figures on chart show a heavy steer feed- 

 ing ration — 10 pounds hay, 25 pounds corn, 35 pounds; 31 dry substance, 

 1.90 pounds protein, 19.38 pounds carbohydrates, .85 pounds fat, 43,156 

 heat units. This is a fattening ration for mature animals. Yet, who 

 wants two-thirds tallow and one-third lean meat served as steak? Then 

 why fatten grown steers? Why not rater feed a lean meat or milk ration 

 to a growing calf or steer, and produce lean meat at about half the cost 

 in grain. 



Before leaving this chart, we call your attention again to the com- 

 parative protein values of Timothy grass and hay, clover grass and hay, 

 and soy bean and hay; also to sorghum hay being about the same in com- 

 position as Timothy; pearl millet hay about the same as clover. Pearl 

 millet grows sown broadcast three to four pounds per acre, where sor- 

 gham takes 50 pounds of seed per acre. It will grow a smany tons per acre, 

 10 to 30 tons cuts two or three crops per year for soiling, a sure grower on all 

 soils. Soy beans for hay or silage needs to be the mammoth variety that 

 grows 5 feet high, instead of 3% feet for medium, or 2% for dwarfs. Corn 



