16 BULLETIN 615, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
the business, they must plan their rations so that they will get the 
largest possible returns at the lowest possible cost. The corn-belt 
steer feeders have also learned that with the close margin with which 
feeding is conducted they also must plan economical rations if the} 7 
are to succeed. With steer feeding as well as with dairying, much 
experimental work has been done along this line. 
Although it is not necessary to plan the rations for breeding cows 
as carefully as for dairy animals, or for fattening steers, neverthe- 
less the data obtained show the need of more care on the part of a 
large number of these farmers in the planning of their winter 
rations. It is therefore strongly recommended that the farmers 
who raise their own feeder cattle take more pains to find out the 
ueeds of their animals and feed them accordingly. For the benefit 
of the farmers who are not familiar with methods of working out 
rations, it is suggested that they write to either their own State 
experiment station or the United States Department of Agriculture 
asking for help in planning these rations. In this letter they should 
state the kinds and qualities of different feeds available for use 
and the number of stock to be carried through the winter. They 
also should give a brief outline of how they would like to handle 
their stock. 
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