| Show FARM STD STOCK K PROPER PROPEL FEEDS FOR FATTENING CATTLE 1 I Cottonseed meal may be used profit profit- profitably profitably profitably I ably In the fattening of ot beef heet cattle for tor market and only fat tat cattle will pay returns to the feeder In feeding beef beet cattle we must take advantage anlage of ot certain facts then give ive attention to the details says Proto Prof It K S Curtis of ot the animal hus hus- hu husbandry bandry handry department nt at the North Caro Caro- Caro- Caro Carolina Carolina lina Stale colle college e One of ot th these fn facts Is that the staple fattening food for tor beet beef cattle Is a nitrogenous one which normally ly pr produces growth rather than tat fat But nut this cottonseed meal Is a good If fed ted properly and from j 75 73 to 85 83 per cent of Its fertilizing In ing value Is Incorporated In the Inn ma- mamne ma manure nure The other fact tact Is that to sell beef cattle profitably they must bo be beto t tnt to t Professor Curtis states that people do not like tnt tat beef beet and sometimes compel the butcher to trim off of part of the fut fat yet the fact remains that thatto thatto thatto to properly condition n a beet beef animal he must be he fat at and naturally there Is IsI some surplus deposited In certain I places as over the back the loins rIbs and Intestines This Is natures nature's way A steer steer may be put In condition by using cottonseed meal mal as the concen concen- concentrate concentrate concentrate The steer must never nefer he be al- al allowed allowed al allowed lowed to get oft off feed but should be started off ocr on one pound of ot cottonseed meal per day supplemented by all ail the roughage he will consume Professor Curtis points out that cattle have four stomachs and find If they are fire to get ev- ev ever everything ev everything er out of their feed ced there must be a n sufficient amount of roughage to fill the paunch reasonably full each day Professor ProCessor Curtis suggests that one pound of cottonseed meal be used with five live pounds of ot hulls or more to start with vIlh Gradually Increase this mount amount of or cottonseed meal durIng during a day aSO-day day Oday period until each animal Is get get- getting getting et- et ting one pound of ot the meal to each pounds of live weight ht This can easily be figured out ont and the Increase made gradually about two or three times each week until the full amount Is being fed Steers should be fed ed twice each day clay and the troughs kept dean clean and sweet |
