Show best marketing weight of baby beef animal the average baby beef colt calf that has been well veil fed with tile the expectation of marketing it as baby beef should weigh from GOO to pounds at nine months old one can hardly expect such a calf at that ago to sell ns as well however ns as a fint finished shed baby beef animal such calves will hardly iw large enough mid and usually not flit fat enough the best baby beef comes from calves marketed at fourteen to eighteen months old weighing to 1100 pounds A considerable variety of feeds can be used in feeding baby beef calves A good grain ration may bo be composed of shelled corn ground ear corn or if mixture of shelled corn or ground corn TO 70 per cent and oats 30 per cent or barley could bo be used as the principal groin grain in any case about 10 per cent of a good protein supplement feed such ns as linseed meal cottonseed meal or gluten feed should be added to tho the grain ration alfalfa or clover hay Is the best kind of tiny liny to use A little silage can bo be fed and the calves can be turned out on pasture as soon as the lie grass la Is suitable |