Show three cattle problems on feeding discussed three questions of great importance to cattle feeders are discussed in a new bulletin just issued by the minnesota agricultural experiment station these questions involve the grinding of shelled corn barley and alfalfa hay for fattening cattle the feeding of cane molasses to fattening cattle and the value of peati pe atland and hay as roughage for cattle among the principal conclusions are the following when fattening cattle are being fed a ration of shelled corn and alfalfa hay both feeds of fair quality and hogs are arc following the cattle no worthwhile advantage Is to be gained by grinding either cither the corn or the alfalfa or by grinding both and mixing before feeding when a suitable ration of palatable feeds la Is being fed to fattening cattle under conditions prevailing in minnesota the use of elther either small or large amounts of molasses in the ration has little effect upon the dally daily rate of gain and tends to lower the margin marginot of profit over feed cost rather than to raise it timothy or timothy and alside alsike clover mixed hay grown on properly fertilized peat soil boll will be palatable to cat theand show a feeding value equal or superior to similar hay grown on normal upland soil copies of the bulletin may be had free by writing the mailing room university farm st paul and requesting nul bulletin letin |