Show IRA FARM raia M TURNING CATTLE ON GRASS RISKY better plan to sell animals directly from feed lot it Is better to sell directly from the feed lot cattle that have be been en heavily corn fed during the winter and spring than alinn to turn them on pasture tests of nt the ohio expert station and elshere ele elev here show that such cattle turned on gross grass lost heavily during the first few weeks and even litter later fall fail to make large lare gains for this reason G bohstedt head of the lini animal inal industry department part ment tit nt the ohio station holds that tile lie turning of corn foil fed cattle on gross grass in the spring Is ly a racy practice esre chilly with poorly bred cattle A feeding trial under ills his direction last year showed chit corn fed cattle would much better have been sold direct ly out of the feed lot than later after having been turned on pasture sometimes cattle feeders are tempted to change their original plan of shipping directly from the feed lot perhaps heavier cattle command a premium or if young stuff Is being fe fed d it may not be finished enough to suit the present market cattle need roughage even for finishing which cannot be done on corn and cottonseed meal alone the supply of hay silage or shock corn may be low rut but it Is a mistake to turn the heavily corn fei fed cattle on pasture although the grass Is abundant and cheap and palatable to the collie cattle it triny inny he be possible to spread the hay tr or silage a little farther the steers may relish some bright oat straw grinding or crushing the ear corn to corn ind cob meal meo will help provide roughage A little bran and oats in the ration is splendid under such conditions at the same tinie time a liberal amount of cottonseed meal should be fed especially now that it Is cheap yearlings yearnings Year lings and older cattle will do well getting about three pounds dally daily per hend head store more has been fed at times will profit these or other alternatives may make it necessary to turn corn fed cattle on oil new grass and both practical experience and experimental eI evidence dence argue for selling directs directly y out of the feed lot |