Show three cattle problems on oil feeding discussed three questions of great importance to cattle feeders are discussed ina 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 or fattening cattle the feeding of cane molasses to fattening cattle and the value of pe atland tiny 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 a and nd hogs bogs are following the cattle no worthwhile advantage Is to be gained by grinding either the corn or the alfalfa or by grinding both and mixing mix ng before feeding when a suitable ration of palatable feeds la Is being fed to fattening cattle under conditions pre prevailing in minnesota minnei in the use of either sma small or I 1 large arge amounts of molasses in the ration has little effect upon the dally daily rate of gain and tends to lower the margin of profit over teed feed cost rather than to raise it timothy or timothy and alside alsike clover mixed hay grown on properly fertilized peat poll will be palatable to cattle cattie and show a feeding value equal or superior perlor su to similar hay grown on normal upland soil copies of the bulletin may be had free by writing the mailing alling Ni room university farm st paul and requesting bulletin |