An improved livestock feeder provided with an adjustable feed dispensing
mechanism including control levers which are operatively connected to the
feed metering gates to control the flow of feed to livestock. The
dispensing mechanism features a control lever which engage an array of
indexing holes formed in the feeder to position the feed gate within the
opening to adjust the amount of feed dispensed from the hopper. The
dispensing mechanism includes a graduated scale corresponding to each of
the index holes to provide a standard setting for the feeder which can be
utilized by an animal producer to supply of feed flow at a given stage in
the animal's life cycle to obtain a desired growth rate.