Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-25
From the NeW York Tribune, June 18th,
CATTLE.

CATTLE.
GAIN OF WEIGHT PROM WINTER FREDiNo.
F. ]. Wheatley of Granger, Medina co. o.,
writes us the following letter upon the above
question:
:" give the result of an experiment made
by me in feeding five steers from Nov. 18th,
1857, to march 10th, 1858; the average weight
at the time commenced feeding was !, $50 lbs.
and the average weight OH the 18th OF March
was 1886 lbs, making the average gain per
head per day II Id. The steers were grade
Durhams, of good quality, and were fed with
great regularity, both as to time of feeding
and quantity of grain. Four of them were
fed on corn in the ear, sliced up thin, and fed
at the rate of half bushel per day each the
other was fed with ground feed equal guam
titles of rye, oats, and CORN at the rate of
6quarts per day, which found was equal to
8quarts sliced corn, so far as the cattle were
concerned; but l kept two hogs with the cat
tie that got very fat on the corn that was
dropped ; so calculated the cost about equal
agree with the g Illinois feeder, that com
mon steers that are fed ON the ground, and
not sheltered, will gain little or no weight by
Winter feeding.''
GREAT AVERAGE WEIGHTS.
We have reports of over 700 head of beeves
this week from Kentucky that will average
cwt. each. This is most extraordinary
gain upon the average Of former years, and
it is owing to the improvements made by the
Durham blood.
SALES OF CATTLE.
The very best of all the very good lots of
fat beoves in market this week. is the one
brought in by Jacob Seldomridge, and sold by
John A. Merritt to John Harris at $135 head
which is 12c. and perhaps 12t cents a pound.
This is 20 head of about an even weight of
e. t...I Il. Dbl a
Pa, to whom King Heer of Lancaster must
yield the palm for this year, and "pick his
mint and try again. Both counties, and
both men as feeders, are entitled to the credit
of sending US some of the best bullocks ever
sold in this market. These bullocks are grade
Durhams, Virginia bred, and pretty well fat
ted there, and have been fed since last Fall
by Mr.. B. With all the meal they would cat,
and every way cared for in the most perfect
manner and it gives us great satisfaction,
in noticing his first venture in this market,
to say that we think him one of the best feed
ers in State that counts them by the hun
dred. The thirtieth bullock of this lot
weighed 259 cwt, and was left at Philadelphia
where he will probably net IA cents pound.
There are here two heifers, one of which is Of
very fine quality, and probably III cwt. net.
Another very remarkable lot of 40 head OF
fat steers-in fact, as good a lot of that mum
prize show-yard, were brought TO Craze and
feed upon Duchess county and Westchester
county farms by Thomas Wheeler and Charles
x. Teed, at the following high prices per head
though, in fact, really cheap rates, consid-
ering age, size and quality The first Is were
bought of Gillett, Tohey & Beach, at $3.50
each. They bought them at Buffalo of Mitchell
who bought them in Bourbon co., KY, with
Others. This lot are all, WITH perhaps, one
W Las t1,rl bpa n,,,
hams of the finest strain Of blood, and only
three years old. Certainly no Is better three
year old steers ever stood upon these pave
ments. The next lot is l6 CHOICE out of Gen
Jos. Wilson'S drove of superb Kentucky Dur
hams, at $40. Ten more they bought o
Eckstein & LauterbacB, out of 20 Kentuck,
Durhams bought of Rowan, including on,
heifer. This lot they paid $11s head for
Average cost of the 40 head, say $123 rs. w,
think that we may safely predict that Teed 4
wheeler Will beat any county in the State thi
year,
rt PROFIT PER cow
" Our readers swill doubtless be anxious Il
know what Is considered fair annual incom
: from good COW. Among the dairymen 4,
Orange county, opinions upon this point diff
or, and the difference is owing to the fact tina
not one ffrper in one hundred Eve Nigh
safely say nors than this,) keeps record Z
bis expenses andprofts, so as to be able t
show his financial condition, or the profits an
expenses Of any one branch of his farm Of
eratiops.
very good cow, an extraordinary one, i
fact, is said to yield gross income Of $40
per annum. On an average it would be sal
to put it at 81 so per week, when she is in he
full flow. If she gives this much for to
months, say forty-three weeks, her own,
will be paid $64 So and If her calf sell f,
%, he will realize s67 so gross receipts. D,
ring the Winter months she would be fed fv
pounds Of meal day, and about iftee
pounds Of hay. Allowing the feed to
worth Il cents per pound, the weeks col
sumption would cost 81 cents, and the hay
40 cents per 100 lbs, would cost az cents
total 81 cents for Winter feed expenses. 7
this must be added cost of milking and carin
for her. In summer, as she would be out
pasture, the only cost would be for the oal
and milking. How the thing foots up in II
aggregate may be seen by reference to ~
former article
In some diaries there are COWS yielding 81
per annum, while others alongside Of the
yield only $40. The difference is owing.
some cases, to am actual superiority in mill
ing capacity, and to skill in management.
AT the creameries where the cream is take
from the milk and sent as cream to the cit,
and the skinned milk is made into chees
the weekly yield Of COW is about as follow,
10 quarts cream at 145 cents. 81 45
pounds cheese at cents, made
from 90 OTIS. of SKINNED milk. ~
Total weekly yield. a2l7
Careful management, kind treatment an
full feeding will have the greatest possible Ii
uuenos upon the net procssds from each Gov