The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-03-15

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Of my cattle during
had nearly given up fscV
found that could not maker
three years ago fell in with
Giant Stock MILL" and liked its op1
ton, procured one and set it to work:
and, during the first winter, | grouned
and fed some twelve hundred bushels oi
ears Of corn to my horses, cattle and
sheep, and never wintered the same az
we'll and as cheap as did that winter.
The next winter commenced again 10
small way to stall feed, the result Of
which fully satisfied me that two BUSH
els ground with the cob, was worth more
than three fed without grinding to all
| kinds Of stock.
The last winter, being the third Of my
experimenting not only ground with
the cob, but also cooked with Hedges,
Free & Cos Agricultural Steamer, about
900 bushels of ears Of corn, which !
fed to oxen, horses, sheep, fatsing hogs,
mich cows, and six head Of fatting cat
tle The result fully satisfied me that
one half the corn fed in this way would
put more flesh upon horned cattle, hogs
or horses. than the whole would. fed in
the ear. The facts and figures concern
ing the beef cattle will give as follows !:
Five two year old steers, and enc COW
ten years old, worth not to exceed, on
the lst Of December, s25 per head. Du'
rim, the month Of December they were
fed in the field with corn stalks on the
lst Of January they were driven to the
yard aud lay to stacks of wheat and clov
er straw-durinc the month Of January
they were fed once day in the field
with corn stalks. This embraces the
whole OF their feeding and care through
the winter, excepting their mush, which
was fed to them regularly from the 1st
Of January to the 1t May, as follows J:
Each trough being filed at night, and
also in the morning, with half pail full
Of mush-aftcr eating Of which they
could retire at their ieasure to the yard
In order to come at the footing, | weighed
one hundred pounds Of the meal when
dry which made fourteen pals Of mush.
The corn fed was mostly soft corn, and
badly moulded, as the mcst Of the corn
was in this section last season, and was
not worth more than half price. The
footing up then, is as follows: Seven
pounds Of corn and cob meal pc- head,
per day, for one hundred and twenty
days, eight hundred and forty pounds !;
at seventy pounds per bushel, twelve
bushels Of soft corn, at twenty FIVE cents
per bushels, So 90; corn stalks and straw,
say SIS cost Of produce per head, St.
The cattle were sold about the lst Of
May, to John Mallory, for the New York
market, at sa,62a per hundred, live
weight, and their average weight was one
thousand one hundred aud ninty four
and one sixth ponnds-bringing ME in
cash, per head, s43,2s In my case it
would be more just to give my cattle
handsome credit for converting my straw
into manure, than to charge them with it.
Some may suppose that tho trouble Of
grinding and cooking might still use up
the bargin. The facts arc as follows
| nscd to set boy eleven years old, !:
grinding in the morning with two horses,
and with what assistance could render
him while attending my steamer, he
would have ffty bushels (my usual week
~ allowance ground BY noon-and du
ring the same time l would have half Of
the same cooking, reserving the balance
for another cooking.
think the trouble and expense Of feed
ing cattle in this way is much less than
stabling them on hay; at the same time
yau fatten your cattle, instead Of their
losing from one fourth to one-ha!f Of the
previous summers growth, 40 they usu.
ally do with the best Of care, on hay.
It is tho fact worthy Of notc, that suf-
6cent money IS lost BY the stock grow
ers Of Ohio, in allowing their cattle to
fall away in winter, to pay al their taxes
and support all their schools and chnrchl
. Of every grade end dencuinaticu.