Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-08-25
Make the Grass Available.

IL Is well now to realize the fact that
the grass season is half gone, and that
very much of the success in carving
stock through the coming winter in
good condition.. and economically, will
depend upon what is gained by them
during the next twelve weeks. This
has an especial application to animals
that are thin in flesh. Such as are thin
on the first of August, having had good
pasture since the opening of spring,
will hardly 60 into winter in good fix
without extra attention. The term ex-
ira attention, of course, in this case,
means extra food added to the rations
of grass.
If the grass does not promise to meet
the requirement-and every stock man
of experience can make q fairly correct
estimate In this regard-recourSe should
be had to regular rations of extra foods,
given with regularity at evening. or in
the morning and evening, the latter be-
ing the best, where convenient. There
can be no gain made that will equal
that made upon grass and grain COM
bined. All the conditions are favorable
to this: ID The bodily condition is ia
Yorable, the secretiOns are acting freely,
being under conditions that preclude
any material liability to congested or
torpid state of any secretory organ;
and (2), as natural consequence, the
excretory functions-the Outflowings
from the bowels, kidneys and skin-are
in like healthy and favorable state.
On farms so arranged that the stock
can be divided, allotments being made
to different pastures, it is wise to hold
a pasture lot in reserve, giving it a few
weeks rest during the middle of the
season; then, as it is made apparent
which animals are likely to lag benin d
in the matter of taking on flesh, they
should be separated from the others and
placed in the reserved pasture lot This
division will answer the double purpose
of giving the thin animals access to the
best grass, at the same time placing
them more easily under control, and
separated as they are from the others.
1t is more convenient to deal out special
rations of food The pasture lot for
such purpose should be upon rolling
land, If there is such, for the we'll
known reason that the grass on such
land is more nutritious, and has flavor
more acceptable to stock than the
coarse and rank growing grass of low
lands. 1t is also easy, when stock is SO
divided, to give them other attentions
not possible to be dealt out if they re-
main in one lot. In this connection
may be named, an occasional, or even
daily ration of newly cut up corn; or.
IL the grass is abundant, half dozen
or so ears of new corn in the ear, at
noon time, not emitting the usual ra-
ton of ground feed at the customary
hour for giving this. So also a little
extra observance in the matter of salt
ing may be INDUCED in with advantage.
Furthermore, in taking visitors to see
stock outside of the stables, the unpleas-
ant duty of showing animals it is desir-
able not to have seen. will be avoided.
Perhaps there is nothing that so detracts
from the appearance of herd as to
have a portion of the animals compris-
ing it in thin condition. Uniformity is
one of the most attractive features in
any herd. In fact, if the herd is a good
one, no other quality takes rank with
this. On the same principle that the
retail merchant asserts his goods.
placing the most attractive pieces in the
show window and upon the more promi-
nent shelves, the breeder is'warranted
in making the division referred to.
When he goes out to meet company. or
when he receives company at home, he
is expected TO replace his threadbare.
faded coat, with one in every way pre-
sentable. So the thin and faded stock
may be also excused from receiving
visitors till. through the plans of man.
agemeut referred to, the bare or bonv
places are covered. and the colors fresh
ened- National Lice Stock Journal