The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-03-02

Ike the morning due before the summer
sun.
Live Sioek in the Cold Season.
1t is far che aper to give of the stored
.ood in the barn than to compel ami
mails to consume the stored food. of the
body. 1t is wise to often keep in a
growing condition, alwa - in thriv
ing condition. 1t is wisdom also to
economic in the quantity of food fed,
so that the desired condition can be
maintained with the least expenditure
of food. For this purpose tight barn
is requisite. The interest on the cost
of maintaining close boarding and a
warm cattle compartment amount to
far less than the cost of maintaining
the animal heat against the cold OF
outside winds and storms and the
chills of night through the consumption
of hay and grain. A warm barn coun-
tervailS many an error OF system in an
actual feeding. If store cattle are kept
the principle of feeding must be to
| utilize such unstable products of the
farm as will suffice for the purpose,
and the calculations must be based on
ECONOMY of labor as well as on the value
of the food consumed. Corn, stover Hun
garian grass, meadow hay, if in prime
condition can be used to advantage, and
will in some cases suffice; in other
cases the appearance of the cattle will
| indicate the necessity of change to hay,
or the addition of roots, shorts, OF
even grain to the ration, for a period
Young cattle will require better
| feeding than mature cattle; cattle &C
customed tobeing pampered will re-
quire more than those whose life thus
| far has met with neglect. Ii there is
| surplus labor on the farm which seeks
| employment, then we may consider
the cutting of the food, possibly in
| rare cases the mixing and steaGllng oil
the food, but these procedures must
be governed by circumstances, and are
in the majority of cases unadvisable
In my own experience, corn fodder,
fed whole once 4 day, and Hungarian
grass once aday have kept cattle in thriv
ing condition without further adjuncts.
| To secure these results. however, the
fodder must be in good condition and
fed properly. little at time, and as
each jag is consumed little more un-
til the appetite is satisfied. There
seems to be less margin between the
values of the cattle and ordinary cattle
foods in the East than exists in the
West. and the system OF feeding must
be based upon this view The only
Just method is to carefully keep note OF
the cattle, and feed according to the
daily requirements, seeking the cheap
est food and the cheapest course that
will fulfill these requirements.
About our cities winter milk-raising
is largely carried on, and many farm
ers have adopted winter butter making.
Cattle adapted for these requirements
require more care, better food, a
dicious feeding than do store cattle.
but offer opportunity for profit in the
greater value and immediate STABILITY
of their products. For these cattle,
warmth, comfort, and cleanliness OF
surroundings are manifestly not only Of
advantage but almost requisite. In
the feeding some attention must be
given to the value of the product.
; When milk raising is attempted, the
food must be substantial and palatable
, and there should also be fed special
foods which promote the flow of milk
apart from their nutritive value. Cot
ton-seed meal fed in small quantities
is one of the cheapest and most pro-
ductive of all our known foods for in
: fluencing the flow of milk, and is
. benefcialin maintaining condition, and
in adding its whole cost value to the
: manure; a seeming paradox, yet true.
Shorts in the various forms of fine feed
: : bran, middlings. etc, are also to be
used with advantage. Distillery draft,
used in proper quantity, and along with
. drier and more substantial foods, is q
valuable resource to those who can
obtain it direct from the breweries.
; Brewers grain, screenings, ETC., often
can be secured at price that will re-
pay and can be wisely used to supple
, ment the home foods.
; Early cut hay, not necessarily of the
best grasses, but always better in pro.
portion to the quality, should be the
, main stay, the foundation food of the
barn. It should not, however, in the
presence of an ability to purchase con-
centrated foods, such as have men
; toned, be overvalued. The use ol
2 corn meal in the stock kept for milk is
4 of questionable advantage on the
point of economy. If fed at all it can
2 be most proftably used in small
1 quantities. Winter butter-making
: usually presupposes butter product Of
s high quality and which brings the tor
> prices. To feed most economically fol
$ this purpose we must feed the best O.
hay. cut early and housed in good con
;, dition. A moderate feeding of root:
;, daily seems of considerable advantage
: Cornmealis is however here an essential
o Although not noticeable in its effec
e upon the increase of milk beyond wha
:, its nutritive qualities would indicate
Z yet it seems to improve the butter
qualities, or, more preferable as an ex
> preston, the churning quality of thu
e milk and the quality of the but
g ter made. The use of oatmeal can
n not be in general recommended t.
q those who strive for " gilt-edge'' but
It ter, yet individually it, as well as short
Il etc., etc., can be advantageously used
t This system of winter farming is essen
IS tally forcing copcentrated process
q and requiring considerable attention
II and forethought, is capable of consid
cradle profit. Hence an expenditur,
/. is Justified here in the interests 0
d economy which would be out of plac
,. for store cattle or for those kept TO
IS milk alone under the ruling price c
y product - Cor. N y. T1tbaaae.