The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-23
Considerations Of Importance In Feed.
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A good feeder Is not necessarily the
man who, having an abundance in his
crib, throws into the feedfng-box ac-
cording to the abundance on hand. To
build up living orgaIism with success
and without interruptions, hence with
profit, Is something different from what
the average farm hand is, capable Of
doing correctly. AS regards economiz-
Ag food, much. bof course, depends
upon the market value of this, Syetl not
50 much as might at first sight appear.
because corn at q low price is quite
likely 10 go hand IN hand' with: low
priced beef And when beef is low in
price, no man can make much profit in
feeding This condition. It is true, may
be better under this state ofithings. than
i would otherwise be. through the mod
crate prizes on articles he is compelled
TO buy, as lowlpriced corn and meat are
quite likely 20 beasecempanied by mod :
crate prices on some, If not all cthe
necessaries of --=-=-
One of the pripeipalTfactors IN the
gain made by~a fattenfng animal is
comfort. Discomfort makes war upon
the vital forces, and these being sus-
tanned only through nttriment con-
sumed. it follows that the, aessEthe Iliis-
comfort the less the waste of food.
Hence, TO reason that, as winter Is over,
animals can now be left without shelter
that have heretofore had protection, is
wrong from every, point of view !. ! The
outer hide and hair, protected through
She winter. viii be doubly sensitive to
cold and VET If exposed during storms
inHearlY April 7sCemfort Is the chi
terion as to pro ebable thrift. and any
weather that q domestic animal cau not
remain out ia without showing discom
fort. 1t should not be exposed to.
Animals in the ,patprafstate-we re-
fer to domestic Snifna1s having their
freedom upon the farm-eat regularly
and with . degree I6f modefafon
hence are not liable to the re-
pletion which comes to the feed
ing beast induced TO. eat immoder-
ately.zae5 While artificial stimulation
may under certain conditions. and
within certain limits, prove. helpful.
still we can not always be asst1fed that
triton, Artificial conditions, when
brought TO bear upon the living ami
NAL, SO change It from aecpste toned in
beast ,isoiconcerned It requires good
Infringement, to Insure that il viii sep
through to the end of It's short Journey,
the butcher s. blpck,, In good, healthy
condition, and yield aIprofit. 5sHa bss'r
ALI men who feed stock cam not be
expected to study physiology, though
its principles are brought into reqaisi-
Gon every day, and it is really as peces-
sary that the living machine be Under
stood, that they may conduct their busi.
ness successfully, as that the aenrineer,
to be an expert with che engine he
minutely ACQUAINTED with its epefy bAft
One Of the lessons easffy learded in
every, feeding lot is, that5 theachilline
weather of early spring tt3is aupon a83
posed eattle more than, the drVs frosty
airof a cnld winter. If sheiter.iEiify
bedding, and, painstaking care are re-
quiredl at one season more, than an
other, that time is very likely to- come
in the early mopths of spring. The
mercury may not run low, but the Vi
tality of farm animals viii 90 down in
the scale more rapidly when theatmos-
phere is charged with a damp, depress-
ing chill than when, the. mercury is well
down below the freezing point and the
air clear and dry.
While by analysis, and through ex-
PeridnsSf s Il fsedi1g E han Rssn faSa
proven tlpnftt tlpnftt SorI isatrs a!tHfP6E Efrps
grown graips.in mal1tg fishllADA e
equally well-known that as the extreme
cold disappears q mixture, made up of
the lighter grains, shorts, and bran,
with little oil meal added, viii bring
better results than corn alone, though,
chemically lit may be superior Ctoy the
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No man can feed successfully until
he. has learned to vary the food accord
sing to the condition of his animals, Civ.
ing rest to the digestive organs as oc-
casion calls. b, When in good condition
il is safe to calculate that, a fattening
beast viii bear a pound of grain per
day for each hundred pounds OF fts own
| live weight; Ii will consume more than
this in cold weather, because, no incon-
siderable amodnt Is required TO keep up
n successful battle with the outside
temperature. From early spring till
grass comes, it Should be made rule
that the gain be imore rapid than
during the extreme cold of winter. That
! gain can be made if due care be taken.
The conditions in some important re-
I CARDS, will be more under control, than
Heretofore during the winter.
There is double inducement to ex-
ert great vigilance in adding to the
daily GAIN namely, O the gain in
poahds at that time in the history Of the
4 beast when his weight upon they scales
is approaching. his highest value per
pound; f21 the advantage Of the in
| creased fieshiness-ripeness- an hn-
| pPrtent fector in increasipg the price OF
bis weight per pound Then, too, the
nanure-and no farm anywhere, is SC
I good that it does not need all the manure
made upon its rich, hence valuable,
| in the ratio of the richness of the food
| given and its quantity. The matured
bullock carries less away from the
productive element in the soil than does
the load of wheat orAother grain sold
off the farm, dollar for, dollar of value.
Yet he does carry something, in fact nc
incDns iderable amount of bone and Hesh
elementss but bear in mind that he
leaves no inconsiderable Substance be-
1 hind him in itheforIna of manure, while
| the grain and hay hauled off the farm
leaves nothihg-is a dead tax upon fer
| 6Iity. = II is the fact that the steer pro
| rides for others Of his kind to follow
After him that gives stock growing one
| Of its most valuable features. That kind
Of husbandry that win bring the most
dollars for the manual labor expended,
st the same time taking the. least sub.
stance from the soil, IN view of the re-
turns, is the sort that is each year re
| @eiving greater attention from the more
ihtelligeht class Of farmers. .-Live Stool
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