The Red Cloud chief., 1883-05-11
STICK Raising.

We arr glad that We have tsic" r.
ferr-d To the unprnhtablcn-ss 81 "a
general winter feeding II cattle. for !
ha. -rt farmers Ia thinking and will Il"
good. II il i. a fact that the majority
Of our cattle actually lose in winter
and there j. no chance 90 hartor =
doubt Il THE reason j. L. ~ found IN
the lack If judicial care The food and
fodder we give our cattle are good
They contain the elements 10 insure
profit. II they are rightly fell and the
animal properly cared for. But j. II
o n fact that many Of us simply sim
TO "; our cattle through the winter
alive and nothing more Where the
pastures fail in the fall. do We not viz
tually say Now we must Keep life in
the animal somehow until pasture comes
again. II would seem -. There ARE
numbers VI men who eve think of
buyiny anv feed - keep their cattle
up. But the farmer who does not rcH-
lize the absolute necessity Of bringing
his cattle out in the spring in good con
dition. even II he has Ia buy feed to do
IL. had better -ell his cattle when win
ter begins. A poor. weakened animal
in spring viii have hard work to catch
up during the summer. and that fact
ought TO be fully understood by every
cattle breeder. But Il il useless 10 expect
the best result. from eyen the highest
feeding. IL there IL no care in other
respects Good car. il one-half the
battle. II i because il i n saving II
feed. and consequently q saving 81
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frequent urging Of the necessity II
securing help that viii treat cattle
and in fact all stcck-kindly. Aruugh.
careless man about the cow-yard will
cost more than hi head i-worth. either
in winter or summer. Feed must b.
furnished To supply what his roughne-s
and carelcssne-s IN the care Of the stock
wastes. and il will no, make good the
waste either. Every cruel blow that II
given an animal means loss to "a. owner;
all the boi~toruu> language that j. used
u confuse ani excite cattle or other
stock mus, be paid for. and the owner
paws il. Especially Is this true Of mich
cows. Whenever = man il harsh with
a COW. and whenever n man il EN-
ployed who j. never in \ hurry. eN-
cept when he i driving the COWS. be l.
taking money right out of the pocket o!
the man that employs him: and when
ever the owner of ia. COWS j. guilty II
such things. he il taking money
out IL his own pocket and
throwing IL away. The first thing
tina; a stock own needs To insure il
good treatment If his stock. and then
he shouid see to ], that a judicious
system If feeding supplies what msy b.
n.cce,ssry tn keep his stock In cOndi-
ton nj any time of year. Thus winter
feeding viii prove profitable
IL i useless 10 expect good results
from st~ock-rai-ing unless we can keep IL
in good condition from the start To the
end. Young stock il frequently ruin
ously neglected in this respect From
one cause or another the mother has not
always \ sufficient supply Of milk for her
Young. In such case III. utmos; carc
must be taken TO supply it from other
sources The Young animal that y bah
starved will never make the animal that
it would if kept growing from it, birth.
even IL il should live At all II i often
expensive 10 raise n young animal by
artificial feeding. but that has nothing
TO do with tn. question Of raising II
right II the expense j. too much. don't
raise IL When the milk of the mother
il insufficient for the young-and that
is quite Frequently the trouble with
Young ewe~-it viii Be found bes; and
much the cheaper 90 feed The mother
literally on such things rs roots. ground
oass etc hich will p-udurp mill
Wssteyn Rsrai.