The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-02-01

profit from it. The same rule applies
to the cow She is the machine and
must be fed literally to get liberal
supply of milk. She resembles the
tlrcsher i'm another respect, she can rc
oycricd. 1t requires Judgment and cX-
! pcriencc to feed a COW ia her full capa-
city, just enough and no more. lut
every dairyman Will soon learn II.
During .hc past two wears there lnls
been Il lively demand for Young stncs
to drive Ia Montana. anil the farmers
of Minnesota have Sold thousands #
their yearliilgs and two year old, for
that purpose.
This il poor policy. The object o.
raising calves is 10 get .hc profit ON
their growth, and IL We sell before they
come 10 maturity, we lose II "n all
they gain thereafter. If the Farmer
does not sell AZ two years. lic very sci
dom keeps Il steer after he l. three
years old. believe there j, more prof
il in Keeping him another year or I'M
Ill the steer is four years old. II COSTS
aboul S2i.W Ia keep steer III Mime
sofa the first three years ami lac viii
weigh then about 100 pounds and sell
for cents per pound, or sIi.U. De
duet cost of Keeping. $500. and il
leaves II profit of 5000. Now if W.
keep him another year or uniil he j.
four years old, he has nearly come T."
maturity, will weigh 800 pounds, and
sell for > cents, or 5000 for the steer
ami Inc account Viii stand ~ follows.
Cost of steer nj three wears oh. 81.
90; cost of keeping fourth winter, 500;
cost of hcriing one summer, - .W: ~
bushels Of corn AT 80 cents per hushci,
fed in fail, 500. T"la! cost of steer at
four years old, 81 60.
Foriy-onc dollars deducted from 80.
leaves 81 90 a. the profit, Sli.m of il
being made the last year. which proves
beyond doubt that ii is for the farm
crS interest to keep his steers until they
are four years old before selling.
them, if il is possible for him I" do So
The above figures refer Ia grade Steers
a. usually raised in Minnesota on grass
alone. II is truc that many steers
would exceed the WEIGHTS ! have given
bui nave aimed 10 describe the aver
| craze lot. Raise all the calves, krcl,
tacn Until ;icy -. ,..c.i -iJ"tn ii goa
can possibly do so) then crowd them
with feed until fit and sell them.
Corn Meal Is perhaps the best food
IL !attcn Il steer quickly bat lis value III
DAT, and bran fed to IL COW will produce
more milk than corn alone.
Pure oil cake meal il valuable food
! for all kinds 81 stock; Il handful of ii
mixed iii Il pail of sweet SKINNED milk
make. a. good feed for the calf a. new
milk, and il j. considered by hose who
have had experience in its use Ia u.
one of the best and most profitable
foods We have.
For the pas, two winters ] have fed
unthrc>hcd FAX Ia my >."ck and am
well pleased with The results. Flax
seed contains 81 per cent. 81 oil and is
laxative. therefore | only fed il every
o.hrr h'y. AZ my stock prcf": il 4
the best hay. eating all The straw NJ,
clean and di.c>ting the seed we'll II
causes the hair 10 assume Il fine glossy
appearance and the animal Ia have Il
self-sati>lied con;eii.cl look, which is
very pleasing to behold.
believe that for the dairyman WHO
can raise flax this Is the most
economical way to feed it. Let H. look
at the figures 100 bushels of flax seed
in Minnesota will generally sell f,r 500.
Dcdur. expenses OF thrcshing aud nal
keith" $50, and yuu have $50 net
These $50 will buy 5000 pounds of oil
meal. which contains from : to : per
cent OF oil The 100 bushels Of flax
seed would weigh $500 pounds nearly
a. mulch as the ground Incai YOU would
buy witl the money received from il
sale and Will. the meal o!lV contains
- ) per cent of Il" oil. the seed con
;;in- 81 per cent, thus making il very
much richer Good than the ground
cake and at thu same cost t. the farmer.
There l. Nery LITTLE waste .aS what seed is
-..eilctl oil. dr p> Ia The bottom of the
rack aid : eaten grecoily by the hogs.
am rc,i pleased with this way of feed
I'M. iiax, and shall continue il.
Alter We nave Dur blue grass, clover
AMI Timothy pasture, crown, cultivated
oar root crops, filed our corn cribs.
and grown our :aalcnoth pumpkins,
we must nnt neglect r. Use orr brains. in
feeding them. I" obtain Il,,. best results.
>,ic,r--.li ,jairvir" requires an cX-
,en,ivc knowledge amt good sound
jU.lgmcn,. which can only BE- obtained
~ 4 l;ir-!ong experience. or BIZ taking
advantage ol the experience Of Others.
This can be done most readily by sub
scribing for half dozen or more good
papers, which treat on stock-rdising
ana dairying. The newspapers of the
present time gather the cream Of all the
thoughts Of the age we live in; no dairy
man can afford to be without them !:
they will keep YOU well informed in all
matters reiating to the business and il
viii be the most profitable investment
you can make.
Replying to questions Mr. Howard
said, sowed blue grass seed upon wild
prairie sod, and although It's appear
auce was very gradual. al the end of
four or five year, have a stand of ,ev-
cral arre-. steers are herled here for
- cents t. . per head. | think il
would ~ W.. L. sow yraS. seed on I'll"
last -ilJ~al ira- i into the sod. For
Eating o-: COWS my preference ! corn
meal. tu.r-s by extra feed = steer
can be Inr,ed a. maturity earlier
would recommend their beia- held un-
I'll i1uy yeas old. would SOW blue
grass alone otherwise il Wi crowd out
an other -.3-- H. reason ii IL strong
growth.
Tie fepor. o: the Treasurer of the
association shoWinga balance in the
,rea-lIyy q sos, ~a, presented and
adopted.
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