The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-11-21

them all the time. II an animal is all
ing he can take it from the herd
and nurse it till it becomes
well. He can recover his an
imals if they are stolen, though thefts
will not be likely to occur
in civilized community. He can give
extra feed to young cattle that do not
thrive well ON grass alone. He can in.
spect all his animals every day and
note the condition of each. He will
experience no losses by having animals
stray away from the herd. He can
furnish them with cut food during
times of protracted drought. He can
furnish them with protection during
storms and throughout the winter sea"
son. He can keep them free from YER
min. He can so manage that they
have an abundance of pure and cold
water at times when cattle on the
plains greatly suffer from thirst. He
can furnish them with salt with very
little trouble or expense. He can pro-
tect them from the sun by raising trees
or building cheap sheds. In short, he
can keep them in the best possible
condition to thrive and gain during the
entire year. Few of these things can
be done by persons owning large herds
of cattle left to roam over the great
Western plains.
Much has been written about the
rapid increase of cattle kept on the
range and ranch But the increase on
farms is still greater. Many calves
are lost when large herd is left in the
hands of cowboys. Cows that have
recently dropped calves are in an en-
feebled condition and require special
care. They are liable to many diseases.
such as fever and caked bag Unless
they are taken from herd and care
fully nursed they are likely TO die. A
motherless calf on the range or ranch
is almost certain to die. There are no
facilities for bringing it up by hand.
Good nursing is as necessary to the
raising of a large herd of cattle as to
bringing up family of children. On
the ranch and range ''the fit
test survive" but on the farm
nearly all do. On . farm a
COW will, in addition Of bringing
up calf. furnish a large amount Of
milk to be used in the family, to be
used in making butter and
cheese, or to be fed to pigs. Calves
can be weaned on the farm much bet
ter than on the range or ranch. They
can at the proper age be isolated from
the herd fed on skinned milk or Cruel,
and gradually taught to eat grass, hay,
and grain. The mothers, released
from the care of their calves, will soon
gain in condition and flesh. Range
and ranch COWS, however, are kept
poor by their calves during the entire
summer and fall.
/ Persons who raise cattle on farms
will always enjoy monopoly in sup
plying the market with choice beef
The flesh of cattle unprotected from
storms and compelled to pick up theil
| living during droughts and through the
winter, will necessarily be much in
ferior to that of cattle raised on farml
where they are protected from stormi
and cold, supplied with water at al
times and furnished with all the fooC
they need. 1t costs no more to trans
port an animal that sells for six cent
per pound than one that brings bu
half that sum. There are but few legit
innate branches of business that pa,
better or are attended by fewer risk
than that of raising cattle on the com
paratively cheap lands in the West
Without extra feed. with cheap pro
lection and with only ordinary care
steers three years old will bring fit,
dollars per head at the farm where the,
are raised. If properly fattened, a
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