Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31
farm Talks

At n farmers in ,titute which I attend
ed recently in Ross county, Ohio, he
que, tiou Of caJtlr feeding was qui Q thOi-
Oughly dis, used, and the facts brought
Oui showed that there was need of dis
cuSsi0n, and among many farmers OF a
rad ga! change in practice. The as-er-
ton was "a de and not contradIcted
that large majority of the cattle Of he
country we're lighter in the spring than
they were the previous TAIL. The sta
hing of cattle was objected To b6cau g
it was con idet ed more labor TO fe. 4 in
the barn than TO tn ow The ha, AID t, d.
der on the ground frum wagon, and
the ide was also advanced that cattle
would thrive faster the next summer #
not tul fed through the winter, but wei @
poor aud thin when turned to paStu' g
II l. but fair to state that the majori-
ty pre- eut disag red 10 the e PROPOSE
tions. It seems To me that but little
bought or exp erimen' is needed to dis
prove these st ,tements, With a stable
conveniently ARRANGED a given number
of cattle can be led iu the barn. not on
~ wi less labor, bug also with
less waste and much greater
com Ort, than if fed out of doors. The
next morning after attending he insli-
tute referred t, / rode across the cOun-
try even cen mills hy private convey
nnce, and many fan mrrs we out in
the fields with sledS gathering fodder:
and as the mercury was bel " zero, and
The shocks Whi g with snow which had
fallen IN damp, m ld weather and fru-
zen t. the fodder, it was anything but
an easy Job to get it. In fact think il
would have been a saTing of time ard
money to have paid 81 per. day for bel ,
10 put this fodder in barn aud stack
during he pleasant weather of autumn.
But. suppose that much labor C ,uld
be saved by 1e' ding out of doors, st
- oUld DC costly saving. for it IS at an
expense Of food, flesh and manure Il
food il LOt actually wasted by beins
ramplt d under foot, as is piet Y rure 20
I be he case, it Is az tulI was ed "a hel
consumed Unnecessary to + eet up ital
/ heSt. A successful cattle feeder wrote
me a. follows: 1--WE cannot afford to
pay Tor he same Mound Of flesh twice.
and that Is what he m n does who a.
lows his ctltl, by exposure to cold
storms TO al off in flesh
Now "a To the sta ement that very
thin cattle thrive fas er when turned to
ua~ture than those in better flesh, all inv
rxI erieuce IS tn the contrary. ! he ami
NAL that has been 80 wintered as to keep
it thrifty ard growing will alwaNs paw
the best and gain the fa.te>t ON pasture
IL would seem thai the exel cise of a lit.
tie pract.c cal Ommnn sen-e would ,pttle
AL such questions as tie above, and that
on the right sd D..
The cost of stab ing cattle IS so small
thatthe increased quantity andim proved
quality ut the manure alone will pay for
It. A c,'m or able and Convenient ca -
re barn. lars % q Oh {" accommodate
TWEEN y a OF a IT, nd tn room o
one qule an aIu"Hnt If hay or fodder
could be made fpr $2UO. aud such &.
building, If made OF good material
Won d not net re air for a score oi
YEAR, and would lat for fifty years, bv
reneWing the roof. When " come to
figure The cost per animal per wear on
This basis " STE how very small the
cost of stahling Is. My own experience
leads me to believe tn the am ,unt at
TODD necessary ID en- tble n twu-y ear-nld
steer 30 hold its own in flesh when fed
out uf doors will increase its weight 100
pounds If fed in a warm stable. We
need a series of exi eriments To enable
uS Ia know Just y hat shelter il worth TO
cattle, sud | think that at some Of our
experiment s'arionS such experiments
are being carried out National Stock
man and Fam r.