Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-23
FALL WORK FOR THE STOCK.
What Proportion Should Be Kept
and What Marketed.
CORN is NOT OUT OF DANGER.
Some Sections Injured by Bad Grow
ing weather-Plum Raising In
Nebraska-Dairy Cattle Dis
eases-Farm Notes.
FAN Work for Stock.

With cattle and hogs at this time one
Of the most important items to deter
mine is how many it will be best to
keep and what shall be marketed, says
the American Agriculturist.
With the run of a good pasture and
very little extra feeding stock ought to
be in good condition, so much so that
few weeks Of heav feeding on
grain will fit them for market. III there
is plenty OF feed the better plan is TO
fatten on the farm before marketing.
But it is only in exceptional cases that
the farmer can make IL profitable to
purchase feed TO give to fattening stock
and IL the supply Of feed is not sufficient
to feed all the stock that are sufficiently
maturcd, and at the same time keep
what stock it is considered best to win
ter in n good, thrifty condition, the bet
ter plan will be TO sell while they are in
good condition ready to fatten.
Ii is often the case that at this time
good stock that are in a good condition
can be sold to better advantage now
than later unless they can be fattened.
With hogs all that can be fattened
should be marketed, as it does not pay
to winter any more hogs that can be
helped and the necessary breeding stock
with the young pigs is all that should
be wintered. And for these good, dry
shelter should be provided. AS with
feed it is not good plan to
attempt to winter any more stock than
can be completely sheltered. To at
tempt to maintain animal heat by feed
ing grain increases the cost too much.
Gull out all that are to be fattened for
market and commence feeding early.
A gain can be secured at a much less
cost now than later. Usually the better
plan of commencing to fatten is to grad
ually increase the rations every day
until they are given all they will eat up
clean. After they are put on full feed
they should be given all they will eat.
To give more than this is n waste and
less than this is a loss. Market as soon
as they are ready, as after stock reaches
certain stage it will cost considerable
more for every pound of gain than be-
fore.
Another item that should be looked af-
ter now is shelter. This should be pre-
pared in advance rather than to wait un-
til it is actually needed. This
is one item of farm work
that should always be done in ad-
vance. The principal items aae conve-
selected should be where good drainage,
can be given. and then with tight roof
the stock can be kept dry. In the pig
pens provide good tight floor to feed
grain upon, and good trough for wa
ter and slops. The cattle should have a
good tight manger for feeding hay and
fodder, and tight boxes for bran and
grain.
On the majority OF farms it will pay to
have feed mill for grinding the grain
and cutting box for cutting all the
roughness. The feed meal, as well as
the different combinations that it is
possible to make, will make the invest
ment profitable.
1t is always an item to secnre the best
gain at the lowest possible cost. and this
can be done by grading and cutting the
feed and combining so as to make up
complete rations.
Lay in supply of bedding not only to
increase the comfort of the stock but
also to increase the quantity of manure.
1t is something difficult to secure dry
bedding during the winter, unless 1T is
secured in the fall and stored away. A
sufficient quantity should always be
used to keep the stock clean, and to alb.
sorb all the liquid volding.
II more breeding stock is needed, and
especially with the hogs, now is good
time to secure it, some time in advance
of when it will be needed, so that they
will have time to recover from the ef-
fects of shipping and the change in
their management.