Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-13

But 10 winter economically-here comes
the rub. 1t has been too much the custom
to allow animals to grow Up ON the farm,
taxing no account OF outlay, hence no esti-
mate worth the name can be made at the
final marketing Especially is it of the
hrSt importance that every item of outlay
incurred curing the winter should be
charged up, as 1t is during that period, if
during any, that loss will occur.
When 'Se essay to grow a crop it is use
less ~ expect favorable results through
p.gvng and seeding alone There are
certain conditions that are equal in i'm
portance with these preliminaries, and
heat and moisture are the first among
these indispensabIes
In winter feeding, while there can of
course be no success without putting the
flesh on, it should not be lost sight of that
It Is of equal Importance 10 hold to the
flesh we get. The crop will not grow and
progress toward maturity without the
needed warmth. No matter how deep we
pillow nor how well we manure. a low tenn
pcrature chills and the plant is stunned
Not in "a less degree does warmth helm on
the futtening process in the farm beast.
and equally does cold retard the
growth rs we'll as the fattenng process.
Fatteping animals for their flesh is, to a
degree, an artificial process, and it can
only he made completely successful i'm Il
cold climate by Introducing artificial con-
diuons during the winter No plan Of
feeding can be called economical without
these conditions being maintained, IT, as
stated and generally conceded, il no long
er pays to grow and feed beef cattle, than
the hlndrance 20 profit must occur during
the cold period of the year, certainly not
during the grass season, promising, of
course, that when we speak of grass we
mean that each day the grass is plcntifully
supplied and good.
We are not discussing the necessity of
giving our care and feed 10 well-born eat
tie bred for meat production as in
previous numbers of the journal it has been
shown that profit and full satisfaction in
every way can only come from growing the
best This has been shown by delinenat-
ing clearly just what outward form is best
and it best for our breed, then unden-
ahly best for all avs we'll as what inferior
formation must be present that the meat
may hoe abundant where the best cuts are
found, as we'll as suitably marbled, as
under modern teachings, no flesh is first
class except when this quality is present
aad we'll marked
When, 10y common consent, it is agreed
that cattle are not, under prices that now
prevail, grown at profit to the grower
and feeder, il ia high time that we in.
vestigate where the leak or shortcoming is.
If there be- any leak or shortcoming
There can be mo- business proposition more
correctly stated than this that to render
the production Of beef profitable, steers
must be- turned oil al the age of 36 months
or Younger and that this cannot be done
unless we make the winter seasons avail
able, adding 10 growth and fairness during
each and every winter month Tho old
notion Of merely 'winterng over drop
ping oil from day to day portion of the
gain secured during the season on grass
will with Wnerriug certainty cut off every
ray of nope of occurring any profit upon
steer So wmtered