Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-16
FOR THE STOCK RAISER.
An IMPORTANT PAPER ON EARLY
MATURITY or CATTLE.

Early Maturity tho Greatest Adtantag'
TO he DERIVED nom Good niaod rh'
Roam shorihorn nuu !. tho re,i-. he,
iieious usef iron, Young Animals.
Mr.. Mohlcr. tho secretary Of our board
Of agriculture. has from u great numbm
Of colimatcs established for Eastern Kan
ans the cost Of the ordinary 1ygrnll
stecr at az. requiring ia addition any
70 eighty bushels u com 10 mako hin
marketable At 1900 10 1900 pounds.
which Of course means y heavy los, 10
has scmcd 20 me that spl CALLS IN these
times catllcmon a. rule have alto
gothnr Lost sight Of She ville OF carly
maturity. almost The greatest value de-
rived from good blood.
Since 1 have Tor the lat four or five
ycar been forced By ihe hal marketa 20
give up the ordinary steer feeding
hayc been trying what O few calycs and
ycarliugs could b. made 10 do, aud a.
the result ogch year has been the aame
tho facts to me feom established. Thoy
have been purc bird and grade steers by
good bnllsi generally winter calves d.
ocinber, Jannary and February sold
usually IN DECEMBER In FIVE years
the calves averaged 80 70 go pounds Mt
eleven months Old aud have brought
from $3.50 TO g.. The youlings. Kept iist
twelve months longer, have averaged
froin 1870 10 1850 pounds, and hayo
aid nj The same prices. Tho calves havo
generally had most Of their dams milk
IN dx or seven months. and have con.
sunoi twenty bushels Of corn. average
price, g., 1000 pounds of bfnu. average
price, o.; 300 pounds oil meal average
price. 81. total. go
IN addition To- this they had small
amount Of pasture and what hay they
would eat, which together cannot csti.
mate At more thatai Tho calves have
paid vol. tho ycuings have barely held
their own. and nave takcn The space aud
feed OF nearly two calves during the
twelve months held over, saying nothing
Of accidents or interest cannot help
believing. therefore, that any good 100
acre farm half in grtss asd half In
grain--can klcp twenty-five To thirty
good grade COWS now worth so. and u
good roam shorihorn bull. easily had NJ
$50 to 500. fccl the calves from the
tiari aud feil at oloNn or twelve months
old. and make tbo husinc,s pay direct
profit Saying nothing II the hogs -
well ~ keep up the land by n proper
saving Of the mnnuroi 10 do which my
way h 10 gather up oyerywlcrrii can be
Ind al the straw. ruughne.A aud litter
Of every sort use II ~ bedding Ia every
lot aud stall, aud ct II on the land Just
~ fast o. possible.
! vmphasize tlic color OF the bull Ia an
enfnestness, for every year only con.
vincel mo moro firmly that whom Il isa
question II afiitndl 10 fattsfi. early ma.
turiiy Ind thrift thcta Is always q grcat
advantage on the side Of the roaus. do
not want amy one 20 inior that good red
bull Is Objectionable, hot whcii the ques.
ton Ia ono Of tho greatest gain In tho
least time aud ai least coat ! Indicate On
which side tho chantel arc greatest
The thing Indispensable ia tho breed.
ing Of such stock n early maturity, and
IN the feeding absolute and perfect rcgu.
larity, watching the auiaiito aud por.
hitting no securing. Eyes and brains
must work as well a. the hands. Early
maturity and proper calf fscding-on
the,n two commandments hang all tho
law and the profits. The long. big
framed, rangy, slow maturing animal Of
any liind-ca'tlc, hog or hhecp-isa thing
Of the past. Small bones. wide chests,
short legs, compact build, good coats,
aud thick, soft hides now rule Ia tho
scale q points, and they must be had
aud utilized 10 the fullest oxtont " we
wish 20 cuiupcto with tho 'rmgo." keep
up the fertility 81 tho farm and have the
bank account IN the night side.
have a few old friends who some.
times tall. about "indpid baby beef"
"ycaly,' etc. The old motto. ~ gus.
ubus, etc. ct course applies herr. An
] can say Is have never heard any com.
plant from butchers or buyura, and tho
bcst beef 1 ever ate, making mo hungry
even In thought for more. was a a.
munths-old Shouhorn stocr led IN this
way FROM his hooks 20 his ear, II was
all perfect beef, fuo grained, tender aud
juicy. Tho whole family respects his
momory.-w. A. Harris in Breeders
Gazette.