The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-01-02
TIMELY FARM NEWS
Hints to Agficulturalists on Cattle,
Hogs and Poultry.
Wintering Cattle, Feeding Hogs for
Market, ana the Profit In
Poultry.

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In w%intering cattle three objects
should be secured; they are of profit to
the farmer. health and growth in the
animals and economical feeding. Prop.
erly managed the last two will give the
first. The health and thrift depends
upon the feed and the manner of sap
plying and the care given, writes N. j.
Shepherd to the Nebraska Farmer. Al
the start in wintering cattle economic.
ally 1T will be quite an item to have
them in a good thrifty condition before
cold weather sets in. They will make
much better growth on less feed IL
they are kept thrifty than if they are
allowed to run down late in the fall
or early winter. Before cold weather
sets in a comfortable shelter should be
provided where they can be kept at
night On cold or stormy days. These
are essential in order to economic feed
and at the same time maintain good
health. Good feed and comfortable
shelter will not only aid materially to
maintain health bnt also lessen the
cost Of wintering. The less feed re.
CURED to keep cattle thrifty and the
less the cost and the better the profit,
and at the start it will pay to make ar
rangements ahead SO that cattle car be
made as comfortable as possible.
Grain feeding is always more expen-
sive than roughness or forage, and one
item in feeding grain during the winter
is to maintain animal heat. Ii the cattle
are unprotected more grain. especially
corn, will be needed to keep warm, and
this Is adding to the expense without
anything to put on the credit side.
Cattle can be wintered and kept grow
ing on hay, corn fodder and straw, with
bran and q very small quantity of corn,
If they are In q comfortable shelter.
Corn is one OF the best foods that can
besupplied to stock of any kindt to main
tain animal heat. 1t is also n of the
best foods that can be supplied to fat
ten. But it Is not always the cheapest
food that can be supplied for growth
and generally the better plan when
feeding for growth is to use a combina-
ton of materials in order to lessen the
cost. With low prices every effort
must be made to lessen the cost.
In many localities straw and corn fod-
der can hardly be marketed at any price.
Hay car generally be sold, but If away
from market the price must necessarily
be low, and with these especially better
prices can be realized by feeding out to
stock than to sell, but some grain must
be added, and ven with grain if care
Is taken to feed to good stock and under
proper conditions it will be more profit
able to feed out than to sell. But
every advantage must be taken to lower
tho cost, and 1T is during the winter
that tho most care is necessary in order
to lessen the cost. But lessening the
cost must not be done at the expense OF
growth. A steady gain should be So
cured as we'll during winter as in the
summer, securing it, however, at as low
q cost as possible.
Although every man that feeds hogs
for the market has his own idea and
plan, there is no doubt but that, in a
majority of cases the hogs that are now
being sent to market have a %preponder-
ance of fat over lean meat, writes w.
b. Mccoy to the Kansas Farmer. There
fore the system generally adopted BY
the feeders has transformed the hog
into an invariable lard key. 1t is true
that o hog should be we'll fattened be.
fore taken to market. but there is a
vast difference betweed q fattened hog
and o we'll fed hog. When q
farmer is feeding for his own
use he has only himself and family
to please in taste; but when feeding fol
market, it will pay him to supply that
telligent feeder will have noticed thai
/ %h,,, - 1, rrou,i-r- Jor,n,l fDra Hafta,
class of pork. Bacon, hams and shoul'
ton to the weight are what are needed,
ply this want will invariably bring the
we speak is due in a very great measure
TO the continual feeding of corn. We
do not overlook the fact that, in some
instances, it may be attributed
to tho methed generally prac'
ticed in breeding BY the average
farmer, and the kind and quality Of
feed is answerable for a great deal
During the growing period, at least,
oats, clover, milk, rye and a little corn
or a combination of any OF them, should
be- used to create a tendency toward the
production Of lean meat. While con
slant feeding Of corn OF the other hand,
is certain to produce an adipose condi
ton. The wisdom Of discrett
feeding will be apparent from
this, and the aim should
be with every feeder whose desire it Il
to make the most out of his hogs, is t.
start in, first, with lean producing food
and leave corr to finish off on. An
other important thing to be considered
in connection with this excess of fat. ii
the liability of hogs to disease when il
such q condition.
Any person who takes up poultr,
keeping should have some end in view
should either keep fowls for showing
and prize taking, or what money a b.
made out of them, writes John b. Got
in the Practical Farmer. 1t is not es
sential that one should start in witt
any largo number, as persons are sup
posed to creep before they walk. TIL
number Of hens 1 would allow to eaol
cock is as follows: Leghorns, ~; Brah
mas, s; Plymouth Rocks; Langshans, 9
l give only the above breeds a the.
cover the ground pretty we'll. TIL
readers of this paper in a recent issup
had q cut showing an excellent make
up for a hen house, and | propose to lie
we'll enough alone in that respect
person with any degree Of ingenuit
can. with a little study and p~ersever
ance, put up o tenantable place as
temporary quarters, until he notice
whore an improvement can be mad
here and there. 1t is a mistake t
cramp fowls. Better by far to have
small, healthy family of poultry than
large, sickly one. II from wan
Of space or want of money yo
can only keep a few fowls, do no
be discouraged, as q cock and three
four or six will not eat much, but on tn
principle OF every little helps" tn
eggs and two or three broods OF chick
ems from them in the year will be some
thing; if you do not sell, but merely ca
the eggs and chickens, they will he'll
out the household bill and pay for tn
extra food you will require. Wit
above numbers, household scraps,
carefully economical, and a little graf
daily, will be quite enough to kee
them healthy.