The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-05-24

poultry.
winter uai ryinr Ia Central ilinois.
The following address was delivered |
before the Illinois Dairy association
by Ralph Allen. q dairyman we'll
known 20 many rCadcrn Of the Farm
crs' Review:
The money crop Of central Illinois Is
corn. There b. no crop that will CONF
pnrc with It IN proftnblcncss. Every
acre that IL likely to grow forty or
oven less bushels Us planted to corn.
Tho other crops. wheat oats and clo-
yer, are grown for the double purpose
OF iilling up the working season aud
TO change on" or give the land a rest
from corn. The live stock Is mainly
such nR make q market for the corn:
fat cattle and hogs being generally
used for this purpose. These are led
together with remarkable success.
The method Of feeding Thorn Is very
simple, consisting Of keeping n full
supply Of grain and roughnoss before
the cattle. while the hogs fattcn on tho
refuse corn and droppings from the
cattle. The corn 90 fed In the ear
usually broken In two or three pieces.
and sometimes shcllcd There Is no
previous preparation OF the feed such
as grinding the grain. cutting the hay
or fodder. mixing. stcaming. etc, such
as practicod or advocated In feeding
cows for milk or butter The cattle
are usually confined Ia lots without
stables, though open sheds or wind
breaks are usually provided.
During the time | have been IN the
dairy business. | have fed and shell
tered my cows IN the customary man.
ner Of other dairymcn. fastening them
In warm stable at night. giving
/ them fcw hours exercise daily. grind
/ Ing the grain. often cutting the fodder
| and using considerable bran or other
/ feed foreign TO the farm. have plain
/ ~ seen that such system OF feeding
and caring for dairy cows involved a
/ great expense.
II costs nearly ono-third the value
| or crop OF corn to husk. she'll and
| grind IT, II costs nearly onc-fifth o.
the value Of a crop OF oats 10 thrcah
/ H. The cost OF properly taking caro-
OF n COW stable IN considerable The
manure must be removed and fresh
bedding supplied daily. and the cows
cleaned frequently. II has often oc-
CURED 10 me that the greatest profit
with the least labor or expense Ia
converting crop OF grain into butter
would accrue when the crop was
moved directly from the field 20 the
manger without any intermediate
handling. There IL no better example
OF this direct method OF feeding than
that Of my neighbors. the cattle feed
ora, such as Just briefly de-
scrlbed. This question has repeatedly
presented itself; Why may not dairy
cows be used in place OF steers for
making market for the corn crop
and why may they not be fed and
cared for In much the same manner,
Last fall I concluded TO adopt such
n system aa nearly aH would nppiy IA
milch cows. | put the cows IN feed
lot adjoining the barn and also put
In three pigs after each two COWS.
The cows were taken I'm the barn twice
day and fed car corn broken up:
after being MIXED they were let out
into the lot again and given feed OF
unshuoked corn fodder. In this way
] fed about one ana one-thlrd bushels
OF ear corn per week and ono hushel OF
corn In the fodder. The fodder was
fed on the ground 30 that tho pigs
had n part OF that corn. The pigs had
the buttormilk and some skim milk
In return for this feed received about
az pounds OF butter and 10 pounds
OF pork per COW fed. or about 2 pound,
OF butter and 4 pounds OF pork per
hushel OF corn fed.
The cows had good shed that thoy
could 30 Into; once week this shet
was covered with n thick layer oI
straw. This has made n clean, aof
bed for the cows 10 lie on. also pro
vided them with a wind-break, the le,
OF which has been very comfortabl,
on sunny days They grew muol
thicker coat OF hair than when the,
have been stabbed In the barn, which
Of course has kept them warm, ant
Judging from thoir appearance nnt
actions the cows have been NOR,
comfortable than when wlntored II
the barn. They have been as clean a
In summer on pasture and there hav
been no stables 10 clean out.
The pigs have lived upon the drop
pings OF the cattle. the refuse from N,
managers. the buttermilk and part o
the skim milk This plan OF feedlnl
is probably as profitable as any n
might be adopted In the corn growing
part OF the state and certainly has IN
merit OF eliminating q large part o
the drudgery usually connected will
dairy farming.