The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-10-24
Pastures for Beef.

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Station. says that point that is quite
generally conceded in beef making is
that the cheapest beef is always made
on good pastures. The Investigations
made at the Station indicate that when
other conditions are equal, gain in live
weight can be made in fattening cat
tie on good pastures at from one-third
10 One-half less than is required to
make it on grain and dry feed, and in
many cases the difference is still great
er. Cattle do not Always gain as rap
idly when fattened on grass as they
do on dry feed, but right management
will always give more economical gain,
and many of the heaviest gains as we'll
are also made on grass. The conclusion
to be drawn then is that already
reached by many Of the mos: success
full feeders, viz: just as much of our
beef should be made on grass. and
properly grain finished, as our climate
and season will permit. Grass is the
cheapest and best factor that enters
into our meat products. The cost Of
making a pound of gain at the Iowa
station, where the average gain has
ranged from to 2h pounds per day,
has varied from $1.65 to s cents per
pound, the former being made on grass,
and the latter during the heaviest grain
feeding toward the close.
Supply of Hogs.-The good corn crop
and the unusually low point which pro-
vision prices have reached have excited
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bilities of the hog market for the COM
ing winter season. What the specu-
lators think of the prospect is indicated
to some extent by the prices ruling for
product for future delivery. The
bears" seem to be more numerous than
the bulls" in speculative circles, and
pork, for instance, has shown the enor-
nous loss Of nearly S. per brl during
the past two months. The point which
seems to have the greatest weight with
those who are predicting such low
prices for hogs is the enormous corn
crop in the west, which they say means
plenty Of hogs. It is usually a fact that
a good corn crop means plenty of hogs,
and good ones; but there may be other
influences which modify this PROPOSE
ton materially. For instance, if the
hogs are not to be had it does not mat
ter how much corn is available; so that
the question this year is largely in re-
gard to the number Of hogs to be fed.
OF course in year like this the same
number of hogs will make more pro-
duct, because with plenty of cheap feed
they will be fed to greater weight-Na-
tional Stockman.
Dairy Education-The Columbia
Creamery company Of Sioux Falls, S.
D., has undertaken work which
ought to be encouraged and which has
in it the possibility of great good to
the community. Manager Floyd of the
company proposes to hold twice a
month at Corson, Baltic and New Hope,
meetings In the school houses for the
joint and open discussion on how best
to feed stock, to get the greatest re-
turns, on the feeding value of the var
ious grains, when to fertilize and how,
and generally to discuss scientific
farming. These discussions will be
backed by scientific experiments made
IN 0OUIu O6AOl0 0uO CkSSw0SIS 8uU Tue
meetings ought to prove Of large bene-
fit to those who attend them. The
meetings have nothing to do with the
creameries controlled by the company
but are calculated to result in bringing
more scientific information to bear up
o. farm work.-Sioux Falls Press.
Sustain the MIX Flow.-It should
never be forgotten that when . coz
once shirks in her milk from lack Of
feed 1t IL impossible to bring her up
again as q producer. For this reason
abundance Of food should be supplied
through August and September % -
to keep the herd ON q good producing
basis the balance Of the year when
prices are hiGh.-EL