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or four months, is so entirely differen
from what he is by nature, requires es
pecial treatment if success is to follow
In the first place he must be induced
by kindness and gentleness to become
satisfied and contented in his new con
ditiol, then he must be be abundant,
fed with the proper food, not failing tt
give plenty of good water; too mucl
stress cannot be laid upon regularity
OF feeding. Animals note the time
without the use of clock, and should
not be kept waiting for the necessary
attention, indeed | think best results
will be obtained by feeding by the
clock--have set times for giving then
their morning and evening meal, anc
at all other times see that they arc
disturbed as little as possible.
BEST FOODS FOR FATrENING CATTLE.
Indian corn is the great American
cattle crop. We depend mostly upon
it for fattening our cattle, t Tough we a, {
TO i by s ien.ists that it is not C m
plate food.
A steer weighing 1000 pounds will
require about Is pounds of grain per
day, besides corn fodder, or hay and
straw. 1t is our custom to have the
corn and cob ground together. If we
feed nothing but this, we would begin
with giving the steer just what he
would eat up clean; then increase, from
day to day, being careful not to give
him more than he will eat, for if once
stalled he will loose time and weight
before he regains his appetite. TO
get the best results, | believe in feed
ing all the animal will eat, for in this
way he is sooner + t ed for market,
and is kept improving all the time,
requiring in the end less time and
food. In additional to the grain ra-
tion, corn fodder and hay should be
fed; the more grain the animal gets the
less long food he will require. No bet
ter long food can be given than clover
hay-say Is to 20 pounds per day
this with all the grain he will eat,
oue hit to and will if the animal is 9th
erwise properly cared for, make him
improve rapidly. Together with the
the corn and eat meal, we mix wheat
bran, cotton seed meal and sometimes
ground oats, being governed by the
price of the different foods as to the
combination we make. Upon the feed
fng depends more than anything else
the success of the undertaking. Some
people lay too much stress upon the
breeding of the animal. When a su-
perior animal was produced, an explain
alton was always sought in the breed
it was always charged to the blood.
1t may be laid down as an axiom, that
breeding alone can produce nothing
beyond what is inherent in the ami
mails coupled and their ancestors.
Something never comes from nothing.
1t is food and management that makes
a beautiful specimen Of any strain of
blood. a skillful feeder may often
grow Il more perfect individual animal
out of three-quarters blood Short
horn than an indifferent feeder will out
of the longest and most fashionably
pedigreeded Shorthorn. Farmers are
beginning to see the Importance of
closely studying the effect of food up
on the animals they rear and feed.
Our farm animals are kept with view
to use or profit. 1t is. therefore, of the
highest Importance that the food con-
sumed should produce the best results
i'll growth or product.
WHAT KIND OF CATTLE TO BUY AND
WHAT WEIGHT
In buying cattle for feeding we
should aim to get those of good quail
ty. Often it is difficult to get buyers
for fat cattle, and to sell rough steer
is more difficult than to sell smooth
one. We prefer the grade Virginia
Short Horn. As these cattle are to be
fattened from the stable and in short
time they should be cattle well grown,
so that what they eat will go towards
putting on fat and flesh. A small
young steer will grow as well as fatten
when well ted and will. therefore, take
longer to fatten, while one well grown
will fatten much f,ster | would
therefore choose for feeding steers that
will weigh between 900 and 1000 lbs.
WHEN TO BUY AND WHERE TO GET
As to the time of buying one must
be governed by his surrounding cir
cumstances. Anywhere from October
lst to January lst. If food is plenti-
tul, then buy early, ifnot in abundance,
do not buy so soon, for you might have
to keep the cattle longer than you at
first expected.
If the cattle get fat early you have
the advantage of selling early, should
Il buyer come around, while if your
cattle were not fat you could not take
advantage Of an early market should
there be one.
If the cattle do not improve fast you
will have to feed them longer, which
will require more food. 1t is bad
policy to overstock 1t is always well
to make your calculations so as to
have some little food and provender to
meet an emergency. If you have to
90 on the market to buy rough pro-
venler your profits will be materially
lessened. From the middle of Decem-
ber to the first of January is good
time to begin the grain ration. One
need not begin the feeding of grain
when the cattle are first bought.
If convenient buy the cattle in the
early part of November, let them run
to straw rick and give rough hay or
corn fodder until such time as you wish
to begin the grain. AS with stock cat
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