The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-01
FATTED CALF"
Animal Is Slaughtered For
Benefit of Science.
No PrOdigal Partakes Of It's
Juicy LOins.
MIR. DUDLEY'S FEED.
He Banquets a Party of His
{" Farmer " Friends.
Method of Feeding Balanced
DUDLEY'S FEED.
Method of Feeding Balanced
Ration Is Discussed.

Annropriate ol1sequies were held at
the Topeka club last night over the re-
mains of a fatted calf, three years old,
brought to a fine point OF pertectloh
by the process of feeding known as the
balanced ration of which GuilfOrd Dud-
ley. banker and farmer. is a sclentlne
and practical advocate. AS. NJ. W. van
NaIkenburg remarked, 1t was a very
steer-ful occasion"
Three months ago Mr. Dudley pur-
chased 100 head Of steers He 1ed them ,L
on the balanced ration In 50 days the
bunch was pronounced nnlsheu a. ~
ready for market. Forty head sofa TOT
5 cents a pound Sixty head fed 80
days were sold in the Kansas City mar
kets at 5 cents, both prices being t le
top of the market. Mr.. Dudley kept one
of the steers; had the animal SlauSn-
tered at Charles WOlf's packing mouse
and last night treated his friends 20
banquet in which the meat produced py
this plan of feeding was an important
feature. 1t was pronounced par eHcel-
lence by the guests and judging from
the few fra gments which remained the
balanced ration is a success rms pan
prevailed last night. There were Otner
deIicacies served in a hVe course ulu-
ner.
pertinent caused considerable amuSe-
ment last night. He said, being called
upon at the close of the programme OF
speeches;
while I am studying and expert
menting with some success in gram ana
cattle, might tell you a little incident
in connection with the business In get
ting these 100 cattle together to put on
the balanced ration 1 was very ANXIOUS
to secure all natives / employed an
expert to buy them and PAID MIN q
liberal commission. 1 looked the cattle
over and thought 1 had secured what
had bargained for. This was in March
Later in the season when the steers be-
gan to shed their hair, do you know
that half of those beasts were covered
over with iron brands? L will tell you
something now for nothing what has
cost me some dollars to learn, and that
is that generally, when a Texas steer
is branded, his ears are clipped The
next time anybody wishes to sell me
native steers / will look at the animal
ears as critically as l would look into
a horses mouth when am buying a
roadster"
The balanced ration fed by Mr..
Dudley with such success to the 100
head of cattle was weighed out each
day and the weight of the average daily
ratiOns issued was as follows: Meal
made from grinding the corn and cob
up together, 1,750 pounds; bran, 500
pounds; linseed oil meal, $50 pounds;
hay, 200 pounds; total of $500 pounds,
which would give % pounds OF iced each
day to each head. that is, II = pounds
of cob meal, 6 pounds of bran,z5z pounds
of oil meal and pounds of hay.
This ration yields by chemical anal
ysis 2.91 of protein which goes to make
up the lean meat; 14.44 of carbO-
hydrateS, which goes into the BONE
muscle, hair, waste, etc, and SO of fat.
This ration was fed to these cattle reg
ularly for from So to 81 days, when they
were pronounced ready for the market.
The banquet ended at 10 o'clock.
Chancellor r. H. Snow of the State
university started the speechmaking-
He was introduced as a. representative
of the survival of the fightest." Mr.
Snow suggested that the grand march
of oratOry if INDUCED in at length would
prolOng the programme. consequently
he promised to make his contribution
a BALANCED ration" His subject was
Evolution" which he discussed from
scientific standpoint. He cited the fact
that twenty-five years ago he was an
opponent Of the idea, and that people
believed evolution was a near approach
to atheism. Now only in remote COM
munities is the theory not generally &C
cepted. He took the position that species
and individuals are created by the pro-
cess of evolution. The principles of evO-
tuition, heredity, environment, "as ap-
piled to US farmers are found in the
effort to procure stock of good quality
This he said, lis responsible for the
revolution which has overcome the
razor-backed, slab-sided hog. Environ
aneEt means that we must have the
best processes in the cultivation of the
soil and the maturing OF crops, weeeding
out defects, getting the best If every
thing is the hope of advancement for
the future." illustrating his theory Mr.
Snow told of a handsome boy who ask
ed his hOmely father if God had not