The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-29
Suggestions From e Stock
man About the Corn
Stalk Trouble.
DUE TO OVERFEEDgNG.
Says Cattle Should Get Use TO
Feed Gradually.


NJ. King to Gazette OF Nov. 18th,
headed OF Vital Interest to Cattle
men, in which he has warned them
of the danger of turning into corn |
stalk fields. His warning is timely,
and thoss of us who are interested |
in cattle. which ii not now, will soon |
he the most important business IN
tcTe.t ostha county IN ] Of theconn
ties joining, should tataI hiai los |
calling our attention To this impor-
tant matter. -
While YET have very much to
learn about cattle and horses. |
have Lad some experience and have |
read q great deal on the subject OF
feeds and FEEDING. And il you will
give the space will try to give a few
hin s tlatwill suggest someremedies
TO tile farmers. First all successful
feeders agree that sudden chan ge OF
feed either in kind, quality or guam
tity is injurious to both cattle and
horses, the change should be gradu-
al; even he change from green grass
to dry hay is better to be gradual.
All farmers know that q sudden
change from all corn to all oats, es-
pecially if the feed is a lnrA one i:i
attended with some risk even OF
feeding hay at same time, and Yet
both are he;llthful foods fed proper
ly for both cattle and horses. Ex-
~perienced feeders never start cattle
on full feed of grain ut once. Ii they
do, more or less bad results such as
cole, founder, murrrln, etc., are
sure to result. | have known some
feeders say that they cOud get
cattle onto full feed in from twelve
to fourteen days bnt the majority
of careful feeders will advise thirty
DAYS rather than less. Now as to
the loss in this county some say it
is smut, some say arsenic that has
developed in the stalks owing to
wet weather. In either case the
change should he gradual. Man
and beast can stand much poison or
other abuse ii accustomed to It
gradually. Some men can use
enough tobacco or alcohol IN two
hours without any perceptible re-
suit to kill two or three men who
never used any. The same can b.
said OF arsenic or strychnine.
Prof. Henry, Of Wisconsin Expert
ment S alton, took two COWS and
had them fed entirely on clear smut,
with wat little corn might be with
/ it, for over a month, and they grew
! Int on it. Finally one of the COWS
! died, but after careful examination
4 of the stomach aud contents no
:. poison could be found. The con
c.us;on therefor, was thnt laak of
hay or iood TO form cud AMI to
properly ba' 'ai.ce tie Tat:oFe sooi
| was the cause of death.
! Now ny conclusion is. that wan
turniag into stalks the first time, 90
not doit when the cattle are eM2tg
and hungry, but let them have ho%
or gia ass and wa ter through the day,
turn IN ut four o'cluk p. m, let
| them pick IN hour or an hour and
Il hall then take oat and vaaa tleme
! giving time for HE cattle TO rest
aud chew their cud and properly di-
I gest their food, feel, hay or gfa -
the next day before turning IN anu
so on, being careful that all the loo |
is not from the stalk. In otae.
words. LIT tie change oil. food be
! gradual and even then it is bitter
to Ted some hay or lave good
range one part of the day. Even.
4 t en- With the b,-t o. care soms oi
Jus will IA rve so ne loss. but oare all