The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-27
CATTLE FED BY THOUSANDS.
How the Great Industry in Nebraska
Is Carried On.

How the Great Industry in Nebraska
Is Carried On.
From the Omaha (Neb) World Herald.
The T. b. Hord feeding industry at
Central City, Neb., we believe represents
the largest feeding enterprise in the state
under one management, and possibly the
largest in the United States. Twenty
thousand acres of rich hay and agricul-
tural lands are utilized in the operation
of this enterprise.
The extent of the feeding enterprise
cannot be fully realized by reading the
figures, 1850 cattle. 400 Osheep, and 10
coo hogs only those who are accustomed
to seeing large herds and hocks can com
prehend what these figures really mean
VIXEN applied in the enumeration of ami
mails to be placed in feed lots, to be fed
and cared for.
Mr. Hord has on his lands eleven feed
ing stations or ranches. Each feeding sta
ton has its yards, buildings. etc. COM
plete, with its foreman or manager and
his assistants to carry on the work of
that particular division OF ranch and the
handling of the stock placed on it.
The cattle feed lots range in size from
ten to fifteen acres, are laid off in squares
and are arranged for convenience in han
ding the feed in its relation to the cribs
ana storage puliulnSS on the fdncn. IN
each feed lot is a we'll with pump and
wind power which supplies the stock
with drinking water, in large tanks CON
Veniently arranged for use These water
supplies are always in operation, when
there is wind to run the mills. The over
flow from the cattle tanks is piped into a
hog trough for use of the hogs and the
surplus from these is carried by waste
bitches out of the yards. Hay straw and
other rough feeds are fed in long upright
racks or cribs, wnese a two days supply
may be placed for the cattle to go to at
Will.
The grain feed is given in feed hunks
made to accommodate eight to ten head
OF cattle In these hunks is placed twice
each day, just such an amount of grain.
shelled corn, or what constitutes the ra-
ton being used as the cattle will eat IN
clean. If a little is left over the mama
ger sees that the feed is reduced sufficient
TO permit OF 70 surplus in the feed hunks
when the cattle have finished their next
meal. Thus every animal comes to the
feed with an appetite every time feed is
placed in the boxes and no waste of I'M
palatable feed is permitted. This system
Of gaueing the animals to the eating ca
paCity of the animals is carried ON
throughout every department,
Outdoor Feeding.
The open or outdoor feeding method has
cessful under all conditions. His feed
yards contain no sheds, barns, or shelter
ing for the cattle, except what protection
the hay stacks or cribs offer. In some in
stances tight board fence is built on the
north side Of the feed lot TO serve as q
wind break In each feed lot Is a hog
house large enough to shelter from storm
all the hogs that will at any time be
turned in to follow the cattle
Each feeding ranch or station Is equipped
with residence for foreman and board
ing and lodging accommodations for the
required help in operating the business
office, scales, horse barns, cribs for corn
etc.
The sanitary measures adopted at these
ranches is feature that deserves special
notice, and in measure Is responsible. no
doubt, for the great success attending the
efforts Of Mr. Hord I'm cattle feeding The
feed lots are plowed up each spring, every
foot of the ground is planted to corn and
thoroughly TILED. A big crop is raised as