The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-09-12
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IN the production of baby beef"
rather richer grain rations are gener-
ally iiscl nnd Il tlazlmunl grain ration
fed, which generally contains some oil
meal, says Il. A. burnett of Nebraska
in Prairie Farmer. The grain in these
cases is ground so as to increase the
consumption OF the food. have known
of small quantities of flax to be fed in
the sheaf as substitute for oilmeal,
which gave most gratifying gains.
These calves took on flesh very rapidly
on grain ration of snapped and she'll
cd corn and a sheaf of fax fed four
times per week.
Our feeders are largely appreciating
the fact that the cost of producing
gains on any animal increases with
each month Of his age, and that the
more rapid the gains the cheaper they
Will be on the average. We cannot
afford to bring the calf up to 400 or
800 pounds at weaving time and then
allow him to stand still for the next
three or four months during the winter
season and spend the first two months
on grass in recovering from the starva-
ton of the previous winter. If 1t is
profitable to feed corn to a 3-year-old
steer, it is much more profitable to feed
him during his calfhood and early
growing period.
IL the calf can be made to weigh 400
pounds at six months, 1t should GER
tainly weigh 700 pounds at ~ months,
1,200 pounds at IS to 20 months and
1,400 pounds or upward at two years,
II kept until that age. These figures
may seem large to men who have been
buying 3-year-old steers weighing 1000
pounds, but they are being duplicated
and excelled by many men within the
state today who are selling steers of
their own raising and feeding at Is to
20 months and weighing 1000 to 1900
pounds. Such steers top the market
wherever sold because they not only
show the evidence of good feeding, but
because they have the breeding and the
form which put n large amount OF
prime beef In small package.
Dried Blood For Calves.
Dried blood is not only good for
weak calf but Is an excellent remedy
for any calf subject to scours. The
Kansas experiment station has Just
purchased 20 young calves. Frequently
these calves arrive at the station badly
affected with the scours. A little dried
blood always brings about cure.
Recently a test was made with five
calves that happened to be securing at
the same time. With two of these dried
blood was fed after reducing the regu-
lar feed of milk. With the other three
dried blood was fed without changing
the supply of milk. In the former case
the calves recovered from the scours
after two feeds, In the latter after three
feeds. With the 10 head of young
calves under experiment at the Kansas
station during the past year there has
not been a single case of scours that
dried blood has failed to check.
In feeding dried blood a teaspoonful
at feed Is great plenty. This should |
be continued until the scours disappear.
In case of weak calf the allowance
may be gradually increased to a table /
spoonful at a feed. To prevent the |
dried blood from settling to the bottom
of the pail, where the calf will be un-
able to get 1t, 1t may be stirred in the
milk while the calf is drinking or the
milk and blood may be fed Immediately
after being thoroughly mixed
Since dried blood Is such q cheap and |
effective remedy, 1t will pay any one
who raises young calves by hand to
have little available whenever calf |
shows signs Of disorders In its digestive
tract 1t can be obtained from any of |
the large packers. When ordering,
state that the blood is wanted for feed
ing purposes.