The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-02

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mixed blood but the sire being of
pure breed would transmit more
/ properties to the progeny. The
percentage would be about Is by
the sire and % by the dam. He adj
vised breeding straight. The more
mixed the breeding the more it is
weakened. In choosing a COW he
would get one of large size-large,
eapaeious body. One with lip in
clined to lop, head long rather than
short, good width across heart and
shoulders, hind part wide through
hips, and squarely quartered udder
The sire should be one whose dam
had good milking qualities.
After this talk the Professor gave
the farmers an account of the Live
Stock show at Chicago last summer.
The meeting then adjourned until
Friday morning
FRIDAY MORNING.
| Although it was announced that
Pref. Shaw would speak alto o. clock
| it was about II when a sufficient
number of farmers had arrived, and
the speaker came into the court
house, and began to speak on the
GU b1iantS of%t;faad;nr
Ese at once took up the matter of
choosing the right type ola growing
animal to make a success. If it is
notsof the right type the good re-
suits cannot be obtained. This
matter he said, was very important
Il e5sseaought it did not require much
skill or money to secure the right
kind Of an animal. 1t was a matter
of great Importance in selecting a
good sire. It also made some differ
ence what elements were in COW.
In growing an animal for beef the
dam can require a little more fat.
In getting the animal ready for mar
ket II should be pushed in feeding
from the start. Mr.. Shaw showed
conclusiVely that the nearer the an.
imalsWas to the birth period, the.
easier it was to put on a pound Of
flesh That's the younger the ami.
800. Is
NAL the easier to fatten. The re-
Ea1ers also is true The farther the
ISL IL IL s. Iols,
harder to put on pound Of flesh.
He advised selling stock young. He
also believed in doing the growing
and fattening at the same time.
There is more money in growing
calves by hand than in letting them
follow the COW. For growing calves
by allowing them to follow the COW,
the calves should be the best of ami
| NAL form. Oats and bran were the
best food to give to the dam. It
was not necessary to have the oats
ground. Calves raised by hand
will take meal sooner than those al
lowed to follow COW. In response
to the QUESTION as to whether he
thought there was any danger Of
the calves eating the meal when too
young, he thought there was none.
In changing from new milk to
skinned milk, he would wait until
the calf was about two weeks old.
He thought that the farmer who
had a separator had the advantage
over a farmer who took his milk to
the creamery to be separated, ow-
ing to the fact that the milk which
is separated as soon as taken from
the COW, does not get chilled or
temperature changed before feeding
to the calves. The calves should
also have free access to pure water.
Fine corn fodder will do we'll with
milk.
It was a question whether it was
good to give calves meal at the same
time that they were feeding on
grass. Rape, the speaker said, was
good to turn calves into until fall
and will give growth without meal.
J An acre of rape would keep a good
number Of calves. If a person did
not have rape or pasture it wonld
do to give plenty of meal. In an
swer to question Mr.. Shaw
/ thought that there was very little
danger of bloating calves from eat
ing rape if they were not turned
out when very hungry. There was
not so much danger if fed dry as
when wet. There was very little