Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-11-09

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gveater than the profits made from
milking. and they drop dairy work.
: The Kansas Experiment Station re-
gently fattened 130 head Of calves for
baby beef. These were divided into
aine lots-one lot of ten had been
eaised by hand with skim-milk, and
another lot of ten had run with their
Jams in small pastures until wean-
ing. Both lots were put in fattentng
yards at weaning and were fed for
seven months on alfalfa hay and
corn. The results are as follows:
Calves raised with dam gained 435
pounds per head; amount OF corn re-
Quired to make 100 pounds gain. Ats:
amount Of alfalfa required to make
100 pounds gain, AZ.
Skim-milk calves gained 40
pounds; amount of corn required to
make 100 pounds gain, 439; amount
of alfalfa required for 100 pounds
gain. 436 pounds.
The skim-milk calves were fed un-
til weaning on sterilized skim-milk
with grain ration composed of equal
parts of corn and Kaf1r corn, with all
the alfalfa hay they would eat. They
weeks and made an average daily
gain of one and half pounds per
calf The feed to raise these calves
to weaning cost $5.27 per head As
the results show. they were in good
condition for feeding when weaned
and the experiment shows strongly
the good feeding qualities of the
skim-milk calf and the profits that
can be made from it, when the calf
is properly handled from birth to
weaving and then pushed for baby
beef. The college herd of scrub cows.
bought without regard to their value
for the dairy, produced in year, at
creamery prices, milk worth $37.75
per COW. The skim-mi1k calves which
were fattened In this experiment were
of mixed breeding and were selected
without regard to their value for the
production OF baby beef. They
brought an average of $40 each when
marketed at about a year old.
OF Interest TO Guernsey Breeders.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club
has adopted an advanced registry for
cattle of that breed" with the object
of encouraging greater development
of the milk capacities in the cows
The secretary sends the Farmers Re
view statement Of the requirements.
which are as follows:
All cows admitted must equal or
exceed one of the following records:
Years. Milk Record-If record is
commenced the day the animal is two
years, or previous to that day, she
must produce within one year from
that date 5000 lbs Of milk. For each
n 1r po0 re
at the beginning Of her years record
the amount of milk she will be re-
quired to produce in the year will be
established by adding 3.65 lbs for ev-
cry such day to the 5000 lbs required
when two years old. This ratio is ap-
plicable until the animal is five years
old. when the required amount will
have reached 10000 lbs. which will
be the amount of milk required OF all
cows five years old or over.
Years Butter Fat Record-If record
is commenced the day the animal Is
two years old, or previous to that day,
she must produce within one year
from that date 2505 lbs butter fat
For each day the animal Is over two
years old at the beginning OF her
years record, the amount OF butter
fat she will be required to produce
in the year will be established by add
ing i (one-tenth) of a pound for each
such day to the 250.5 lbs. required
when two years old. This ratio Is ap-
plicable until the animal is five years
old, when the required amount Will
have reached 800 lbs, which will be
the amount of butter fat required OF
all cows five years or over.
Seven Days Butter Fat Record
| II record is commenced the day the
animal Is two years old, or previous
| to that day, she must produce within
seven days from that date 10 lbs but
| ter fat For each day the animal Is
over two years old at the beginning
| of her seven-day record, the amount
| of butter fat she will be required to
1 produce in the seven days will be
established by adding .00456 CASE
hundred thousandths) of q pound for
each such day to the 10 lbs. required
when two years old. This ratio is ap-
| plicable until the animal Is five years
old, when the required amount will
| have reached Is lbs. which viii be
| the amount of butter tat required OF
| all cows five years or over.
The above yearly standards are
| based upon one complete years rec
ord from the time of beginning. re-
| gardless of the time lost by being dry
or calving during that period. should
such be the case.
The per cent of butter tat shall bt
determined by. the Babcock test Fol
the purpose Of estimating the amount
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