The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10

~ Of using soda, tone meal Inns rock. an,
the pi per amount OF salt Tor young pure
brcl cuttc that are Intended Tor breeding
puiposes suseest5 TO me thar the loilowat
iGctA may az this time prove OF interest 70 i
number OF YOUR readers.
Rcinarfatly few experiments h1vc bees
ctnGur,ei anvwGcro looking to nndlne n.
best ration Tor rearing cattle or grow. ng
other live stock. Ncar,y al o. the work tau,
"a d".o with feeds uns In this and fore,g1
countries has tocu confined to study ul
lat o'llng. on the production at milk.
fa enlnE catiO tor market ls. IN many
respects. new business Ia tha South and
| SaI'lwes. and has many uuspived problems
connected thereNi h but when We come 10
tha Qudstou q. ca.tlo rodrlDg and ask what
dlttito,vey Southern ratons can DO usci
tHfty fer growing improved cattle Of tn
bee breeds to ma unity we have less re-
db data to guide US than IN any otner
csso. IN our efIor s to teach this branch OF
ock feodinS TO tlaGscS IN this institution,
| ave fclt the need OF Cher Information thln
tina now TO be had III pr Mt bu; we have
atkel the proper class OF sock aad tho
roe siry funds for experimental purposes
W. nave. however, provided some carefully
plchned cNperiu cas- ttr t,uAcn y, b be coat
du yea Tor their own Information as pnr
OF Their PRACTICAL work In connection vii
Their theory OF stock feeding, Thosc nor y
hardly deserve the namo OF experiments be-
cause the stock could no be fcl continuously
isr q year or more nad TIE data preserved
unCer exist ug conditions and because tn
stock ~ fed was Of the recognized milk
breeds
Hence none OF the results obtained have
holm puhlishel-nor were they intended for
rublCUtru but have served for PURPOSES
o lns'rur Ton % the Young Tcn in tho aggi.
tul,ura course
II ia cowparntlvoiy en- cany mnttcr 70 M
nre, late ting benefits tha' naw from cXPorr
m0nts conducted for IA, en.ug PURPOSES ~
me stock In tAlp case arr quickly ~ lrkctC
aud tAe results ere nprNtcGt. The tatinE ~
feed railop of J cent per day on singh
D taaA 10 I'm a et.5
bunch Of 1901 htHh o. steers so fcI-bu
rot 50 with pure bred cut lc mot Are fed
Tor one. two or six wears for breeding pur.
noses which may never he goi. Yet. III
difference Is very much IN favor oi reducing
The cos o. feed for those cn,te upDu whose
trrft thu value and tho pr.,r OF the aaiual
WI 50 largely depend,
E'p'r meats with hoEa conducted bv nv
Wlsronsn experiment tNtian. have clenry
sh w. the Availability aNt necessity NJ iced
inF them such mineral matters as nre tOund
In ashei and tone meal when pigs were
led corn meal without salt and water. tn
frame work was usuecinly weak but when
fed whole bone meal, or hard who'd oshcs IL
addition "a corn, tie Srengh Of the bono
wa practically doubled Is u not proA1bie
that IN murv cases Young cattle ara rrurnd
up"n ratcns that arc deficient IN The noes,
Eary mineral maitcrs7 TIE Ekiltu fcuIor'
Of calves In $ otarh use chalk freely as
rarl o. the die Of the yeulg thing utcud' 4
for veal, and. In Texas. We often see tho
cato al certain seasons o. the year c6ewinr
oil bones and horns rrcediy Tho hest
g cck growing scctlons OF this com ~ nra
these underlaid nv Limestone aud wh use stock
waters are hard because OF the rrcscncc OF
lime "ilcw much mineral matter Ia nvecs
ggrv tc the development 81 Young aud erhw.
ing ca tle2" We do not know because II has
ntyer been Ehtly Investigated 'Whni d.
tasea may wc prevent bY right nouriahmcu,
Of our stock and tho proper supply Of min
cral ccmcn's9" We can not toll as The con
nee ion existing be ween tho mineral fool
, sut My ana an mai health has only recently
teen plaoed under Investigation In the case
of he human family. but thcr' are some
stockmcn who appear 10 have obtained gold
results from the use ~ b>ne neal, lime
gene and soda. whether or mo- these ara
r,etelv aids 60 dresuan or whether thev ara
"nutrientS' In the strict sente ,ot tbs term.
I u Is now impossible 20 say. Does an OK
csssivc am0np' Of phpe hates fea TO our mepl
and hull fed c7lyes raute fat EickncBs2" We
eau no, answer this definitely since all in
vectigations thus far conducted have BEEN
tor simply planned 10 develop tho necessary
facts
The extent OF tho ,mnroved cattle interests
| a. TeNan arc now 80 enormous and the COW
STAN inquiry for surceH7iul forlFr crons and
the best ratlons. shows the need and Inn
portance OF further inyes'lg ltion Of these tw-
| branches Of the E'rckmen's Interests IN order
( that We may prevent an Ignorant waste o
our fceds,uns prove the adaptshlllty Of oui
| soils 10 ,hc best forage crops and pr0tcc, thu
/ beal'h OF our stock In numerous instance,
NY proper nourshmeat OF tho animal eys.
/ tenn. J, u. Conrcl
/ professor Agriculture and Director Station.