The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-11-28


In the latter part N October. 1900.
the Kansas experiment station put
into the fcod lois i30 head OF calves
that had just been weanod They
| were divided into lots TO test the val.
ne OF alfalfa hay. prairie hay. corn.
Kanr corn and soy beans In the pro-
/ ductlon of baby beef
Sixty head Of holfors we're pur-
chased In the Kansas city stock
yards weighed an average OF as
| pounds each, cost S4.25 per hundred
weight at the yards. and cost an av-
orage OF SiS25 per head delivered In
| tho college feed lots. These were
range calves-grade shorthorn, Here
ford and Angus Fifty head were
| purchased OF farmers near Manhat-
tan. and had been kept with their
dams through the summer In small
pastures Twenty head were mixed
bred calves that had been purchased
around Manhattan when born, and
had boon raised by the college by
hand. ten being raised on creamery
skim milk and ten on whole milk.
Tho calves were yacclnaiod 20 pro-
vent blacklog. without this safeguard
We would not have dared TO UNDER
take this experiment
Tho calves wore fed seven months.
AZ the close OF the experiment, May
"a, tho entire lot averaged 500
pounds per head IN the college feed
lots. The shrlnkago In shipping 10
Kansas City was 2 per cent Thirty
two steers averaged S3S pounds and
sold at $40 per 100 pounds. seventy
four hoifera averaged 75s pounds and
sold for $685.. and eighteen heifers
averaged 7ii pounds and sold for
t515. Six head Of hoiferB went ~
sprlngers
Tho packing company which
Slaughtered tho calves made tho fof
lowing report
30 steer calyos--Llve weight. s3s
pounds; dressed weight. $50 pounds;
tallow, % pounds; dressed weight
572 per cont; tallow, 81 per cent
"A heller calvcs-Live weight. 1853
pounds; dressed weight. 49, pounds;
tallow. 40 pounds; dressed. weight,
por cont: tallow. Ga per cent.
is heifer calvos-Llvo weight, TAI
pounds; dressed weight. l2o pounde;
taiiow, 40 pounds: dressed weight.
5G.G per cent; tnllow. 60 per cont
Tie calves were fod twice daily.
beginning at a. m. and at tieo p. m
4 Ths. latsn szfs fsl AZ - 20
s :. strsnss ] re- e.! sa sc s 9 ga
all the work OF eating In daylight
Each lot was given at each feeding ali
the grain and roughage II would cat
up clean within three hours after
feeding. In each lot the grain was
fod mixed with tho roughage and the
roughago was fed whole. Fine barrel
salt was kept In boxes under the
sheds. where tho calves had free 40
cess at all tines. Each lot Of caives
was sheltered with common board
shed, closed on the north. open to the
south.
Water was supplied In tanka reg
ulated by float valves 70 that the
tanks were kept full and tho calves
could drink nc VII. Frm December
10 April / tank heaor was kept
going In each tank and the wator
was kept at temperature OF about
fifty degrees.
This showed an average consump-
ton Of 1853 pounds Of coal daily per
tank. With coal at 81 per ton, this
would make the daily cost OF warm
ing a tank small fraction over
conts per day. A heater win warm
wntor for forty head apparently a.
choaply as for Ave or ten head. We
found the previous winter that Il TO
Quired no more labor to keep a tank
heater running than II did TO koep
tho ice out OF tank not heated. We
I would urge every feeder TO use a tanh
I heater. A successful feeder Of Ions
experience recently made tho state
!. ment that gains In feeding follow
0 very closely the amount OF water
drank by tho fattenlng animal; tho
b larger the quantity OF water drank
3 the greater the gains provided there
q Is no unnatural stimulation 10 drink
Q ing. With clean. palatable water
free from ice, kept where the animal
can drink at will. the animal drinks
I often, and each twontyfour hour
d consumes a large quantity, but at nc
n time is the stomach overloaded or un
/ duly chilled The cost OF using
l. tank heater is trining and tho returni
y are good.
T. The remarkable feature OF this on
l. pertinent was the small amount o.
& grain required TO make 100 pounds o
e gain. The skim milk calves fed al
Il falfa hay and corn averaged TO-
y pounds OF gain for only $50 pounds o
o corn, and this In seven montha' feed
a ing. The other lots fed alfalfa an'
y corn required 40 pounds of corn 70
D. 100 pounds OF gain.
o When TO Do Nothing.