Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-10-29
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and pork In central Illinois was large
business writes w. AL. Brown of SAM
canon county ILL.,, in Breeders Gazette.
/ The cattle were fattened i'm winter on
corn and in summer ON the grass The
i corn crop was cut and placed In shocks
and fed to the cattle In small inclo.
snres, the corn being hauled TO them
every day and generally with OK teams
The feeder had two Enclosures and
would shift the cattle from one to the
other from day TO day and hogs would
be fattened on the offal and waste, be-
Inc shifted from Enclosure to Enclosure
following the cattle Many Of the cat.
tie were fattened and sent to market
from the feed lots, and many were
placed In the pastures about May
and were sent to market from the pas
lures all along during the summer and
fall. Cattle were not fed corn in the
summer as rule.
/ The cattle were all shipped to New
York except during the civil war, when
some We're sent south TO feed the ar
my. The cattle feeders and grazinrs
would buy these cattle in Illinois Mis-,
souri, and Iowa. Many We're bought in
st. Louis and some in Chicago. The
cattle were mainly three years old and
were of good quality. The Shorthorn
blood had improved the cattle. and You
/ could buy more well bred beef steers
In Sangamon county then than you can
today. The cattle when bought would
weigh from 1000 to 1000 pounds and
when sold from 1900 to 1000 pounds.
Keeping the Hull Clean.
A Colebrook IN H. contributor to
the Rural New Yorker says: An ami
NAL that is not clean is an eyesore to
me. as 1t is to many another farmer
| In my experience the head of the herd
has been the hardest to keep in pre-
sentable state of cleanliness. This has
led me to experiment. and with good
results. First ! tried bedding with
sawtiust, using from two to four bush
els per day. This used bedding too
fast and did not keep the animal as
clean as desired. Then made plat
| form of 2 by 3 inch joist, using three
pieces crosswise and mailing to these.
| placing the top ones about three-quar-
ters of an inch apart. This kept the
bull clean without bedding much. but
was not easy to clean. even though the
platform could be taken up, owing to
the spaces being so small that straw
and the like would crowd in, especially
over the crosspieces. and bind Then.
too. 1t was hard on tile animals knees,
as the bedding would work from under
them. Ny last device is the cheapest.
and | like 1t the best. 1t consists sim
ply Of mailing 2 by 2 scantling to the
ordinary raised floor. which should he
Of the right length to accommodate the
bull. These pieces are placed an inch
apart and are about three feet long, ex-
tending from the drop toward the man
ger. This arrangement holds plenty
of bedding under the fore legs and al
lows liquids to pass of at once to the
gutter, thus keeping the top of the floor
practically dry at all times. On such
floor the animal keeps clean and has
good bed under his knees, where it ia
most needed, at a small expense for
bedding.
Cattle at st. Louis.
Cattle men south of the quarantine
or fever line" are protesting because
their stock Is barred from the great
show at the Louisiana Purchase EXPO.
sition next year 1t is to be regretted
that these breeders cannot be allowed
TO participate, but prohibition Is the
only course open to the management If
u wants a show worthy of the occasion
Is the opinion of Stockman and Farm
err. II cattle from the infected terrific
~ were permitted to enter the grounds
the exhibition might as well be con-
fined to them, for no other breeders
would take the risk of losing their most
valuable stock. Charleston Is too fresh
in mind to lead any one whose animals
are valuable to show where such dan
ger exists. Chief Coburn is severely
criticised In some quarters also be-
cause no provision is made for car LOT
exhibits OF fat stock. The difficulties
In the way OF this at an exposition are
apparent. While such. show would
be of interest it would better be con-
fined to stockyard shows such as we
have now at Chicago and Kansas City.
The action Of the exposition manage
menf Is sensible In both cases, and even
the critics will come to see ii that war
when they fully understand the situa-
ton.
a Pair OF HerefOrda.
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