The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-15
(From the Farmer and Rrceder)

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li'NoiNeS u i'ailse 81 '''et'Ao"so ~ 49,
farms where cattle are now Kept ohiy
in the feed lot during the winter
.uonths 10 consume the crops of the
,ra,,to,,s ,,a,r II rao,,,res more n,aad-
90 -.
oW ana pasture ''''u' 9ii'''i'e''
titled areas of corn, better care OF all
straw and coarse forage, the introduce
ton of tho corpbinder and shredder
where st,IL 6elds have previously been
fed off nv cattle tha better fencing
of land. and an adequate water supply.
sity Wen bred animals RESPOND to
feed They have inherited a habit of
having on flesh when we'll fed These
conditions com. only with Intensive
methods-nn other methods have any
place on high uriced land.
The rrent demand on the farms all
o,.a, ~ aa,,r,,,', f., e., m,ore ,,ross
,rbis ian, ,yas ny,co nnnsidernd errone
n,,e and viz inr.oosj,,o vnl,,as rrass
lands We're niownd and nlnuted To- corn,
rho ntiesissin,,i vnlIov lands were
thoupht IN he a. ZION tb,t ihny would
hear inGednite lrnnninc In, forty wears
NJ ,n,n ,.rnylnn a has decrnnssd The
yia,d rar6onti,rIv ,rhn non land nrn-
dnrns hatto. ,h,n no oid II hoa not
had tinne to nm onr small cron
nm high rricad i,nd rives no nrotii
Snntinn,,t Ia no,y incroaeino IN favor
of lnvinr lana dow, to r-,ss tbarehv
in,np1sioy fts si,nnjv or h,,n,us and
water hnIaing r.,l,city in order to in
croas. ~. nt,Sn,,;,, ,,,d rnnt n,yi,,,,
nnn,a, Crnss raa,a H. ,a,a ulis u II
Wiz, roct Ghros i,r,a,eos thn nvniInl,is
ni,roron bnI,,,, IL ,n ,t.i,i,stn,,d nxtra,,,aa
of Wei ana DIV wa,thnr hv mal<inr #
more nornI,s ma ~, ,ygir ,,nt inio,
tha rot,ti,,, a,,i,hn, ,,,,l tructiGod II
navs rsntoi ~, -, IN Inc,ansed rai,ation
n VIM ,h,,s Ioinr, ar,,i,,had !, nan
he n,naa =, ,,,,, Ia,ennohIe ravan,,n
~. ,,",,a,,,i,,o - 49, ~ r,,.,,a,. it,
rortot,,Iv me ,,atyo,, ,bsrst,y
,rhn n.od,,cer nf aconon,jcal hceP ran
nava,, ret wa, fr,,, ,r,'nye 1r ,ard 10
hirh ,tri,o1 =, ,,,,t , %. . l,,,,a.
tnnnoma a., ,,,,i,a ,nara heef 70 tha
acre n n,st,,rirg l,nl civ MOI INC
docs NOT nav wa ,,,,st ,anrn how 10
unstu,n oinbt nonths vo have nroD
aured 100 iittln henr Nv yrauine tao
mauv ,ni,nnis MOI. acrn r. ar6,ving
t|rrse-cant haaf an graes docs nnt nav
We nn,,st ,aarn hon, =, Ne N.Y. ~
FIVE ana six cents nor nnund
Where heavy stecrs arc purchased ia
nut in tho reed.,ot thern Is prcat
waste OF forage I'm the stoIlkfields
This waste must he entirely cut or
The corn binder and the shredder must
come In to save The corn-tover which
is now largely wasted. II is not too
much to say that the binder and the
the corn fodder In Kansas and Ne
braslsa six fold above its present value
As from one third to two fifths of the
value of the crop Is in the stalks, when
harvested in the most approved man
her. 1t Is easy 20 estimate how great
Is the loss on corn crop OF 225,00O000
bushels Figuring the stalks as two
) nj lN.AII yl,tf ri nt,t ,1,,,
would be tWo-thirds of 225.O00,000 or
equivalent to l60.0OO,0OO bushels of
corn, | DO not know how many acres
OIL THESE stalks are left standing in the
fieid, put assuming that not more than
pne,third are cut and that FIVE sixths
VI we vhlue y lost Where stalk fields
aie phs,ureh, we nave net loss the
NquiNaleHi IN leedlhG value or $1,000.
~, . pus',els q corr, IN tne single state
" NJ, Mai.sds -, ~, orNilll;lry corn year.
~ tliiss, forage ana grams. ana
y, ~ " we iaril, TO be
,1a,,'',t :. - ~ ~ 20 '"i1t ,Has we cut
VIZ ma Il, o', al'e urn sh''l De OF such
~ ,tt,u lioSuSe . iilsii 4u'iiltS
hio, a.. - III ~, 49, '',us. give pace on
L. T., ,ea iut ~ 70 tlic Ahsus' me
i,.','s , ulu, Wy s,ioi'loril ana the other
- 49, ples s M''el can pc grown and
la,, ~. ~, tie i.lalket III lroih elSht-
+ s =. ~ .Meii'y TOUT liionlhS ana be SOLD
~ ny .op "a .lie li'lrket. II INFERIOR
. ,s siIouiu nuke equai gains Tor the
i ~ eoi'sullisu tiey sun produce an
, ,t,' staue OF carcass which Is
INC Vol iIJ hrad A. 70 20 per cent less than
.,, ny Meii pleu anu wen grown steer
ins question s. IS Deing raised whether
Me c'lil ailora 10 keep COW the en-
Wv seal " raise y call. III &c. the cnlf
slnust nave breeding and quality. He
Alusl nc Ieht-payer. Moreover, the
mo, ,hp.iler 'liust De scaVenger she must
, VI eileap looas. 70 De scaVenger
foods mist ha se nmt,, sts,rsa.,oh nhese
ioous must pe nutritious, cut early ana
paeseraea ron me weather, but
I =, ,oars a, ioous IMAM the calf VIII use
~ ,r m.ahe oipy leed.
aiisie IS ecoIorny III keeping breed
4 .hs SON on tne iarih, Ihey consume
L ~. soalse Prouucts. me straw and
s eue corn louuer need 10 be picked UP.
ooli,s " N, me nay IS not or the best
luaii.S there Is land TO be enriched
Z =. ~ pasturihg, so that always on the
larn = certain number of breeding
LOWS ,N can pc kept Perhaps ten to
hl.een Pc quarter section can be main
,# ,il az very low cost even below
ny Is COSY OF purchasing good calf.
ioW shali we handle the beef steer
VIZ ms papy sister TO make them
( leiie Pu5ers ~ the breeding nerd act
a. a. sa ,.l tne steer must be forced
70 ms IesI CROWN on foods of good
aualilS, ne farmer on 800 land has
~ p''.se 10y Steer atter ne Is twenty
.pai ii ..,s oiu. Probably most of
49, sns se .' MI Mrop IN FEBRUARY,
n Sis, !. " Apfn. me COWS take less
leea = MY N Winter: Ihey are better
4 s ~ ~ :. lhey GIVE more milk for
az. az ca an, IN :, summer; After weaving
.iins VIC e,'il VIII De pushed along.
psIntl's ieu some before. he Will be
sloNtl through ms lirst winter on al
, 49, s.nu llpeIai ration OF corn or
z ni.Asa s slat u, al,a ~ summer fed on