The Yale expositor., 1904-01-22
How Sweepstakes
Steers Were Fed

First prize In class and grand
sweepstakes OF the international car
lot show was the record made by w.
r. Herrin. Buffalo. H.. with his grade
yearling Herefords These steers wero
bred, raised and fed By Mr.. Herrin.
They weighed ia TO the packer at ] ,O9G
pounds selling at SS.35 per hundred.
weight, which was the top OF tho
show. la the dressing out percentage
these cattle ranked fifth with G3.7 per
cent. In breeding they were classed
as Hercfords, being the calves OF a
Hereford bull on Shorthorn, onc.half
Hereford and three-quarters Hereford
COWS. When sold here nj the Inter.
national these steers were between
IS and 20 months old. At the begin.
ming OF the feeding period OF twelve
months they weighed somewhere be-
tween 800 and 400 pounds. Mr.. Hermit
Is unable 90 state an exact averagd
on the lot az the beginning OF ihI
feeding period.
Whom these yearlines we're takei
from their dams, November. 1902,
they We're on the average a little oyei
. months old. They were started on
lightly on a small portion OF corn AMI
oats. This ration was gradually I'm
creased until they were consumiui
about all OF the feed that they coul
handle Last spring when these cat
tic were turned out 20 pasture tlt.
corn and oat ration was continued
They were kept In a thrifty. growinl
condition all OF the season. Last fal
there was added 90 the ration OF IN,
steers In the way OF roughagc, sugll
cane clover and timothy hay. whit
at the same time they had access I,
forty acres OF good pasture. consist
ing of blue grass. red and white Glow
er. Added % this was at all times .
plentiful supply OF fresh well water
In 10 small degree this victory Is !
nigh 'libute 10 the farm in that sutl
remarkable results could be secured
by feeding what the farm yielded az
practically nothing more When thesl /
cattle were fed In a yard they weu
allowed about one-hDN acre. Occa |
sionally the yard would become mud |
dy. but the bad effects that nigh /.
have followed this were in a larg /
measure obyiatod by the use OF man /
gers for the grain and racks for Tia /
roughage. Ample sheds were proyidei /
Tor the protection OF the cattle duriu, /
Indictment weather: otherwise thoi \
were field raised and yard fed.
Il have followed this method q \
feeding cattle for several years. 70 /
marked Mr.. Herrin. and have found " /
successful. and IL has been the near, \
of my putting some pretty good cattl,
upon the market. have found Il 4 /
be n good plan 20 feed. and feed well 4
With either a calf or hog believ,
that II pays 20 keep them growing
from The time they are brought into
the world until they are ready for the
market Follow this plan and The
feeder Is bound TO produce grade 81
cattle that e. consistent with the pos
sibilities of the sort OK cattle that Ia
is handling. say feed hogs and cat
Ito well. Give them all they win
economically consume until they are
ready for market, and they Will pay,
other things being equal. made
these cattle pay me One prominent
reason for this was the fact that fed
them the grain that I raised Another
was that they were good enough 20
a high price. ON the whole,
these cattle were not long In maturing
for the market, and this fact counts"
-Droyers Journal