Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
ANDERSON BROS.
Opticians

When the milk is drank, before
letting the calves from their stanchions
place them before dry grain. Shelled
corn oats, corn ears chopped into very
short sections, wheat, bran, barley,
either one of them will do or a mix.
ture Of them that may be fed. Corn is
excellent to feed in connection with
milk. There is no need to grind grain
for the little calf. When all are
supplied with dry grain the stanchions
may be unlocked and they will come
out after cleaning up their rations.
Feed just what they will clean up and
no more. Let them come in hungry
for their feed. In that manner the
greatest amount can be gotten into
them. This dry grain feeding directly
after the milk satisfies their longings
and they will not suck each others
ears.
Dry hay or good pasture should be
provided literally. Glover hay, al
falfa, very nice, bright corn fodder,
corn ensilage, all are good. Let it be
the aim of your life to see how much
food, good and mutt isious you can get
into these calves. Save the hay and
grain by stuffing it into calf-skin.
1t is the best binding. Pride your.
self in having q corn crib bound in
CALI"
AS the calf grows up to the feed,
add to it. Provide protein enough to
make growth. Never let there be q
day in that Calls life when he is
hungry. He may, aud should weigh,
about 1900 lbs when he comes two
years old. Today the market pays a
fancy price for such fat calves. Let
him 60 then.
Now his sister fed along side OF
him, will fatten and sell for the anne
price in this way. They must be
sired by beef bulls. 1t does not so
much matter what the dam is if the
sire is one of good quality, low, blocky,
bsefy. This is here perhaps, but true
dual purpose COWS are rare in Minnf
sofa so that recourse must perhaps be
had to cross breeding at least to some
degree. Half loaf is better than no
bread. Heller calves from beef sores
and dairy cows can not be depended
upon to be useful in dairy. Heifer
grown and fattened as I have out.
lined are almost sure to be poor dairy
animals thereafter and II not mean,
for the block . very different treat
ment should be given.
Horns on baby beefs are bad.
Breed them of or dehorn when very
young. Angus stres will take of
horns and make quick maturing steers
To dehorn the baby calf, lay him
gently down on his side when he is
about q week OLD, wet the budding
horn hump, saturating place as big
as q quarter OF dollar. Take COM
mon powdered concentrated lye, as
much as two grains of corn, spread it
over the wet spot and press it gent y
in with q knife blade. That kills the
skin there and prevents horn growth.
A scab forms which let alone, when it
peels off the hair grows over it,
leaving q beautiful smooth head.
1t costs much money to saw of
horns from calves or yearlings: The
check In thirst is remarkable and 8
due 10 nervous shock and loss of
blood. Stopping horn growth costs
not q penny to calf, 9 few minutes
time, q little smart, soon forgot
Warm, open, sheltered, dry quart
ers are necessary. No fussing, no
coddling, but every day all the food
the little fellows will eat and no more,
tell the story.
Beef can be made in this way in
Minnesota for an average cost of less
than BIC per ID the first year. Growth
the second year costs double. Babe s
are the only things that it pays to
feed. -