Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-22
To Make Good Meat.

A northwestern gentleman visiting
IN Illinois farmer, who killed and cured
ais own meat was SO captured by the
superior aroma and flavor of the ham
served at the farmers's table that he
was led to inquire his method OF feed
ing, which was given as follows: "The
ration is simple. It consists of corn,
either shelled or on the cob which
ever is most convenient. and when
conditions permit the corn Is always
soaked. In addition to the corn is a
plentiful supply of swi1l. made by ad-
ling twenty-five pounds of linseed
cake (oilmeaD to a barrel Of water"
He stated that he had fed hogs in this
way for twenty five years. They took
on flesh faster, were always healthy,
and he had never had a case of hog
cholera. I was surprised at the sim
plicity OF his method and the cause of
the excellence OF this hog meat. II this
method were universally followed, veni
son and fowl would be discarded, and
the meat OF the once despised hog
would soon become a delicacy more
frequently seen on every table in the
land. ] have never lost an opportunity
Of recommending my friends method.
and in every case where adopted
have heard OF nothing but the most
catering results. It Is self evident
that the reason for hog meat being
under the ban in olden times was the
fact that hogs were scavengers by
compulsion. Driven to eat the most re-
pulsive garbage to sustain life, their
meat was affected thereby, and their
meat was no doubt unciean-The
American Swinehsrd.
How Twenty Good Steers Were Fed.
F. A. Eckstein & Brother. Chester,
Howard county, Iowa, were represent
ed on the Chicago market recently
with twenty head of Hereford grade
cattle Of their own breeding and feed
ing that were good enough to sell ut
s6.4O, being one OF three consignments
that sold at top of the market, with
1880 head Of cattle on sale, accord
ing to the official enumeration of the
Union Stock Yard and Transit Com
pany. This is record to be proud Of
and shows the quality OF cattle that
Messrs. Eckstein breed and feed.
These cattle were really the tail
ends of the past two seasons" said F.
~.
flce OF "Goodall's Farmer TN ages
they were yearlings and two-year-olds.
We picked out the best calves Of both
years and sold them for breeding bulls
for range work. Consequently this
seriously impaired the quality OF the
cattle as compared with what they
would have been had they not suffered
from the culling. AS it is, however,
think that we did very well, but we |
could have done better had we not cut
out the best, as ! said, for breeding
purposes.
Il do not think that we shall re- ,
peat the experiment again. Another
year we shall put all OF the calves
Into the feeding yard, rather than Sc
lect the best for sale for breeding pur-
poses. In doing this we will avoid
taking the best out Of our feeding lot.
SO that when they are ultimately ,
landed upon this market we shall be
able to sell the best and show just
what good Hereford cattle can do"
These cattle were ycarlinss and two
When weighed over the
scales here to the packer they aver
aged 1923 pounds. When they were
put on feed on Dec. /, Mr.. Eokstein
estimates that they averaged about
500 pounds. Assuming this to be COR
rect, the twenty head showed an av-
erage of about 2.3 pounds daily gain
'or the 1870 days Of feeding.
These cattle were fed in an open
yard, with no other protection than
IN open she'd, ana, like thousands of
other choice cattle, had no other pro-
ection during the winter The yard
laced the south anc furnished the
steers with an excellent opportunity for
good work, as evidenced by the good
gain made and the showing upon this
market last Monday. Mr.. Echstein says
hat he would have fed them at least
.hree or four weeks 4ongsr before
bringing them In had r. not aJeen for
he location Of the yard, Hacing the
south as 1t did and being exposed to