Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-07-28

RESULT OF CATTLE FED BY
SWIFT & CO.. SOUTH ST.
PAUL, MINI.
About the 10Th Of November we put
SO steers on feed at South St. Paul.
These cattle were brought on the open
market from different commission
men, as feeders, not having flesh
enough for killing purposes Most of
these cattle were from North Dakota
and Minnesota, having been bred and
raised there
Abont half of these cattle we're
killed after being on feed five months
and the other half were on feed six
months, making the average of the
bunch of cattle 1-2 months on feed.
They averaged 1910 los. when going
into the feed lot, and averaged 1867
lbs. after being fed, making an aver.
age gain of 487 lbs. per head, or a
gain of about 8 lbe. per day per
head.
We started these cattle on ear corn,
just giving them few ears apiece,
but kept gradually Increasing quaint
ty each day, until at the end of thir-
ty days we had the cattle on full feed.
After that we fed them corn meal,
oil meal and bran In the following
proportions: About "a lbs. cornmeal,
4 lbs bran and 4 lbs. oil meal per
head day, giving them half of this
feed In the morning and half at night.
For roughness we fed them all the
prairie hay they wanted to eat. kept
salt by them all the time and plenty
Of good water.
It is very necessary In starting q
lunch of cattle, to feed them light at
first and gradually increase the feed,
80 that when you want to put them on
full feed their stomachs are in condi-
ton to stand it. Do not figure that
our cattle made any particular gain
for the first 80 days, as it takes 30 days
to get q steer in condition go that he
will stand full feed. After the cattle
were on full feed we fed them all the y
would eat, and the above amounts
shows what each steer would eat, TAX
ing it one day with another.
When we killed these cattle they
were very prime-the whole bunch
yielded 60 per cent beef to each 100
lbs. live weight.
They were fed In an open lot with
an open shed for shelter, on the north
end During the cold weather we kept
the yard we'll bedded with straw, and
the cattle at all times seemed very
comfortable. We do not approve OF
tying cattle up and keeping them In
a barr where they do not get any
exercise. as we are satisfied that
cattle do not do near a. we'll that way
as they do If they run in yard where
they have shelter.
We did not take any particular
pains In feeding this bunch of cattle,
only that we were very particular to
get them on to full feed right. II
cattle were fed too much on the start
and their etomachs are not In condi-
ton to stand heavy feed, it sets them
back and they will not get over it TO,
sometime. During the time we had
these cattle on feed there were great
many feeders and shippers who looked
at them, and all thought that they
had done remarkably we'll. Any farm
or can feed a bunch of cattle the same
as we fed these, and do it at q great
deal lees expense, as it was necessary
for Us to buy everything that We fed
them, and also hire all our work done.
In order to have bunch of cattle DE-
well, and show good gains, in the first
place, you must have the right kind
of cattle. You must have q well
made, blocky, growthy steer going
into the feed lot In order to get good
results. A poor feeder will eat al
much as q good one, and will not pu,
on near the gain and will not sell fo1
near as much when he is put on tn,
market.
The result of our feeding demon
strates that cattle feeding can be a.
successfully done in Minnesota ant
Dakota as Iowa, and more should o.
fed. Az Minnesota ships in from tn,
south fully $4,000 carcassee of bee
each year, why not feed them in Min
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