The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-29
EVENING SESSION.
Joseph Wing Addressed Convention on
 "Baby Beef"

Joseph Wing Addressed Convention on
 "Baby Beef.''
 Joseph Wing opened the evening session at o'clock with an address on the subject of Baby Beef"
 He was enthusiastic on the raising of baby beef. He endorsed the state- ment of ex-Senator Harris that the steer should not be allowed to live longer than eighteen months.
 He saw almost in the city limits of Montgomery a woman blowing with steers two years and a half old. They were exceedingly small compared with calves of IS mont ths in the West.
 A calf when he was months old weighs sometimes 250 pounds on MT. Wings farm.
 MT. Wing disagreed with the idea that "baby boy" should be knocked in the head. He believed in raising he has fine blood. The advice was given to not let the calf suck too long after birth.
 A hand separator is the modern de- vice for getting the fat out of the milk. The milk Is then given to the calf al- most warm and as good as if 1t came di- rect from the mother. All the calves should have separate portions of milk in their own buckets.
  the farm of MT. Wing, where there are annually 1900 or more calves. The babies" should be kept on a slightly short allowance of rations, tantalizing them with not quite as much as they seem to want. This will gradually in- crease the digestive capacity and at the same time prevents laundering. Babies are fed twice a day at the same hour each day.
 AlaA given to calves sticks to the ribs and is quite a different case from that of the old grayhead. For this reason the calves should be fed judiciously.
 Explaining why the food for ''ba- bies" sticks to the ribs. the speaker said the anatomy of the body must be understood. The body is composed of millions of cells and in the case of the baby" they are continually crying for food. eager for something to be work ed on by the gastric juice. Babies" are not healthy "babies" unless they are hungry.
 The statement was made that one pound of food brings in the calf one pound of gain in weight. To put food into the baby" is one of the greatest needs in baby beef" industry.
 Besides corn and milk. alfalfa hay or pea-hay are good feed. Silage is a beneficial feed. also. Have the calf born in September if there Is a silo on the farm.
 Good shelter and a warm bed were urged by MT. Wing.
 White scars originating in the navel Is a common disease with the calf. It comes from an unsanitary bed, very often.
 In the summer calves may be fed on oats and corn. Give them cool places on which to graze. Let them have wide ranges at night
 Some few years ago "baby beef" found no market. Now there Is a pre- mium for 1t. The butchers can handle 1t economically dividing 1t up into smaller cuts. There is a demand for baby beef" at prices now ranging from 50 cents to $1 higher than for grown cattle.
 The heifers that are intended to be used for breeding purposes should not be fed so well as is prescribed for the beefers. Letting the heifers get poor. on the other hand. was cautioned against. There should be a generous amount of food containing protein but not so much fat. Silage Is good for ''baby beeves" and breeding heifers both, but should not be fed them be- fore they are two months old.
 The address was well applauded.
 Mir. Kernachan Speaks.
 J. S. Kernachan of Florence read a paper on Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket" MT. Kernachan years ago reduced his cotton acreage and went to raising corn.
 The speaker also went into stock raising and expressed surprise that no more farmers are cutting down their cotton acreage in favor of live stock industry. Hogs. he said, are hardest of all animals to keep where you want them and keep them from where they are not wanted,
 MT. Kernachan Mas been engaged in breeding Angus cattle. He is troubled with ticks which infest his farm. He believes in mule raising but finds few good stallions in Alabama. This in- dustry Is in an experimental stage, so far. but 1t Is expected to be profitable.
 MT. Kernachan said that he Is still raising sheep. It required much care to keep them from freezing during the winter. In spite of his efforts, he lost twenty shaep in the severe portion of the winter. He expects to continue to raise sheep.
 MT. Kernachan's paper concluded the discussions of the evening session.
 President Cary appointed a Commit tee on Resolutions and Committee on Nominations. The former Committee is as follows MT Bates, Prof. Kew. and J. s. Kernachan. The Nomina- tion Committee is as follows: c. Kirk patrick, w. G. Little and NJ. c. Scott.
 Dr. Cary stated to the meeying that on account of the destruction of his barn recently by fire the books and papers of former Secretary E. A. Bish- op of Talladega. no minutes were read and should not be expected. All rec ords of the Association were destroyed in the mishap of MT. Bishop.
 R. k. Edmonson, representing the American ShOrthorn Breeders Associ- alton. announced to the members that he would conduct the sale of some fifty Shorthorn cattle at Auburn Thursday following the close of the meeting to- day. There will also be a sale of about thirty Angus cattle next Friday at Au- burn by H. w. Elliott, of Estill, Mo.
 The Association adjourned few minutes before 10 o'clock until this morning at o'clock. when the fourth