Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-17

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No day should pass without seeing
your COWS two or three times within
the day.
There should be no open. muddy bot
toned bitches. There should be sha"e'
either of trees or shedding. Tbe lel'ce
should be good enough to conine your
cows safely. and to elfectually exclude
other stock.
Never permit horses OF any kind or
age to run with your cattle. they 40
not mix we'll The horses will domln~
ate your cattlc--they will tear thru
the herd recklessIy, sometimes vicious
ly--they will fight them away from
the watering place. Your cows WIN
live in fear of the horses. good cat
tlen,an will not put horses among ms
cattle The pasture should always
furnish good bite of suitable forage
for the dam.
Calves will do Wells running WIN
their dams until near weaving time,
or they will do well If taken from the
dams and confined in u suitable pad
dock or pasture adjoining the pasture
the calves to sucllc twice or three
times day.
We prefer separating the calves
from their dams after they are, say
two or three weeks old. The calves
will learn to eat grass probably soon
er In this way. Certainly 1T Is easier
to teach them to eat concentrated
feed. 1t is believed this practice I'M
proves the milking capacity OF the
dams. The udders have time to fill
up and develop. If the calves are per-
mitttcd to syclSle twice or three times
a day ONLY BY this method also you
will get better acquainted with your
calves; and IL you are gentle ana nan
die them gently, you VIII nave your
calves gentlcd sooner. You VIII get
better acquainted with the cows also,
and they with you.
Before weaving, calves for peer
should be taught carefully and per-
fectIy how to eat concentrated feed.
The feed should be In good Vaa'sty,
and prepared and presented In u way
suited to their tender age. Calves 80
educated and handled will suffer no
loss or shock when the weaving time
arrives. 1t is easy to handle calves.
following this general plan In such a
way as to avoid all disturbances OF
temper and thrift Of both dams and
calves.
Cattle are easily frightened and
there are many things that brighten
them and fiji them with apprehension.
they cannot and will not thrive eX-
cept they feel safe, satisfied and COM
Portable.
We have often been complimented
on our success in gentling our cattle.
We do not take much pains to gentle
orr Icattle. We take great pains
to do nothing to make them
afraid or suspicious of us. IL
follows then that the cattle OF them
selves become gentle and confident
that they are safe in our hands.
The pigs about the feet OF the cat
flo do nothing to gentle or tame them
and vet the cattle are not fraid OF
them. but the pigs do nothing to
brighten or hurt the cattle. which the
stee.s find out and then they are not
afraid of the pigs.
II. after avoiding every cause Oh
fright and apprehension on the part
of your cattle, you take little pans
TO make friends with them, you get on
very rapidly
In a bunch of forty or fifty steers
that have never been handled or
touched with the human hand, 1t neeu
not be more than few weeks u'tti'
nearly all Of them will stand Tor you
TO scratch or stroke their backs, ana
every bunch will develop a. few that
will follow you about in order TO re-
ceive your caresses.
Now and then there is steer that
can never bring himself to the point
of permitting you to fondle him or 10
scratch him. and these are sometimes
very fine steers.
When YOU have discovered such a
one have regard for his mental con-
stitution: he cannot help 1T = ne is
simply over-cautious and suspicious
of human kind.
Keep respectful distance from
him: do not push your company OF,
him; but you will never meet ana
touch. and you and the steer VIII nave
to go thru in that way.