The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-02-23
COST ef BEEF
PRODUCTION

An extensive experiment in beef pro-
duction was recently started at the
Michigan Agricultural college. r. S.
Show Of the college staff outlines the
plan in Michigan Farmer. He says:
During the first half Of October twen-
ty high grade Shorthorn cows about to
calve were purchased by the institu-
tion. In general these are large franz
ed animals, well graded up with Short
horn blood and as uniform as the re-
stricting conditions Of the experiment
would permit in making the purchases.
These cows have been divided into
two lots of ten each. The calves Of u
lot are being permitted to suckle their
dams. but not run with them. AS these
calves develop they will receive sup
Elementary food in addition to that Sc
cured from their mothers and will final
ly he finished for market at about
1,0o0 pounds weight. During this time
records will be made Of the amounts Of
food consumed by each cow and her
calf, SO that the actual cost of the latter
can be determined at any stage Of de-
velopment.
The cows Of the other lot are being
MIXED and records made Of the amount
of milk and fat produced by each in
dividual. After the fat. is separated
from this milk the skim milk is brought
back and fed to the calves. In addition,
the calves will receive liberal supplies
Of food. Records will also be made of
the food consumed by each COW, the
revenue from her butter fat and the
cost of developing her calf to the mar
ketable weight heretofore mentioned.
1t Is also planned to purchase ten
more cows of the same class to calve
about the opening Of the pasturing sea-
son in the spring and allow the calves
to run with their dams on grass alone
until dried off and then take the calves
up and finish them to the same weights
as the other two lots, determining the
cost also.
Because of the fact that this expert
ment would.seem to touch upon a very
important practical question it has
been planned to repeat the work two
or three years in succession.
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1.-THE. Gingerbread Man will Itstlulfn
to New York for a spring engagement
n in one q, g 1Ae PRINCIPAL + Bf9 s,asa' the
,sChHAunceey Olcott has resumed his
uEsfHsEqlmnnd BYgke." In the next
fRRAEEsee months he is.sf3r. fiti, nggaagemeiniftss!
h A5a s;m1ostE i IL g1a}9ss #helih eitiSSA; .
4: .Eimmal Janylierss Tbs lAB2hd haSo pabqaes q bit
Kyo," VIII he starred neat, seas8p 1fIp a
comedy drama by. Richard Garlic, called
FURNISHED Apartments"
Malde. Adams will meyer need to
wonder again what play She will pre-
sent during the holidays. Charles Froh-
man has decided to present the star ev:-
sry Christmas in Peter Pan"
Charles, Frohman arranged rec'altly
for Otis Skinner. who is to star, under
his management in 1.-THE Duel" to ap-
pear at. some other theater than the
Knickerbocker, New York. 80 that the
engagement Of Miss FRITZ Scheff In
"Mlle Modiste" may not BE- inter.
rupted.5
Messrs.- Mason Peters and e. A. Bra
den, who were long associated with
Henry w. Savage. have completed ar
fragments for q production, Of q new
play by Miss Frances Hastings and
Henry Taylor Fitch. entitled THE
Trancosa Trail" The scenes are laid
In Mexico.