Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-06
Practical Feedirq Methods.

WrltlnS to market paper con-
corning the feeding of the l05 native
lambs he sold last week in Chicago at
$3.50, b. Lowton of Hhwarden, Iowa,
says: These lambs were 4 months old
and had been on feed so days. On Sept
]. when l began feeding them, they av-
eraged 50 lbs and when sold 80 lbs.
raised the lambs, they being from
bunch of western ewes and thorough
bred Shropshire rams. They were very
uniform in size. 1t took me 30 days to
get them on full feeG. / weaned the
lambs Sept. l and started to feed
ground oats and corn. three fourths
oats and one-fourth corn ground fine
fed this 30 days increasing gradually
until they We're on full feed. Kept in
creasing the corn until during the last
80 days they were on a full feed of
corn Before the lambs were weaned
they ran on clover pasture with ewes
When weaned they had the run Of an
other clover field during the day and
were yarded at night or shielded if the
weather was bad. They were fed the
grain night and morning and had clo-
Yer hay in feed racks at night I
kept salt in a trough before them at
W
losing a single lamb during the entire
feeding period"
Foster Bros, of Earlham. Iowa sold
some Shorthorn and Hereford steers on
the Chicago market recently at $6.75,
averaging 1922 lbs per head. They were
3 years old and had been on feed since
May 1. They We're range bred and at
the beginning of feeding period they
averaged 1850 lbs. They were fed corn
Oh the ear on grass and a little clover
hay the last six weeks. Beginning May
l the amount of feed was gradually in
creased until they were on full feed
about the 10th of August In addition
to the grain they were fed about lbs
of barley meal per head daily and
little oil meal was added to the ration.
1t was gradually increased to about
lbs the last two months. About two
pigs to a steer followed the cattle. and
the gain per hog was s lbs. Foster
Bros write as follows: 1--WE prefer
feeding light corn ration for first three
or four months, wishing to get as much
gain as possible. When a steer has
been on full feed for some time we
think 1t pays to balance ration with
such concentrates as Gil or cottonseed
meal"
Corn and bluegrass pasture were
mainly used in the making of the five
loads of Angus cattle Edward Grimes
of Raymond, ILL.,, sold On Chicago mar
ket at $500 last week. Mr., Grimes,
writing on the subject, says: "The
cattle were 3 years old and had been
on full feed 210 days. at the beginning
they averaged 900 lbs. bought the cat
tie in September, 1905, and when I
brought them home put them on good
bluegrass pasture. When the grass
was covered with snow the cattle were
run into a cattle barn and fed mixed
clover and timothy hay with a little
corn. The corn was increased until
grass was good in the spring when
they were put on full feed of broken
and shelled corn. There We're l75 hogs
following the streers and had to feed
them some corn. I cannot say as to
the amount Of gain they made. as
raised them and they were not weigh
ed until sold. However, l have sold
hogs since the 5th of February to the
amount Of $2.677.35."
A load of 2-year-ol1 grade Angus
cattle fed by George Wiseman of Au-
burn. Iowa. sold on the Chicago market
last week at $500. They averaged 14O0
pounds. Mr.. Wiseman writes the
Chicago Drovers Journal: DUR
ing the summer and fall let
these cattle run. on pasture and in
the evening / fed about one peck of
corn to each steer. They were on full
feed $50 days, and at the beginning OF
feeding period averaged 500 lbs. In get
ting them on to full feed / scattered
corn on the ground in small amounts
until ali learned to eat and then fe't
in hunks, gradually bringing them to
full feed I fed sheled corn while on
grass and ear corn after they were put
into the yard with hay. am we'll sat-
listed with my feeding method
N. Lang of Wilton Junction, Iowa,
last week marketed in Chicago Is head
of Herefords which sold for $3.50 and
II head of Shorthorns which sold for
1915. Mr.. Lang writes: "The Here
fords were 40 months old and had been
on feed for eight months. bought
them here in the nelghborhood az
calves, they having been bred on
range in Texas At the beginning OF
the feeding period they averaged 1000
lbs and when sold 1925 lbs. During the
summer and fall they were fed on grass
and corn and in the fall on corn fod-
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