Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-04
FEEDING FOR BEEF.
Why some Farmers Fail Utterly and
Others Make Satisfactory Profit

Feeding steers for beef is one in
durry IN which many are engaged at
present Many OF these persons are
feeding I'm such a manner as TO give
them nice profit for their work and
outlay Of money while some are feed
irg at an actual loss of time as well
as OF feed and money. The question
may be asked. why Is this the case;
why cannot one man feed as well a.
another? This question has a very
simple answer, but Il may take some
time and a little study to answer 1t
correctly. and perhaps satisfactorily
10 the public You may begin In your
own neighborhood and md the con-
di,ions existing there. YOU may visit
ether parts OF the country and YOU
will find them to be the same or SINH
lar. Look az yourself and your neigh
bors for the reason Of this difference.
and IN almost every case you Will md
The man who Is feeding In a profitable
manner o. be an up-to-date man in
everything pertaiing 20 the food value
Of an the feeds and I'm the proper
manner and time 10 use each Of these.
He Is also up on the quality and make
Of the animals 10 be fed. He knows
the proper amount Of feed 20 give
each animal. and the time 10 feed and
water all Of ,hem. He knows how
much gain 20 expect from each steer
each day while being fed. But how
Is man TO come into possession OF
knowledge OF these accepted facts?
Just as the lawyer OF the doctor knows
the best way TO handle each case that
comes under his care. II either OF
these makes mistake In one ease
he is liable 10 be sued for malpractice,
hut II the farmer makes one II is
against him, and 80 1t is allowed TO
pass unnoticed.
SO much FOR the farmer who knows
his own business and attends to IL
properly Look, then. at the one who
Is making a failure, and In each case
you will find him behind the age IN
which he lives He knows nothing
~ food values or the manner Of
breeding. His pastures are run down
and he gives his cattle their ratlons in
an unskilled manner and then COM
plains that they do not eat or that
they eat too much Of certain
foods. Why should this difference eX-
let between Two men In the same line
of business and On the same locality7
Simply because one OF these men has
kept pace with the times. while the
other has not, One reads books on the
subjects pertaining 10 his business, and
puts the experience Of others 10 his
own use. lie takes the best farm pa
pers and Is daily getting new ideas.
many o. which are good. and these he
puts into practise In his daily business.
He attends farmers Institutes and
farmers meetings Of all kinds. and by
so doing he finds many ways Of doing
things that are new 10 him and which
are easily put into his work. He comes
into touch with The best farmers and
With the best papers and the best talks
that are given on these subjects, and Is
benefited by them. BY all OF these
agencies he falls On love with his work,
and Is sure Of success.
Many feeding rules are given in the
papers Of today. Many Of these are Civ
en- By men Of Learning and long expert
ence, and are practically for almost
every good farmer. Sometimes Il Is
beneficial 10 combine two or more
methods. But In al Of this the farmer
must exercise his own judgment 10 a
large extent, and study each Individual
case, and feed accordingly.
In my experience writes John Keith
OF Kentucky IN New York Tribune. |
have found nothing better for the farm
er who raises his own feed to fa,ten
his steers on than ear corn with corn
grits and little wheat bran and mid
dlings. with portion OF oil cake and
plenty OF clover hay for roughage They
should have plenty Of salt and good
pure water. The amount OF each of
these depends very much on the in.
diNidual steers and the facilities OF the
farmer to supply each Of these foods.
y run Of lot sown 10 some kind Of
pasturage suited 10 the season helps
out wonderfully. and no doubt adds
largely TO the comfort of the animals
II these are being fed in nytlme II is
best to keep them under shelter in the
daytime and give them the run OF
the lot IN pasture al night They should
OF course, be protected frapi storm.
wind and hot sunshine The hair. skin
and general condition OF each should
be looked after and given the proper
care.
The market. with the time and place
or places 10 sell. must be watched also.
And 10 do this the farmer must take
some good paper a. keep him Informed
on the prices Of different cattle as well
as the market in which each brings the
best prices.