Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-15
ABOUT STOCK ON
RIVERSIDE FARM
inexpensive Shelters Provided for
Stock Shows Climate is Good
for Winter Feeding.

Tor Winter Feeding.
The report on the results of feeding
lot of young stock on Riverside
Farm published in last weeks Sheaf
seemed to call for more information
in regard to the cost of keeping of
the stock. There are lots OF barns
on Riverside farm, and they are Of
many different kinds. But the stock
reported is housed in open sheds in
the timber on the river bank. Now,
don't shiyer and pity the stock, for
it isn't necessary. There was not
an animal on the place that wasn't
thrifty and comfortable.
Young horses that took second
premium at State Fair last fall are
running loose with a bunch of grade
cattle and they are not hurt by cold
or suffering. Another lot of cattle
are followed by $50 summer and fall
pigs. Both lots are housed in Shelf
ers made of crotches and poles cover
ed with hay and flax straw, open on
one side the whole length. When the
stock eat holes in the sheds another
load OF fodder is hauled and pitched
into the opening. Each lot is pro-
yided with grain trough which is
never empty;a fact made plain in
Mr.. Munger's report. The Hereford
heifers are somewhat better housed
as they have a board >shanty with
four walls and roof, also provided
with doors, to spend their nights in.
In the south east corner of this shed
is housed a draft stallion that took
second prize at the Chicago Interna-
tional Stock Show three years ago.
In the northeast corner is fine
driving stallion. The Hereford
steers are in a board pen on the
south side of the big cattle barn.
AL the stock is healthy and fat.
There is no evidence Of neglect any
where. There is a purpose in p, the
\, way everything is done.
One very pleasant thing about the
stock was the friendliness every
where evident. Even the Herefords,
which came off the range three
months ago as wild as deer, would
edge up to investigate the visitor or
invite a caress.
Mr.. Munger calls attention to his
manner of reporting the stock in SO
many different divisions when they
are all getting the same care. He
believes in keeping stock growing
from the day it is dropped until it is
disposed of, and he is proving him
self right. The Hereford calves were
dropped on the range ..and ran with
the COWS consequently had not had
a days setback up to the time he
bought them. Their average daily
gain is ?. IL pounds. The calves from
the Keystone Farm had been brought
along on fresh separator milk and
they gained 2.S3 pounds per day.
The four calves bought from
neighbors had not been forced along
steadily and they gained LIS pounds
per day, which is not enough to pay
for their feed.
What is being done on the River
side Farm can be done better on
most of the farms in this vicinity.
Riverside Farm management is pro-
gressive and successful but there are
any number of people who could do
as well, or even better, on a smaller
scale, if they once got at it,. 3
Mr.. Lamberson is operating liver
side Farm with view to direct
profit. At the same time he takes
pride in the fact that he has some of
the best horses, cattle and hogs to be
found in the United States and is
aiming to become breeder of record
making stock and he is evidently
making rapid progress in that line.
We know of some people who snort
loudly at the mention of pedigreed
stock who would be in danger of los
ing their eyes if they made visit to
his farm. But that is another story,
and we hope to tell it later.
Teachers Meeting.
The Western Marshall County
Teachers Association will meet in
the assembly room Of the Argyle
C,.1 Co. INol, IA