The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-01-16
Live Stock Day
at Tri-State Meet
Larger Attendance and Some Very Interesting Papers
and Discussions Much Interest Is
Manifested by Delegates

4 "a
| day, gradually increasing the amount,
put not SO much but what they will
always eat 1t UP clean and look for
more and so work them on to all they
can eat twice day, being very care
ful not to over-feed.
BY this method by the middle of
November when you bring them In
from pasture, they are nicely started
and In good thrifty condition for the
feed lot, but you must continue the
corn. not forgetting to have hogs fol-
low the cattle, SO they win pick up all
the waste grain, and everything will be
utilized
Now when the animal reaches the
stage that he gets all the good corn
ne can eat. he will probably not care
much for the stalks. but he needs a
certain amount of roughage, and my
method is to have some racks in the
yard, with hay or millet to give them
change of diet and usually have
some young stock cattle coming on to
consume the stalks from which the
corn Is snapped, so that nothing be
wasted
1 consider an acre of corn fodder
about as valuable for young stock as
grain. When you begin with snapped
corn, II Is we'll to alternate with ground
feed once day, composed of ground
barley, or other grain, and a little
bran with 1t, as the barley alone is
rather too strong.
In this cold climate II is well to
begin fattening early in the season, so
as to have them ready for the market
the last Of December or January, and
thus save feed. They always find a
ready sale on the market to the pack
ers, or~the extensive feeders below.
In buying stock cattle 1t Is always
better for the farmer to buy his stock
in the stockyards, II he wants many.
as he has a larger assortment to Sc
iect from, and more choice as to color
and quality.
In winter cattle should be fed In
yards. with sheds for them to run in
and out, and it Is well to have heaters
in their water tanks TO temper the chill
of the water, as 1t Is better than drink
ing It ice cold, and the expense is
slighs
A great many unfinished cattle find
their way to the market and have to
be sold as feeders, their owners mean
while expecting a high price, believ-
ing themlto be finished and ready for
the market, when In reality they have
only made a start, what is called
warmed up" Steers when ready to be
sold should weigh 1900 to 1900
pounds or better.
The feeding of cattle has come to be
a science, almost, as no two cattle
feed alike, and much judgment and
is necessary with re-
gard to feed values. Also those in
charge of them should thoroughly un-
derstand and like animals, in order to
make a success of stock raising. Then,
too the climatic conditions are very
here In this cold climate from
what they are farther east and south,
but there they have rain and mud to
with, and so perhaps the dry
cold of our northwest is rather to the
feeders advantage, than hindrance
In the feeding of stock.
AS i have said before the time to
buy young cattle is in the fall, because
so many farmers do not provide feed
during the summer and have not the
accommodations for wintering. and SO
are forced to sell, which overstocks the
market and as at that season Of the
year the demand seems limited for
nat class of cattle, the price Is low.
so we see that the farmer makes a
great mistake who fails to provide
iced and accommodations for his
stock, as in the fall he generally has
10 sell al very low price, and by
1ot raising coarse feeds he impairs
he fertility of his farm and loses the
marketing Of those feeds. through the
growth Of his stock
Having now pretty thoroughly dis
sussed the raising and shipping OF cat
lie, we will turn our attention to the
'aising and marketing OF hogs on tho
arm. Having had several years e.-
1erience In raising hogs am convinc-
d that this industry is a source OF
sreat revenue to the farmers here In
he northwest. as well as In other Sec
ions Of the country / am not going
Q recommend any particular breed. as
here are SO many kinds, all of which
re good, but would recommend that
ach one make his own selection and
reed with sires In line.
My preference In breeding Ii for old
ows, Il they are good mothers. and
{ not they should be fattened and sold.
me should decide upon a breed which
prolific and will give the greatest
trowth for the least feed
Before going into the hog business
zee that you are well provided with
'asture, as the hog ~ grass eating
ninai, and It Is not profitable TO raise
logs on an exclusive grain ration
SOW should produce one litter of
igs year, farrowing In April by so
oing they will be ready with good
are and feed TO be put on the market
4 November or December at 400
ounds weight or better Ii liz bet
er to have them all farrow as nearly
he same tiIne as possible, 80 that they
nav be uniform In weight when they
ONE on the market, and III Is an at-
antage TO have them uniform In color
5 well as weight as they are more
ttractive To the buyer ana bring the