The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Feeiiag Beef Cattle.

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Can We. with economy feed beef
cattle in this State Can we feed cat
tie for market and At least get :e
! ,,ianur" :or our trouble: Can ". ;-e,!
] heeves at a profit:
! We are often asked these questions
and :, brief summary CT results OF
feeding lot OF about thirty may he
! Of interest rs by this means ". c:,,i
present facts aud not guess work.
! This lot we began TO feed on No
vr,.her l.; and it consisted! OF :, mixed
I bunch of steers and heifer>. nearly
iha!! OF each.
Hv February a6 :hrv l,:td gained
}. .SJ6 lbs or 4 gain OF 2is lbs. each,
avera=in. = iltile more than u. lbs.
! per head per week.
I This. ~ any feeder knows, j. a very
good gain and WAS particularly good
I in this Instance. n they wrr-a mixed
! lot OF mountain cattle. obtained To-
c,liv. aud OF Il rather low Average IN
quality.
IN this time they CONSUMED los. 600
lbs. >ila:- and al.lGa: lbs. cotton
|
>ilc.c and :: Hos. meal per head per
I.l:sr
Ii sila.e IL valued ~ S:j 00 per ton
aud meal ~ So. 90 per ton. then these
steers cost 20 feed 1t rate OF Il. cents
per day. 70 offset the cost OF the feed
We obtained the gain o! II SD lbs.
per week. tn" manure. and the III
crease o! value 70 the whole animal
that cor,es from the added flesh.
Ia some sections it is expected 10
sell he. :IniinI! FOR at least one cent
per pound more when tattened than
they cost when thin. Using these fig
ureS. let us SCI. how ouraccouut would
stand.
Silease consumed in the fifteen
weeks at 500 per ton. SIS
Meal for same time ut 5000 per
ton. 80. .--.-. "42
Total cost OF feed. -. ...S' '3
Weigh: at start was $50 lbs. AT
three and n half cents per pound, the
! amount would be $.99.T3.
The gain was J,S?6 pounds making
the >ellin. weight aS, .i6 lbs. II sold
ut gain Of one cent per pound then:
2S,.. ..4G lbs. a; OF: per lb..... 81 .2293 u
From this take cost. !99 40
Balance. ce............ =. $t93. 42
Cost cf food as above =. Si13 90
Selling price above all cost. 500
Selling price is only an estimate as
the above cattle were for our own use,
4 y 4 H..
Just the same.
Under favorable circumstances this
Indicates that cattle may be fed for
beef and the manure obtained for the
labor.
II the cattle were fed at seasons
when lneal is lower in price the show
ing would he better The silage too,
may usually be grown for less than
50 90 per ton and in that case it would
be so much to tn. advantage OF the
feeder.
The foregoing shows that this in-
dustrv ,nay be profitable rs an aid IN
building up the farm, but We must
present the following cautions. and
would suggest the desirability OF fat
teninS only few. say car lot, the
first time and let the business grow as
one becomes accustomed to all the
conditions 20 be met.
IF cattle are brought from 4 GiS-
tance. study the freight rates and see
il that may profit the enterprise.
In buying be careful they are not
weighed just after receiving food and
water.
Learn if the market in which you
wish to sell. will take heiters. or il il
pays better for steers, and act accord
inglv.
If heifers are bought, get spayed
ones il possible, or il not then such as
are not bred. or at least that are not
far advanced in pregnancy.
Buy local cattle Il possible and save
not only freight. but the slrirkase
caused by shipping. these often being
very serious drawbacks 10 the euter-
prise.
Do not feed too long. but yet enough
to satisfy the market. When cattle
are nearly finished. the cost OF gain is
much increased.
Buy as late IL season as possible
and yet get them at low prices and
sell on the markets before early lambs
and grass fed animals are offered.
PROF. D. o. NoURSE,
Chief Of the Division Of Animal Hus-
bandry and Dairyiug.