Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-31


takes made IN the past by those who
rave attempted to finish beef cattle. and
Il may be well to call attention TO these
nj the present time Experienced feed
srs now realize that IL requires about
ak months in which 10 finish a we'll
graded animal properly for a discriminat-
Ing market In most instances. our feed
ers have not fed for more than three or
four months. hence the animals were not
at ell finished: in many cases simply
being warmed up" II is true they
would have made larger gains and pre-
Eented a better appearance when placed
or the market IL they had possessed bet
ter blood Nevertheless, with whatever
natural defects they may have possess
ed. they were not properly finished ana
the cut on this account when offered for
sale has been so great in many In
stances as TO discourage the feeder.
Younger animals should be selected for
feeding. The fOur-year-olds or over can
seldom be finished al a profit because OF
the slow gains they put on. They have
also not been well nourished when young
In a majority OF instances. and the growth
through life has been slow and often
stunted. Hence, they viii not fnish OH
quickly In the feed lot Animals ranging
In age from 1-2 20 years wiz afford
n much greater profit and finish off 10
commonly met with.
The fun value OF roughness In cattle
t..eding il seldom properly appreciated
For instance, corn fodder, which mas
been allowed 10 stand so long In the
Held that the leaves for the most part
have been blown away and the whole
stalk exposed TO the weather and leach
ID until II Is no longer palatable, Is
thought by many to be q satisfactory
form OF roughness to use with beef cat
lie Nothing could be further from the
truth for II has been shown repeatedly
that the form OF roughness has most
important influence on the rapidity ana
economy OF the gains. Our own investiga-
Hons have demonstrated this to be true.
The Missouri station claims that wnen
snrn was combined with clover or cow
go hav- II was worth So cents more
Ser busheI than when fed with timothy
Az the same time. II should be remem-
e~re6 that n large consumption OF rough
-n~sa NAV not diminish the grain con-
umed. but By stimulating the appetite
really call for the consumption OF
arger amount Of grain. This apparently
anomalous condition is due 10 the Iact
hat the protein In the legume nay,
which we have advocated as the proper
ruughness TO use with silage. stimulates
re total consumption Of food In spite
AZ this larger consumption Of food, now
ver. the gains have been so mnch
rreafer. because Of keeping the appeute
IA edge and the animals In prime CON
Hilton. that the legume ration mas proven
more profitable than one where timothy
sav or corn slower constituted the prln-
hpal roughness fed
r.. v.Ira ~ shelter In feeding cattle
ems 10 have been greatly overestima-
I'd. Cattle win make larger ano better
rstns according TO the consensus OF eA-
s.-s-.antai data available. IL permitted
hetr virtual freedom The only equlp-
nent needed, therefore. for beer procuS
son IN the south would be an open sneo
" sufficient size to shelter the 49,. &C
- -, ,cola rains in the winter. protect the
80 ana afford shade in the summer
s..a,ennent IN stables and barns 10 GER
st-1,- tnadvfsable. A serious MISTAKE
. often made in trying 70 get tne ca1ue
:, 60 too rapidly A very small amount
40 rain should be used at nrsI pa NC
,iar4v ~ the animals have been useo
r1nnInR In pasture fields. They VIII sIau
~ ha1ome accustomed TO their cnangeo
IIy 49,. "a when once they come TO
80 anDe,ttes the grain ration can De
-~ra.sed without danger OF throwing
mem ssoff feed -, ..n
Many farmers purchase cAtue
= -as,ra 10 market conditions; tnat
= they frequently pay too much Loi
ne Grade OF animals they are attCi-pN
rx 40 finish. The Trainer should Is-
a.. an this matter very closely ana
grou1b he may not Always be aoie 10
80 ~ market conditions six months
800 with sufficient accuracy 10 saIe-
~-,.r6 his interests, he can generally
nza mn the situation fairly we'll he
,bou1d AT least allow himself mar
r4n ~ from / to l IL cents between
me buyfng and the expected st'ing
.rtee An ever-increasing number OF
,,rnarfments show / cent to be ABOUT
ne narrowest margin on which stan
feeding can be followed with the nope
~ reasonable profit
The preparation OF the food for stan
,ed cattle is an important considera-
non. The troughs and managers should
De kept in a sanitary condition al All
fines Care should be taken TO place
ne feed before the animals IN the
most palatable form. or else they VIII
reject a great portion Of II which in
treases the cost OF finishing very much.
cattle feeding. in other words. consists
N much more than putting the ami
nails in an open lot and placing the
God before them Greater care and
attention must be given 10 the prepara-
don OF the food as the feeding period
progresses, because the appetite OF the
InfmaI becomes more and more near
y surfeited. and unless special atten-
nou is given TO this matter they may
ret -off feed" which is always a grave
disaster to the stockman- 1t is espe-
daily important that the concentrated