Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-08

IN feeding oldev cattle. howevsr. They
gNin faster aud more uniformly and
put on better 6nish.
Feeding Older Cattle.
: Where two-year-0lds are to b. fed
they must usually be purchased. Oc.
casi0nally q few can be picked up In
the neighbOrhood. but II any number
are wanted they will have to be bought
on the general market. In order to
make q profit In feeding there must
be u margin between the cost OF feed
ers and the selling price OF fat animals.
It the fae steer sells for 81 hundred.
weight more than be was bought for,
each hundred pounds OF bis original
weight has been increased in value 81.
1t is in this way that most OF the profit
In feeding il obtained. rs.
Buying feeding cattle right Il one
OF the most important factors to sue
cess in the cattle business. Large cat
tie can be safely purchased ON Z mar
rover margin than lighter ones, since
there ID more weight to be increased
In value. For instance. margin Of 81
on 100 pound steer would mean an
increase 10 value Of 81. On 1000
pound steer the margin would need to
be only 6O cents to produce the same
amount. Another general principle Il
that the lower the price at which tho
feeders are bought the greater must DO
the margin. OF course the margin In
any case can be only estimated. since
the selling price cannot be foretold to
. certainty In advance.
In selecting feeder steers there are .
number OF points to be kept in mind.
One OF the most important Of these u
uniformity. bunch of steers that
are uniform as to size and quality will
feed better together and bring better
price when fattened. The feeders
should come as near the beef type ~
possible-short face and neck. deep
body. well sprung ribs. broad back.
straight top and under line, long rump.
fairly short legs. The steer with q
sway back or Dat ribs should be avoid
ed. A sway back will never become
thickly covered with nesh. and q mar
II n =. . =. y . z
TOW que csnno s salIy ss :" Msa ne. az
VICE Que. o'nce .ais = "1s'e ~. ..s
point will be an important one. In,
addition to this. the steers should have
good constitution and large digestive
capacity without being paunchy. Too
urge pauucn 'essen. s.e p.n.a 81,
o. oiessteo ueel .nA. .ne ... $3.50. y.
~. out. VINE : . s.v, 800 49, go, :, 800
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sa.us- :. suy = ~ :. ' ~. &c.
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se mn 49, s 5, .s++,n. c.tt,.
. " u.u.' $3.50. ~ = a. css :. ,nrch
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w.u.. .. = 49, -, x, ,nto tha fees
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~ ~. nndo, T s the best methos'
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$3.50. :, .-.sn .,il 4. n.ad IN
-. .o.,aA.a. Nh. r.tr. ,rcv .ma,le,
$780, ~ nc =, ena ~ the eaedinp ner,od.
:. ~ - ii ,.,a hoo,n - trio ~ the heavy
.a,,ar. xvha-e THO man 4. followed
tho "a ss.t n,an !. - char the hay
.,,,h . fead cnttar and min the grain
.,;th :, son,o o,lmeal .honld be used
- h. lance the corn
.,ora nroata hlo MIA u.uallv n DO
.4or, ~ r,oro .lowIv TAKING A long q
.i.tv. davs 70 Get the cattle on full
,eaS Tha main feed during this pre-
,m,n.,y norioa ana much az the later
nor,oa a. veil NAV he snapped corn,
ronasdarahle .ilaee nav be fed to ad-
YAM. 30 durino the first mart Of the
teef,inr ,priod II fed silaee during
tho Nn,shinp neriod they viii not
sn,o,.h m 90 soil shin :. veil or sell
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