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

cell for a substantial advance over
market prices they may be allowed to
run with their mothers and live on
new milk. This il too expensive :
feed for beef calves, however. AZ soon
rs the calf Is week old 1t should b.
gradually changed from whole 70 akin
milk. according to the plan given In
article q AS soon as possible the
calves should be taught to eat shelled
corn. with perhaps few oats mixed
with It, With clover or alfalfa for
roughage. shelled corn alone does very
well. The calves should be given aln
the rough feed they will eat. as BY
developing large capacity when
young greater gains can be obtained
later.
From the standpoint of milk produc-
tion 1t is best to have the calves come
in the fall. but II cheap gains on the
calves is the main point sought spring
calving is preferable. In this way the
calves will have to be kept through but
one winter. and two summers of cheap
gains on grass can be obtained. 1.-THE
calves come in the spring they should
be turned on grass as soon as possible
A shady pasture. with an occasional
spraying for flies when they are bad
will add to the gains. Some grain
should be fed all summer. the amount
being controlled largely by the price,
Heavy grain feeding increases the rate
OF gain. but adds to the cost. Grain
feeding should continue throughout
the winter. with the addition OF plenty
OF clover or alfalfa hay and q littla
sllnge or roots. II such feed can Be
had. Ak,
One Of the best ways to feed to corn
at this time Il to snap It and run u
through 4 slicer. There 10 q FRESHNESS
about snapped corn that makes tie
cattle relish II Z great deal more than
they do corn that has been husked-
The feeding value Of the husks
amounts to considerable too. A little
oil or cottonseed meal added to the III
ton will cheaper the cost OF gain Y
corn Il high In price. The most rapid
gains are made where alfalfa or clover
forms the only roughage. fed at the
rate Of about three pounds OF hay 70
one Of corn. Adding little cheaper
roughage reduces the cost Of gain.
however. Part Of the clover may 3
replaced to advantage BY silage.
The feed given should be liberal, a.
calves tend to grow rather than to tat
ten. This tendency Is specially eve
dent in calves of scrub ancestry-
she feeder should endeavor to ma ke
them grow and fatten at the sans
time, never losing the 'calf fat" Dur
ing the early part Of the second sum
smer. while the grass is at Its best. ths
grain feeding may slacken omewhat.
but should be increased again after 2
month or % until the calves are get
ting all they will clean up. The prop
er time to market will depend largely
upon the price and the finish OF ths
cattle. A little extra finish ADDS con-
siderably to the price.
In experiments that have been cat
ried on to determine the relative cose
Of gains It has been found that gains
can be put Oh yearlings from . to -
per cent cheaper than on two-yeaf-
ODDS. Objection 10 sometimes made to
baby beef raising on the ground that
the cheap roughage. such AZ cornstalks
aud straw. cannot be disposed OF u
this way. This 10 true, but the cow
viii use large part Of this feed. and
the rest can be turned into bedding
and used to swell the size Of the mt
nure pile. There are some advantages