The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-06-30

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the winter. ubh ihe addHion o. plenty
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through a slieer There Is freshness
about suapped coru rhat mates fbe
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they do c.ru ulai t5~ been husked
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ilon viii cbeaprn ihr cost 81 gnin II
corn Is hirb in pripf The most rapid
gains are made where alfalfa Or clover
forms the only roughagc fed AZ the
rate VI about three pounds OF hny 20
one ~ corn. Adding little cheaper
rnughaee reduces the cost VI gain
however. Pari Of the clover may be
replaced 10 advantage by sllage.
The feed given should be liberal. as
calves tend 10 grow rather than TO fat
ten This tendency Is specially eyi
dent In calves Of scrub ancestry
The feeder should endeavor to make
Them grow and falten at the same
time. never losing the calf fat Dur
ing the early part Of the second sum
mer. while The grass Is at It's best. the
grain feeding may slacken somewhat,
but should be increased again after n
month or so until the calves are get
ting all they viii clean up The prop
ct time TO market will depend largely
upon the price and the finish of the
cattle A little extra finish adds con
siderably to the price.
In experiments that have been car |
ried on TO determine the relative cost
Of gains Il has been found that gains
can bc put on yearllngs from % to 80
per cent cheaper than on twoyear |
olds objection is sometimes made 10
baby beef raising on the ground that
the cheap roughage. such as cornstalks
and straw, cannot be disposed Of IN
this way This Is true. but the cows
will use a large part Of this feed, and
the rest can be turned into bedding
and used 10, swell the size Of the ma
nure pile There are some advantages
IN feeding ,lder cattle, however. They
gain faster and more uniformly and
pur on better finish
Feeding Older Cattle.
Where two-year-ods are to be fed
they must usually be purchased Oc-
caslonaly few can be picked up in
the neighborhood, but il any number
are wanted they Will have TO be bought
Oh the general market In order TO
make profit IN feeding there must
be margin between the cost of feed
ers aud the selling price Of fat animals
Il the fat steer sells for 81 hundred
weight more than he was bought for,
each hundred pounds of his original
weight has been increased In value 81.
Il is IN this way that most of the profit
IN feeding is obtained
Buying feeding cattle right is one
of the most important factors TO sue
'ess IN the cattle business. Large cat
lie can be safely purchased on mar
rower margin than lighter ones, since
here is more weight to be increased
n value For instance. margin Of 81
N a 100 pound steer would mean an Y
Increase in value OF 81 On a 1000
IOund steer the margin would need TO
We only GO cents to produce the same
mount Another general principle is
hat the lower the price at WHICH the
eeders are bought the greater Must be
he margin, OF course the margin "a Il
my case can be only estimated, since
be selling price cannot be foretold to l.
certainty in advance.
In selecting feeder steers there are a tt
lumber Of points TO be kept In mind. tt
Jne OF the most important of these is
A bunch of steers that
re uniform as 10 size and quality will
eed better together and bring a better
rice when fatpned. The feeders :
hould come as near the beef type as
face and neck. deep
ody, well sprung ribs, broad back. +
lraight top and under line, long rump,
lirly short legs. The steer with
way back or fat ribs should be avoid -,
d. sway back will never become
liekly covered with flesh, and mar al
1w one cannot carry as much meat as &C
wide one Since this is where the
ighest priced meat is found. this Ity
oint viii be an important one. In
EDITION to this. the steers should have
BOD constitution and large digestive =,
opacity without being paunchy. Too
rye a paunch lessons the percentage
dressed beef that the animal will
III out. while a steer that is tucked
p' 10 the flank win never make good p
aims. II any of the cattle have horns
ley should be dehorned at once after
,tting them home
The usual method OF getting cattle
J feed Is to hurry the process as much
possible. getting them on full feed
lfhin fifteen to thirty days from the
me they were first put into the feed
[ Where the cattle are to be on
ed but short time, say ninety days, B
is Is undoubtedly the best method q.