Milford chronicle., 1911-05-05

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put on a better tnisb
Feeding older Cattle.
Where twO-yeur-Oids are to be fe,
they must usually be- purchased. DC
casiOnally few can be~plcked up il
the neighborhuud but if any number
are wauIed they will have 10 be bought
on the general market In order tC
: make profit in feeding there musl
be margin between the cost Of feed
ers aud the selling price Of fat animals
II tie fat steer. sells for 81 hundred
weight more than he was bought for.
each hundred pounds Of his original
weight has been increased 10 value 81.
II is in his way hat most of the profit
in feeding is obtained.
Buying feeding cattle right is one
OF the most important factors 10 sue
cess in the cattle business Large cat
tie can be safely purchased on a mar
rover margin than lighter ones. since
there is more weight to be increased
in value. For instance margin Of 81
on a 700 pound steer would mean an
increase in value Of 81. on a 1900
pound steer the margin would need TO
be only " cents to produce the same
amount Another general principle Is
that the lower the price at which the
feeders are bought the greater must be
the margin. or course the margin in
any case can be only estimated, since
the selling price cannot be foretold to
a certainty in advance.
In selecting feeder steers there are a |
number Of points TO be kept in mind. |
One Of the most important Of these is
uniformity. A bunch Of steers that
are uniform as TO size and quality will
feed better together and bring a better
price when fattened. The feeders
should come as near the beef type as
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 a
sway back or dat ribs should be avoid
ed A sway back will never become
thickly covered with flesh. and a mar
row one cannot carry as much meat as
a wide one. Since this is where the
highest priced meat is found. this
point will be an important one. In
addition to this the steers should have
good constitution and large digestive
,apacity without being paunchy. Too
arge a paunch lessons the percentage
II dressed beef that the animal will m
Iill out. while a steer that is tucked
lp' in the flank will never make good N
'ains. If any Of the cattle have horns y
hey should be dehorned at once after II
citing them home. W
The usual method Of getting cattle "
q feed is to hurry the process as much II
S possible. getting them on full feed I
'ithin fifteen TO thirty days from the =
me they were first put into the feed
IT, Where the cattle are to be on
'ed but short time. say ninety days. TTtsf
lis is undoubtedly the best method.
is not economical. however. Larger
mounts Of grain will be used with Fr,
IS roughage. The gains grow smaller Tu.
ward the end Of the feeding period. Tu,
the cattle begin to tire Of the heavy Fri
tions. Where this plan is followed ri
2 safest plan is to chaf the hay Tue
lth feed cutter and mix the grain q, !
th il. Some Oilmeal should be used u"
balance the corn.
more profitable plan usually is to
irt in more slowly. taking as long as
ty days to get the cattle on full
ID. The main feed during this pre-
linary period and much OF the later =,
'iod as well may be snapped corn. 'S'
nsiderable silage may be fed TO ad.
ltage during the first part OF the
ding period. II fed silage durir MI
finishing period they will not
Doth up as well. ship as well or sell g
well -
his plan Of using a lighter grain
ion aud longer feeding period gest
duces cheaper gains down to a
tain point BY the end OF sixty 1
$ the cattle should be on full feed
should receive nearly all they will r.
n up from that time on. They
in better shape to stand crowding -
If they had been pushed from n
start aud will continue TO make
Sfactory gains up to the end Of
feeding period. Some oil or cot.
NH AAA' 81 NAANAAlN Nv gwen UuElnU
last thirty days. as it not only -
lpens the cost Of gains, but also n
TO the finish. Where there are -
following cattle. grinding feed south
seldom pay. with the possible ex Gradr
ion Of the last two or three weeks Local -6.oa,,
periments in feeding for a long gold
ID compared as TO profits with 'pseia
ing for a short period bave shown
If roughage be relatively more
ifnl aud cheaper than meal then III.
long feed is the .2eure profitable
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