Milford chronicle., 1911-05-05

F1e. xxx.-eooD HEREFORD STEER.
sell for a substantial advance over
market prices they may be allowed to
run with their mothers and live on
new milk. This is too expensive a
feed for beef calves. however. As soon
as the calf is a week old II should be
gradually changed from whole to skim
milk. according TO the plan given in
article s. AS soon as possible the
calves should be taught to eat shelled
corn. with perhaps a few oats mixed
with 1t. With clover or alfalfa for
roughage. shelled corn alone does very
well. The calves should be given all
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 it is best to have the calves come
In the fall. but il 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 cbeap
gains on grass can be obtained. II the
calves come in the spring they should
De 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 pleulv {
OF clover or alfalfa hay and little {
silage or roots, If such feed can be $
had [
One OF the best ways to feed TO corn &
1t this time is to snap it and run it t
through a slicer. There is a freshness c
about snapped corn that makes the a
,attle relish it a great deal more than b
hey do com that has beena husked "
The feeding value Of the husks G.
mounts to considerable too. A little
ii or cottOnseed meal added to the ra- p
ion will cheaper the cost Of gain II +,
orn is high in price. The most rapid Il
aims are made where alfalfa or clover p
Drms the only roughage. fed at the Il
ate of about three pounds Of hay to
ne Of corn. Adding little cheaper r
)ugbage reduces the cost of gain. 1
Dwever. Part Of the clover may be /
placed to advantage by silage. |
The feed given should be liberal. as
Ives tend TO grow rather than to fat
u. This tendency is specially evi- /
mt In calves Of scrub" ancestry. L
le feeder should endeavor to make u
EN- grow and fatten at the same rs
ne. never losing the calf fat" Dur l@
: the early part of the second sum-
n. while the grass is at its best. the
lin feeding may slacken somewhat.
should be increased again after a
nth or so until the calves are get
g all they will clean up. The prop but
time TO market VIII depend largely age
IN the price and the finish of the like
tie. A little extra finish adds con- E
erably (, the price. feri
D experiments that have been car lots
on to determine the relative cost of a
gains il has been found that gains that
be put on yearlings from % to 80 turr
cent cheaper than on two-year- In q
l. Objection is sometimes made to pric
y beef raising on the ground that %
cheap roughage' such as eornstalks than
straw. cannot be disposed OF in advi
way. This is true. but the cows has
use large part Of this feed. and whol
rest can be turned into bedding Mkt
USED u sweii the size OF the ma give
pie. Ihere are some advantages sepal
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