Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-08-24


by the farmer himself, thus realizing
good deal better profit for his
livestock.
In feeding beef cattle in the West,
We need but little in the way Of
barns, though an open shed has some
advantages, as it keeps out the ex-
eessive wet and cold. With alfalfa
Ray, We have found that but very
little grain is necessary in order to
make good gains with beef steers.
IN experiments Conducted at the Utah
Station, gains of early tive pounds
day were se"ieod II a. average of
about four pounds of grain when fed
with alfalfa. AT $40 ton for the
alfalfa and about $1,000 for the grain
fairly cheap gains were made, and
ii the animals We're purchased and
sold in a good way, profit could be
made from this business. Wild hay
Is also good feed for beef cattle
especially il some grain can be fed
IN conjunction. In some sections,
however, notably alog the Bear riv-
ar, profitable feeding is carried on
avery winter with hay alone. The
cheapest gains ever reported in feed
ng wheat for beef cattle were made
the West when alfalfa and beet
palp We're used. II the farmer can
ct hold of beet pulp and feed it
With good hay, he would find remark
lhle good gains can be made at a
,ood profit. One thing we should
set over in our western beef bust
less is feeding our steers until they
Ire three and four years old, as the
Profits are generally larger when the
animals are sold at younger ages.
In feeding the dairy COW, we have
lutte a different proposition, as the
larry animal has no layer OF fat like
he beef animal to keep her warm.
For this reason, good barns should
1e supplied wherever dairy cows are
o be kept. A dairy animal does
more work than practically any other
animal On the farm and one cannot
tftord to have her food going to pro-
luce heat to keep her warm under ad
ferse conditions A good warm COM
ortable stable should be supplied.
The dairy COW is a factory which
lses large amount Of rough feed,
forks it over, and gives milk, the
concentrated product. II then, the
nimal is supplied with good raw pro-
ducts, a large amount Of milk can
)e manufactured. Straw and poor
hay cannot make enough energy to
much more than keep up the body
leat of tho animal and of course
there would be no excess from which
0 make milk. Dairy COWS should
AVE a liberal allowance OF good al
talfa, and should be fed in connection
some grain and roots. Ground barley,
Jran, or rolled oats can be used to
supply the grain. The bran Is a pro-
Elm feed and does not balance the
alfalfa nearly as well as the barley,
yet it is liked by the cows and is
generally a part of every dairy ra-
ion. 1t has been found, however,
hat not more than three pounds can
Je fed per day with alfalfa with any
iegree of profit
The dairymen at Richmond found
hat they could bring in corn and feed
L with bran and alfalfa to a profit.
Carloads are purchased every year
md good results seem 10 be obtained
where the cost is not over 1920 per
If some roots, such as man
GELS could be added to the dairy
"a ion, 1t would help materially as
ucculents of this kind are needed
~ the dairy cows. Keep the dairy
.oW comfortable, give her all that she
AN eat of good feed, and ii she
$ the right kind of ananimal, she
viii return You very good profit for
our trouble.
In the raising of horses In the
Vest, We lose sight quite often of
he fact that colts il allowed to run
own and get in poor shape never
lake big horses. Size sells on the
larket and every hundred pounds
yer fourteen hundred Is generally
'orth about $25 co. At $3.50 a hun
red, horse flesh can be produced
y the farmer at a great profit. Feed
ne colts well, giving the draft young
-ers some grain, such as oats or
ran during the winter and supplying
lem good pasture or range during
le summer. II this Is done, you
light just as well be selling 1900
I'd 1900 pound horses at four years
d instead of marketing the 400
l.