The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-02-17
HAYWOOD As
CATTLE COUNTY
Two Hundred Thousand DOL
lars Worth Shipped BY 1t
In Last Year
tspscial to The News and observe,.)

out OF Haywood county within the
last ear and il some of the results
obtained through experiments at the
~Springdale experiment station are
studied by the farmers OF this and
adjoining counties this large and
growing industry should receive no
little encouragement. One test alone.
which Is being mad has settled a
problem In feeding, which has been
discussed hundreds Of times by
stockmen and those interested IN
stock rafting. 1His is that feeding ear
corr with cotton. seed meal brings
better results than feeding TIE meal.
The Sprin,-dale experiment sta
ton was loca,ed a little over three
months ago on the farm Of T. L.
Owyn. about ten miles from Canton.
The station is a part Of the farm ex-
tension work that is being conducted
by the United States government, CO.
operative with the North Carolina
agricultural experiment station. +. j.
Tendon, the mar in charge Of the
work. is employed by the bureau Of
animal industry OF Washington, and
OF course, has q civil service commits
sion
The experiment work that is be-
ing carried on at the Springdale sta
ton is with the feeding, management
and care Of stock The tests are made
upon fattening cattle. stock cattle and
sheep. An outline Of the present
work is as follows:
With Fattening Cattle.
The first lot consists Of IL fatten-
ing cattle, which are being fed upon
cotton seed meal, cotton seed hulls.
corn slower Shredded cOrn) and hay,
with ear corn. The second lot Of the
same number received the same food
except they get no ear corn. The
object Of this test. quoting Mr.. Fen
don, is to show the value of ear corn
as a part OF h ration feed with
cotton seed meal. III cattle in the
two lots were divided as equally as
possible, being the same in size, quail
ty and weight. This load of cattle
was started on the feeding test No
vember II, 1913. n they will be fec
until March 10. 1s14-a period OF IL;
days
All the feeds are weighed and thu
cattle are weighed every % days
When these cattle are shipped, Mr.
Peden, who is IN charge OF the sta
ton will go where they are butchered
in order tina. he may get h nettin,
percentages Of the two feed lots. Al
OF these details are compiled by hin
and will be published in a govern
ment bulletin. but it is alread.
known that the cattle which receiv
ear corn are improving more rapidly
In weight, than the other lot. Tn
average daily gain Of each steer. tn
cost Of the feed OF each steer, the pc
riod require to make 100 per cen
gain in weight and the amount Q
feed used during certain periods ar
some OF the things that are recOrde
by the superintendent.
With Wintering Cattle.
The experimental work being don
with wintering cattle is as follows:
One load OF rs cattle is being fe
on ear corn. corn slower. and ha,
These cattle will be fed cotton see
meal with grass next summer. The
will be mArkete d about August
1914 Another LOAF OF IS cattle
receiving corn silage. corn slower ar
hay They will also be fed cote
seed meal on grass mex summer ar
marketed at the same time the pr
ceding let Is sold. The object of tn
test is to determine the diferen,
in cost and results, between winterir
cattle or dry food and on corn silas
Another load OF 35 cattle g beil
fed on corn siiage. corn slower al
hay. These will be summoner,
on grass alone and marketed. abo
the first Of October. This test W
show whether OF not it pays to fe
cattle while they are on grasbecau
they will be compared with the cat,
tina. receive the same inter food b
no extra feed in summe This e
pertinent IL expected to introduce
new wrinkle" in stock raising in IL
section.
Still another lot of III cattle is I
ing wintered on grass alone. stran
us il may seem TO many people. Ho
ever. it might be added that Il
grass was not pastured upon Il
summer. being allowed to grow
and fall OYER. This bunch of cat
will be finished on grass alone n,
summer and marketed about Octot
!. An inteTes(ng feature OF this t
is expected to develop. when
quality OF the beef from this lot
known, also. With all the winter
cattle, the weights OF the stock a
feed are being accurately kept a
the cattle which are grazing for tn
feed alone are in good order.
WinterinS Ewes on Grass.
Periods are being kept on a n,
OF "a cows. These sheep are be
wintered on the pastures. but they
grain when snow is on the grou
The grass is sufficient for their