Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-26
THE ART OF BEEF MAKING


There : good proht in making baby
beef. that IS, IN preparing animals !oT
market when they are from twelve 70
eighteen months o!d--out not every
man can make H. Many things enter
into the preparation OF baby beef "hicn
very few farmers possess
In The nrst place. NJ must have or
his farm IN abundance %: foods that
are well adapted for The particular
pvrpose Of mah-@,f sT&,w,h ana M, fs gu. ~
that are SO coars" that they Will not
he sui,abl. for Young stock. II h. does,
he wiN produc" paUnchy animals AMI
fan 10 got uu their ribs the necessary
fat and 70 make them profitable. Foods.
.speCially folders which may oe SUIT
able for older animals are often entirely
unht for tho production OF baby n""'
There is :, tremendous waste in feeding
vouup animals although a pound o.
grain f.d 10 The Vcrg young cal! may
produce pound Of gain. put win his
there is more or less waste, ma!uly
water and the first thing 10 do i 10
start the fnt agoing on the youncster.
II tn. calf is allowed 10 becom" thin.
b." can meyer again be properly fat
trncd Baby beef mus, be started from
The moment the animal is able 10 JaEe
his first meal from his mother and ne
must he nrst every moment from that
tim" until nc lbs sent 10 market
Dry straw faftens calves particularly
that They liz or II and sleep grea,
deal Young calves are much like
young har.cs they must be stuffed "a
much a. they VIII in peace and quiet
SUNSHINE and plenty Of fresh air are
almost rs necessary as food hccause
thel help digestion wonderfully. Tho
farmer who has plenty OF skim milk
alfalfa clover and corn may produce
baby b--c At a profit Calves can 10
raised on Skim milk until abou, six
months az ago, provided they are fed
on grain. clover or alfalfa At a com.
paratvely small cost Som" expert
cnced feeders shy they can make 40
10 900 pounds OF baby beef at SIX
months AZ cos; OF less than IS nor
mead. n this cost the skim milk has
been put a. so cents per huudr"dwcight
Roushage - figured at 81 per ton. and
81! grain a 80 cents per huUdrcdwciph,
Labor - put In al 10 cents an hour
NJ the Kansas station q lot Of skim
milk calves which were placed In tho
feed lot ~ once and finished with
alfalfa hay and corn made an average
gain OF 40 pounds per head. consuming
tr!r:yfour bushels Of corn during the
second period. Adding this TO the ayer
age amount fed 20 The skim milk calves
UP 70 SIX months OF age, the total if
thirty eight bushels OF grain whom ,ht
calves We're s"n1 10 market; weighing
a little over 500 pounds
Another lot OF skim milk calves wa.
placed In the feea lot and finished a,
baby beef on cut alfalfa and thirty.
five bushels OF grain per head Thcv
were SOLD when they weighed 7lr
rounds az twelve months The calves
in this experiment. however, were o.,
very low breeding. and we're vel
suited for the purpose II hay
had been weIl-brcd calves. Prof..so,
wheeler states. they might have been
brough, up about 100 pounds 0, weigh,
on the same amount OF grain 1.b.e.
are some Of the things that the BAN.
beef feeder must thoroughly urders,.rd
before he undertakes business
Another thing 20 b. figured in m.
cost OF making baby beef is the cos,
OF feeding the dam. while producing mo
baby beef FOR market. II the COW h,.