The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-09-16
Livestock Suggestions for September.


ready to properly care for the live
stock this winter 1t is too late now
to grow feed for them except in so
far as winter grazing may be pro-
vided. If winter grazing is expect
ed, early seeding, by September 10,
is necessary.
The calves and colts that are be-
ing weaned may, if neglected, soon
get in such condition that they will
not only fail to make any growth
during the winter, but extra atten-
ton may even be necessary later to
keep them alive until spring. The
calf or colt that receives a severe
check in it's growth at weaving time
seldom makes so large or so good
an animal as if it had been kept
growing all the time.
The pastures are almost certain
to become dry and the pasture plants
less succulent during the fall. In
this condition the pastures may be
all right for older animals, but they
are unsuited to the needs of calves
and other young animals. If there
is no oat or rye field for the wean-
lings to Craze on some good fresh
legume hay, and in any case, some
grain, should be provided. If it will
not pay to feed a calf or colt under
a year old, so as to keep it growing,
then there is no time that it will
pay to feed that animal. Two parts
each of corn and oats and one of cot
tonseed meal, or three parts of corn
to one part of cottonseed meal, by
weight, will make good grain mix
ture.
Properly managed, the fall litter
of pigs may be made as profitable, II
not more so, than the spring litter.
The spring litter must be pushed
along rapidly so as to be ready for
market or slaughter by the time they
are eight to ten months old in order
to avoid carrying them through the
winter; but the fall litter can be fed
through their mothers OF peanuts
and soy beans in the fall and then
carried on winter pasture and lit
tie grain feed until spring. By spring
time they are at an age to get along
with a minimum of grain until the
cheaper feeds are available in the
fall. By this plan they are not mar
keted until year to IA months old,
but they have been produced more
cheaply. They have been fed most
grain when they were. young and
could make the best use of it, and
they were old enough when June
and July came to get along without
much grain. These are the most
difficult months to furnish grazing,
and younger pigs must have more
grain or they are stunted.
We speak of our mild winters be-
ing favorable for livestock, but it
is questionable if the dampness and
mud of our winters are not more
injurious to young animals than the
cold and snow of the North. We
are convinced that the fact that
calves and pigs so often do badly
during the winter is due to damp
houses and muddy lots. 1t is often
observed that calves do better with
out shelter than with it in our eli
mate, and this is almost certain to
be the case if the shelter is not dry
and clean. We need not give any at
tention to the warmth of our houses
for pigs, calves and colts, but it is
necessary that they be dry, light and
clean. An open shed we'll bedded is
sufficient, but it, is better to let them
hunt a sheltered place in the open
fields than to confne them to lot
belly-deep in mud, filth and slush.
1t is early to be talking about the
winter care of livestock, but it is not
too early to begin to plan and ar
range for the winter. The success
full livestock producer is the far
sighted man who provides before
hand for giving his animals the feed
and care they require. AS "a stitch
in time saves nine" and IAN ounce
of prevention is worth pound OF
cure,' so is proper preparation for
the care and feeding of livestock the
best insurance against disease and
bad luck and the surest guarantee
against failure. The man who has
the best "luck' with livestock is the
man who knows most about them,
takes best care of them, and feeds
them best.
The fairs offer splendid oppor-