Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-09-10

the consumer OF beef. and taking the
present feed lot and market conditions
a. a criterion, Il would appear that us
popularity win be sustained Ia the tu,
ture. The consuming public is de-
handing more small cuts Of highauaL
ity beef and certain changes in the
production OF beef have been brought
about By the increased cost of grow
ing Il. No class OF beef more fulfllis
the requirements Of both producer and
consumer than does baby beef"
Conditions on the ranges have great
" changed. Years ago cattle were
kept until 3 to years OF agc, but bet
ter bulls and consequent general Inn
provement in quality and maturing
ability in market cattle. together with
heavier grain feeding. has made I,
possible to put just as much beef Oh
the market at from IS to 20 months
OF age.
The average ago at which baby
beer Is put on the market az the pres
ent time is probably between II and
i6 mouths, and feeders seem 20 think
that IN time with improvements In
breeding herds and feed.lot methods
the same weight OF carcass. with more
quality. may be put on the market AZ
even an earlier age.
Top prices and prices that Will pay
for the cost Of production are given
for little" cattle when they carry
prime" finish. To put this finish on
this type OF cattle requires experience
and skin. Al present commission men
complain Of many wouldbo baby
beeyes being shipped 10 market IN
habitat condition. Markets pay n
premium for the extra finish. but half.
fat yearllngs are marketable only IL n
discount An axiom in stockyards ia
Few feeders are able to turn out a
fat yearling,"
Five Arguments Tor Baby Best.
The following are advantages men
toned by feeders Of experience rs rea
sons why they favor finishing their
cattle ~ baby beef:
Flrst-The younger cattle make
more gains on the same amount u
feed than do the cattle with more age
To get such gains, however. II Ii nec
Ossary that the calves be pushed
from the time they are dropped. In
addition 10 the milk the calf geta
from It's dam. II should be given q
grain ration just az soon ~ II will be
gin to eat. As Expressed BY one feed
or, The calf should be fed 30 that Il
will never know when 1t IL weaned."
Second-The money invested In cat
tie Is turned faster. Under old range
conditions money invested In cattle
was realized upon only once in from
three TO ave years. By feeding ou
calves as baby beef. money can b
turned In rs months.
Thirdly feeding ~ yearlinga th'
herd 70 be maintained on the farm II
smaller. and pasture. forage. grain
etc. which were once used for year
lings and two and three-yearolda car
now be used to increase the nnmbe
Of cows kept
Fourth--Open heifers find just al
ready market az the steers. This Il
true IN no case after the time the heii
ers have passed the two-yaar-0l'
stage. Yearling heifers finish out egeI
more rapidly than do the steers. AM
marketing them at this age Is = bil
advantage since there Ii no other tim
in their lives when markets will tTea
them as fayorably.
Fifth-The baby best market At tn
present time Ii the most stable Of al
the cattle markets. Baby beef has
during the past few years. had 3 maj
ket all its own. and probably In mos
cases regardless OF other cattle maj
ket conditions. Baby beeves will no
take on as high q degree Of finish a
will two-yeaF.old cattle, but neyerths
less the yeaFlings with somewhat les
finish have usually sold at 3 highe
figure than tuo-year-oIds.
During the past few years IN
Christmas market has been very fayoi
able toward all cattle with quality an
prime finish. quite a proportion G
which are baby beef. Most Of ih
baby beef goes on the market durin
the months Of May. June and JUL
The market 81 this time Is general
good. and In fact generally stays goo
throughout the sumner. for dnrin
the middle and late summer month
few prime cattle are for sale MOI
Of the cattle offered are habitat yea
lings
in feeding for the December marke
fall-boTn calves are generally nse'
The following schedule may BE- use
with baby beeYes intended for N
December market: Have the ealSe
dropped In September and octobe
Fegin giving them tight grain ratiol
Ia addition 20 their dams milk 4
about two months Of age. Or abOt
November /. Nean them during Apr
and May. or IN late a. possible. 4
nat they can be turned directly upo
grass. Al weaving time begin increa
IN their grain ration until b. n
middle Of July Or August l. they al
getting about al the grain they vi
take Keep them on heavy grain fee
lutli pastures begin 70 dlmlniah Ar
uien add Eiiage with clover 81 affair
. ether one or both. 70 the ration fhs
'iiouid be ready 10 market from Il
middle Of November 10 the middle
llsf rmher.
; SpEIng. born calves are Of + mo-
stilnble age for finishing for Ia
'TFing or early summer markets
besa calves are born In March
nril. they should begin 70 take q