The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-03
II Was Delivered, Before the
kerns Equity Club
PROPER CARE OF animal
Valuable Hints Are Given the
Farmers BY Extension
Division Man
E.nm thursdays oaIr,.

From Thursday OaIEt.
John Bower of Washington county
was present at the meeting of the
Kerns Equity union held last even
ing and gave an address. Mr.. Bower
is with the agricultural extension di-
vision Of the Minnesota university
He spoke as follows on 1.-THE Raising
of Young Stock:
1.-The most exacting period in the
care of young live stock is the grow
ing period. Let the owner show in
difference and lack of care during
this period ana he is doomed to fail
ure. Given the best of blood he can
not succeed unless he gives proper
care to the young and growing ami
NAL. Calf, pig, colt, lamb, it mat
tiers not, they must have care and
shelter if they are going to become
mature animals OF the right sort
Roughing it! How often do we hear
the expression They can't stand
saying, They rough them over
through the winter. Too often this
simply means starving them through
the winter. The writer has seen,
and the reader also, animals whose
owners would be prosecuted for
cruelty 20 animals if under the
jurisdiction and oversight of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
ION land valued at SIS and over
the owner can no longer afford to
keep low grade of livestock and ne
glect shelter and care of the young.
With pure bred animals of high mon
ey value, it is criminal. If you want
to lose money fast, purchase valua-
BILE pure breds and rough them. They
will stand the roughing almost as
well as native stock, but your money
loss is the greater. Is that all the
difference? No. They will respond
more actively to heller and care.
The younger the animal the greater
the response.
But the raising Of good young
stock does not begin at birth. 1t
means a good thrifty calf, colt pig
or lamb to start with. This means a
dam well nourished, well matured.
Is that all? No. 1t means sire
and dam in the pink of health ana
condition at the time of mating. It
means the use of the best blood con-
centrated in the mature sire and
dam. 1t means taking advantage OF
centuries of efforts in purposeful
successful breeding. 1t means blood
of the right sort
eff blood don't count, you would
find the best young stock in districts
where no attention to breeding is
given. But do you? Certainly not.
If maturity does not count, you would
find the most promising young ami
mails in the projeny of immature fe-
males, in country districts where the
yearling scrub bull of no breeding is
the so called head of the herd" Hear
of the herd indeed Through him
COWS freshen in due time. But what
calf to start with. Vigorous enough.
But vigor is not enough. Understood,
lacks uniformity, lacks everything
that goes to make young stock rails
ing pleasurable and profitable. 1t is
the easy way. That's it.. The easy
way and the worst possible way.
use as good blood as your money
can buy. Put yourself to some trou-
BILE and extra expense to get the use
of a sire of good breeding and in
dividuality. See that he is in good
condition. Not fat; but healthy, Wig
orous masculine. And the female,
likewise should be in the pink of con-
dition. This does not mean show
condition, but well nourished, well
cared for. Then feed her right, feed
her feeds that will nourish the foetus
and fulfill all functions properly and
you will get offspring worth while
Then give these young a little at
tention. A dry bed always means
much. Freedom from drafts and
plenty of sunlight means as much.
Intelligent feeding means more. For
material increase in weight for the
life processes are required. Then the
keeping the digestive tract in good
condition. Here is where cleanliness
comes in. Here is where succulent
feeding is line factor. Good pas
ture, silage, clover, oats, corn, all
have place either in feeding the
dam as she suckles the young or the
young themselves as their organ
function in the process of life.
"a critical time is weaving time.
1t is no critical time if the young ami
NAL has learned to get it's own liv-
ing in properly balanced feeds. The
growing colt keeps on growing. The
young porkers get fat, strong and
vigorous, the lusty calf gets broader
in the back or more angular, be it
beef or dairy his life's blood You
can't stop them growing. Palatability
succulence, variety, suitability to the
needs of the animal, that is all they
ask. Nothing. short of that will do.
This means work. 1t means study.
1t means also general improvement
in the live stock on your farm. 1t
means more. 1t means great SYM
pathy with the needs of the livestock
kingdom, a larger insight into the
possibilities of breeding and feeding
a more capable, more intelligent farm
owner"
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