The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-03-30
(By RAY p. sPEER.)

By RAY p. sPEER)
Success has been obtained by Mr..
Hubbard of Rice county. Mimi, by
| growing a cheap feed, by working out
an economical system Of buying cattle,
and by devIsing an efficient scheme of
farm management. Nothing has been
done which any other farmer cannot
| do to make q success of his feeding.
In fact, lately many Of Mr.. Hubbard's
neighbors have adopted his scheme of
feeding, and dozens Of carloads of
cattle are now being fed where there
were few cattle fed several years ago.
The scheme of farm management
adopted is being considered more and
more by farm managers. "r
Outline Of Plan.
A carload Of each of two classes of
cattle, stockers and feeders, is handled
each winter. By stockers Is meant
young cattle which are immature and
can be finished by one winters feed
ing only with difficulty. BY feeders is
meant more mature cattle Of good
weight that can be finished by one
winters feeding. The stOckers are
purchased in the fall. and kept over
winter to follow the feeders which are
being finished for market In the spring.
Ahey ale pns'ureu uurihs tne neAt
summer anu .urheu into 'he ieeu iot
as 1eeoers' Hacn carlo"o' VI stochers
Is kept about eighteen Notwithstanding
one winter and one summer-as stock
ers, and one winter as feeders.
The carload of stockers is pur-
chaseu' geheraLy aoout november l.
ana placed on pasture. ABOUT Decem-
Der taese catee are piaeeu III 'he
ieeu ioI 10 run aioer the 1eeoers
winch nave Deen kept on the 1ar1h one
year. Inc SUCKERS remain IN the 1eed
iot untll tne middie OF May, wnen'
a1ter the Ieeoers nave peen solu' thev
are turned OUT 10 pasture. Iney re-
main on pasture untii ABOUT Decem-
Der l, "hen they are driven INTO the
ieed LOT US Ieeoers. never 10 leaVe II
unul READY TOT marker.
Feeo'lot equipment.
The feed-lot equipment Is not an
eiaoorate one. Inc cattle are 1eo IN
LOT o. Dy W rect IN size. rms LOT
ID wei projected from the cold WINDS
OF winter by pght-angled shed on
the nortn ana west. A Darn on the
northeastern corner OF the iot also al
lords some protection. Inc lot ID well
FENCED with strong CEDAR posts ana
| TWO Dy SIX nemlock ooards. Fences,
oullding ana equipment are all panied.
| Two sneos are PROVIDED. one LOT the
feeders' the otner Tor the stockers.
ihese sneds are substantially Dulit'
possess gooo roors' are wmd-proor on
the exposed sizes, ana nave earth
noors. dood ventilation Is provided.
| Inc sneds are wen peddeo at all
times with straw. Two 1eed RACKS are
used IN which to feed bundle corn.
one END OF each rack Is LETT open'
the open emo pelng outted against an
open place IN the renee 80 tnat the
bundle corn may De red easily from
the outside. water Is supplied from
a well at the edge OF the 1eed iot Dy
wlndmih wnich pumps the water
Into large tank. Ihe reed lot slopes
TO the soutn' winch enaDies the water
TO run on easily. be1ore the Steers
are turned into the yard' II Is very
thickly bedded with straw whcn
Keeps the yaro dry. Inc cnange from
pasture TO bundle corn Is Drought
ABOUT gradually.
Time Tor Feeding.
Feeding begins at . a. m. each DAY.
The stockers which nave been IN the
reed lot all night are turned Dack
into their sned. Inc RACKS are
cleaned ana niled with oundie corn
one layer deep, ana packed 1airiv
tight. The Feeders are turned into
the lot an hour later more Dundie
corn Is thrown into the RACKS TO COM
piete the morning 1eed. AS many
bundles are given as the steers seem
TO De apie TO hanole. Inc ann Is NOT
to overfeed' ana yet to give all that
VIII De consumed.