Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31

lbe enrolled during month Of July
Iowa baby beef clubs are being organ
ICED this month among the boys of tn
state. The organization is proceeding
by counties as in former years. Their
is every reason to expect larger en-
rollment in this work this season. TIL
boys will start feeding their calve
on November l and will feed them un
til September l of next year.
Four hundred and fifty boys ar
finishing this years work in the bah.
beef clubs. This is fifty per cen
increase over any previous year.
| is expected that over 100 OF these boys
will show their calves at the state
fair. Last year SO Of them exhibited
at the fair and IS of the calves were
sold at the close of the exhibition. A
similar auction sale will take place
this year. A prize list of $3.50 is huns
up for the calf members at the state
fair and SEAS will be offered at the
Interstate fair at Sioux City.
Club members will camp together
at these fairs and special privileges
will be given them. While at Des
Moines they will spend day at Camp
Dodge and also day at the plant OF
the Iowa Packing Co. Boys must make
their entries before August I at Des
Moines and September at Sioux City.
Baby Beef.
To the boys in Delaware county
who may be interested in feeding a
calf this coming year. The feeding
period begins September LIST and the
intervening time can be used in pick
ing out and getting the best calf To-
Gated. The County Agent will be
glad to organize Baby Beef club in
Delaware county.
There is no training that will give
a young man more information about
the cost of producing beef. Any boy
between the ages of ten and eighteen
is eligible, the only require
ments being that the boy will secure
his calf and have it weighed before
two witnesses and begin feeding OPP
erations by September 1st- All plans
should be under way by August 18th
so that when the feeding period be-
gins no time will be delayed. Some
boys begin as early as August LIST to
select a calf and work out rations
and other necessary things to make
their work success. Call or write the
County Agent if you are interested.
Feeding Sheep.
During the season of 1878, feed
Ing experiments with lambs were con-
Quoted at the Sioux City stock yards.
Five different lots Of sheep were fed.
Lot one secured shelled corn, IL
pounds; alfalfa hay 90 pounds and
salt.
Lot two secured Ia pounds whole
bats; % pounds alfalfa hay and salt.
Lot three secured Ia pounds whole
barley; 2 pounds alfalfa and salt.
Lot four secured II pound shelled
corn; y pound whole oats; " pound
whole barley; 2 pounds alfalfa hay
ind salt.
Lot five secured 13 pounds shelled
corn; L pound oil meal; 2 pounds al
,alfa nay and salt.
With corn valued at $1.35 per BUSH
j, oats roc per bushel, barley SLIGO
Der bushel, oil meal $4,000 per ton.
he cost of gain on 100 pounds for.the
lifferent lots are as follows:
Lot one made daily gain Of 35-100
pounds, costing $15.O5 per- 100 pounds
rain.
Lot two 35-100, which received oats
md alfalfa, 1854.
Lot three, 29-100 which received the
,arley and alfalfa, $23.77.
Lot four, 32-1O0, which received
,qual amounts OF all the feeds, $3.50.
Lot five, 31-1OO, which received
helled corn, oil meal and alfalfa,
1880. -
1t seems that the lambs which were
ed the shelled corn and alfalfa hay
made the best gains. These two feeds
making practically balanced ration.
n this feeding, especially silage
night be substituted to a certain ex-
ent for the alfalfa and oil meal, and
would furnish the protein, or some
,ther form of gluten feeding,
The County Agent is considering the
natter of importing sheep for feeding
his fall, Any farmer who is inter-
ssted in securing from one to two
hundred or more head of lambs for
feeding or for the purpose Of estab-
fishing flock of sheep should write
Or call the County Agent, in the near
future. From all indications, the hog
md sheep production seem to offer the
best inducements for the coming year
han that of cattle.
Winter Wheat.
It is now time to think about seed
ing winter wheat. Just to what ex-
.ent winter wheat can be grown in
Delaware county must be governed
by past experience. We know there
has been some trouble from winter
killing However, there may be GER
tain reasons why this particular crop
has suffered in times past.
The Government has requested that
Iowa contribute much larger in
crease in winter wheat than hereto
fore. Delaware county has been ap-
portioned about three thousand acres.
It Is now up to the farmers to meet
his demand Il possible. Anyone who
has winter wheat this season should
report same to the County Agent in