The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-07
BEEF STEER no BE KING
OF SNAKE RIVER VALLEY
Continued from page FOUR

Cit DunCH Ol Cdttlc ne anticipates al
average gain of $50 pounds each, dut
principally to the beet silage. Mr.
Nielsen purchased this lot of cattle
in the fall for ten cents a pound. He
has an offer of fourteen and hall
cents on the first of April delivery
He raises his own hay, his own bee,
tops and buys pulp at nominal sum
at the factory. Figure up his profits
for yourself on the basis of 25C
gain in weight and a 41ac gain in
price and see if you don't think he
will make about $4,000 during the
winter. We might incidentally men,
ton that Mr.. Nielsen raised sixty &C.
res of beets and that his beet check
from the factory amounted to ten
thousand, seven hundred and forty
dollars. We spell this out for fear
it might thought the printer had
made mistake in the figures.
Ralph Ladd is a modest farmer
about a mile north of the Nielsen
ranch and he is feeding but 81 head,
or car load. He has a good shelter,
keeps the feed lot we'll bedded down
with straw and the cattle show the
result Of extra care. They look fine
and are taking on weight rapidly.
As the party rounded the corner
headed in the direction of Iona, they
passed the ranch Of T. C. Barlow,
where a vigorous looking bunch of
lambs are being fed. In fact there
were sheep being fed all along the
route of travel.
A. J. Stanger is feeding bunch Of
steers numbering 152 at the old Iona
Sheep Company's feeding sheds. The
cattle take to the shelter and their
condition indicates that they are be-
ing well cared for. Hay and pulp
are being fed here in rations 20
pounds hay to 100 pounds pulp.
George w. Ward is feeding nearly
200 head and we notice that he has
dragged number of dead trees in
to the feed lot and cattle seem to take
great delight in scratching against
the branches. They are in superb
condition so say the experts, and are
making money for their owner with
every days feeding.
George Steele's ranch was another
place visited where about a hum
dred head were being fattened. Mr..
Steele has a number of cows and
young stock and he seems to be
growing into the business. Pulp and
hay are the rations here.
The next drive was made to the
ranch of John Nielsen where
mighty pretty bunch of a hundred
head, mostly all Herefords, or white
faces as they are called by stockmen
were looked oyer and discussed as
to their merits in comparison with
the other herds visited. Some of
these cattle looked about as broad
as they were long and the place
along the back where the high price
cuts of beef ought to congfegate,
showed full attendance. )
Last summer there was a move
ment started which had for its pur-
pose the encouraging of the feeding
of more cattle in this county. The
feeding of the herds above mentioned
are some of the results of that move
ment. Interested were number of
farmers, business men, bankers and
the factory itself. A. J. Stanger was
selected to see what he could do in
The way of bringing the cattle to>the
farmer. Mr.. Stanger got in touch
with the Hansen Packing company
If Butte and they loaned the farmers
$4,000 head of cattle tofeed, distribu-
ing them in lots of a carload at
place. The packing company weigh
ID the cattle up to the farmers at
light cents a pound, though no mon
" was paid, the eight cents being
working basis upon which to start.
The agreement was this: If the
armer fed the stock till the first of
february he was to receive 9h cents
pound; if fed till the first of March
he was to receive 10 cents pound;
t till the first of April II cents a
'ound, or three cent spread. As an
Suppose steer when turned over
o the farmer weighed 1000 pounds.
lost of them weighed less but that
S an easy sum to figure from. At
cents a pound the value of the
teer would be reckoned at $50. Sup
osing he has fed till the first of
Ipril, had gained in weight $50 h
ounds, he would be turned back to
he packing company a 1850 steer at
price of II cents pound, or the
hm of $137.5O. Taxing the price of !,
ne steer to begin with, $50, from +,
ne sum he was turned back to the .
ompany, $3.50 and you have a
Inference of $3.50. This differ
nee represents the amount OF mon
the farmer gets for feeding the
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