Gunnison news-champion., 1924-06-27
CUNN|SON STOCK PROSPEREO
IN THE IOWA FEED LOTS
Reports from Marshalltown Feeders Very Favor
able Auctioneer Estimates VIII Require 20.
900 Head to Fill Demand This Fall.

would be shipped into Iowa this year.
Earl Diggins. Of State Center, who
bought IS steer at S.2 per head at
the Manhallt0wn auction, is handling
them differently from the other stock
men mentioned. He roughed them
thru the winter on Silage, straw and
hay-a very cheap ration. The cat
tie did well on this feed. They were
turned on blue grass pasture early In
the spring and will remain there with
out grain until fall-some time in
Sep:ember-after which they will he
given a short grain feed and sold on
the November market. This at least
Is the plan outlined AZ present. Mr..
DiggIns considers that his chances for
making Il liberal profit are very good.
Denver Houston. Of Marshalltown
pur, hased 80 head Of steers at s50.50
per head, or al an average cost of
Ss.+T per 100 pounds. These cattle
wcra divided into two lots-20 head.
estimated 10 weigh $50 pounds and IL
head estimated at $50 pounds per
head. The twenty heavier steers were
put on a grain ration as soon as they
reached the farm and were sold at
honrr, April 18th, weighing ,o+5 lbs:
the home price was 5000, showing
margin that yielded 4 profit. The
Chicago price was Sll.l5 per hundred.
The steers were gotten on full feed
in the course Of three weeks The ra-
tion consisted OF of commanded meal,
whole oats and one-half pound of oil
meal per head per day until six weeks
before sale day, after which they were
given one pound of oil meal per day.
The average daily consumption Of
grain per steer was as follows: l6
pounds Of corn Tor rather the equiva-
lent thereof in corn-and-cob meal) I.
three pounds oats and one-haf pound
oil meal (except that during the last
80 days of the feeding period one
pound was fed), 3.5 pounds hay and
lab pounds silage. While the cattle
were on feed for $50 days the average
full ration is figured on a period OF
] 30 days as that was considered BY
Mr.. Houston to be as near the actual
figures as one could get without hav-
ing a definite daily account to go by.
On this basis each steer consumed
80 bushels corn, l3 bushels of oats, 90
pounds oil meal, 500 pounds hay, and
, one ton corn silage. Figuring corn
at 20 cents bushel. oats at IS cents,
oil meal at $50 ton, hay at SIS a
ton and silage at S5 ton, the feed
bill per steer was si3.55. The origin
al cost of this load of cattle was, as
previously explained. s53.T5 1.-THE
heavy end OF the cattle purchased) per
head Adding to this the feed cost Of
Si3.55, we have n total cost of S9g.30.
The cattle brought sl06.59 per head
at home, hence made a profit above
feed cost of $500 per head.
The second bunch of the steers
purchased were roughed thru till
February 10th in stalk fields with n
small amount of silage and hay and
were then started on the same ration
the other steers had been fed. They
will be sold on the June market and
will undoubtedly do as well as the
first bunch. Mr.. Houston is well sat
isfied with the Colorado cattle and is
anxious to secure more of the same
kind this fall. He, too, spoke of the
pleasure of feeding such well-bred cat
| tie because of their uniformity and
scplendid feeding quality.
Thus the first years experience of
Iowa stockmen with high-grade Colo
RADIO feeders has been very satisfac-
tory and it is hoped that this expert
! ment in cooperation between Colora-
/. do producers and Iowa finishers OF
cattle will lead to a permanent ar
rahgemehs that will prove satisfac-
tory and beneficial to all parties con-
/ cerned.
Mr.. Anderson also has a letter
from n. G. krashel, auctioneer in
charge of the cattle last year, who de-
clares it will take 10000 head to fill
their demands in Iowa this year. He
| plans TO attend the state meet OF
stockgrowers here in July and lay his
! plans before them.