Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-23
BEEF CALF RECORD
MADE BEFORE SHOW

for the Annual Junior Live Stock ex-
position, which will be held in Madi-
son on October 20 to %.
This years showmen may well covet
the honor which came to Kenneth
Stevenson Of Dane in 1921; to Everett
Jones of Dodgeville In 1922; to Rachel
Kuenster of Glen Haven In 1923, and
These juniors fitted the grand cham
pion baby beef in the respective years.
A successful show record Is built
upon properly fitted and fed show
animal. This is especially true of the
beef calf which is to compete in a
baby beef show.
A good beef calf should have pure
bred or high-grade beef breeding and
strong feeding qualities, says ]. G.
Fuller, cattle-feeding expert, at the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture. A
broad-backed calf with short neck and
head and standing on well-set short
legs is of the type most likely TO gain
rapidly in weight and acquire mar
ket finish at young age.
Feed the Calf for Gains.
Although there are no hard and fast
rules for the feeding period, quite a
definite program should be followed.
The plan for baby-beef production
recommended by Fuller and used at
the Wisconsin College of Agriculture
is as follows:
PLAN FOR BABY BEEF PRODUCTION
One Month
Weight 13O-14O Pounds
Nurse twice daily.
Give small quantity of growing feed
mixture.
Begin feeding clover or alfalfa hay.
Three Months
Weight 3OO-35O Pounds
Nurse twice daily.
Increase grain feed to 2-S lbR. per
day.
Continue feeding legume hay.
Give small amount of silage.
Six Months
Weight 4OO-45O Pounds
Gradually change to fattening grain
mixture.
Feed all the calf will clean up be-
tween feeds.
Turn calf out for night pasture.
Give CT pounds of silage.
| Halter, lead and train calf.
Nine Months
Weight 0OO-65O Pounds
| Continue on full feed of fattening
ration.
Calf now taught to lead and stand
in good form.
WEAVING should be completed.
Condition coat and train animal If to
be shown as Junior calf.
Twelve Months
Weight 75O-S5O Pounds
Ration should be increased to about
10 lbs. grain mixture.
lbs. hay
10 lbs. good quality silage
Preparing for showing in senior calf
class.
Weight $50 Pounds and Over
Continue on full feed until sold for
beef.
Start preparing to show as junior
yearling.
Base Dates Are Important.
The base dates used in classifying
baby beeves for showing are Septem-
Der 1 and January l. The fall calf
dropped after September / and before
January Is shown the following year
in the senior calf class. If dropped in
December, it will be over year old
when shown as baby beef in October
the next fall.
When the calf reaches the six
months age ii should be halter broken
and led around the place until it leads
readily and is not afraid of people or
objects. After the calf leads well 1t
should be taught to pose for the
judges by teaching 1t to stand quietly
with head up and each leg properly
placed under It's respective quarter.
AS the time for the show arrives and
the calf rounds into form 1t should be
washed thoroughly with tar soap and
soft water before going to the show.
The horns will need attention, likewise
the hoofs.
Much of the success In the showing
depends on how thoroughly the calf
has been groomed at home. Fuller
urges that calf club members spend
as much time as possible with their
calves to insure their winning a goodly
share Of the prizes at the exposition
| this fall.