The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-11-23

About 100 Redwood county
farmers and farm youths took a
day off Thursday to tour county
cattle feeding lots, talk shop with
others interested in marketing
corn and hay OF the hOof and
profit by the experience of their
neighb0rs with ratiOns, breeds
and feeding periods.
The caravan Of more than 20
cars moved out Of Wabass0 short
ly after $3.50. and made the first
STOP of the morning at the DIR. j.
w. IngIis farm in Gales township,
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hanson, o part Of the once huge
Stephen Hicks holdings.
Picture number one shows the
crowd gathered in the sun south
CT the Inglis barn where 40 choice
Hereford yearlings and IS Here
ford calves are being fed in adj
joining lots. w. E. Morris, U Farm
livestock specialist, is conducting
an open forum at the Inglis place
IN picture two, in which it was
brought out that the yearlings are
getting alfalfa and corn and cob
meal and a pound of concentrate
per day. He recommended reduc-
ing the latter ration to a half
pound at this stage of the feeding.
The calves are, getting shelled
corn. oats and alfalfa.
Pictures four and six were
snapped at the George Cooper
farm, ives: of Walnut Grove. The
hcme, one of the finest and most
modern in the county, is net yet
completed. The barn, 100 feet by
100 feet is built of hollow block.
Mr.. Cooper is q practical farmer
on large scale. In his feed lots
were 80 yearlings and 100 calves.
all Heref0rds. Their rati0ns were
much the same except that the
yearlings are getting snapped
corn. which Mr.. Cooper says they
prefer.
Having already heard much
about feeding, the crowd took on
provisions for themselves at
Lamberton, Walnut Grove and
Revere eating places and moved
on to the Henry Zachte farm
rear Wanda. Iii picture five, U..R.
Cavett of Renville, represen-
tative Of Central at South st.
Paul. is discussing market trends
in the Zachte feed lot. Mr.. Zach
ties 80 Hereford calves are getting
ensilage, soybean hay and corn
but the handy arrangements he
has for feeding and watering
were highlights of the stop.
Mr.. Zachte is in the background
in picture three i'm which Peter
Mckay of Delhi is waving his
cane, elated at finding a Short
horn in the herd of F. J. Sheffield
Of Bro0kville, at the left, the first
seen on the trip. He was even
more pleased when Mr.. Sheffield
declared he has a high regard for
ShOrthOrns but finds them scarce
on the market where Heref0rdS
which predominate in his herd.
are plentiful. He added that the
ideal feeding animal has Here
ford sire and ShOrthOrn mother.
this cross bringing out the best
traits, The Sh6rth0rn, he said. is
better mother than any other
beef breed. 9
The Sheffield herd was depict.
ed at the time since two carloads
had just gone to market but the
farm arrangement and Outstand-
ing buildings got considerable
comment. One of the facilities ac-
corded much attention was the
type Of feed bunk shown in pic
ture IL, its legs made of old
automobile rims. which make it
very easy to move. James KOhler
and Robert Bunge, both of Red
wood Falls, are examining the
equipment.
II was brought out at this ses-
sion that buying medium grade
cattle for feeding. animals that
may improve class or two with
fattening, adds cash to the feed
er's bank account. In a discus
sion of rati0ns, Mr. Sheffield de-
ciared that oats are greatly under
rated as a feed and expressed a
preference for ear corn over she'll
ed as feed up to the last few
weeks of finishing.