Show I CATTLE NOT WEll ILL ILLE CARED FOR lARGE E PROFITS PROF ITS ANNUALLY LOST Common Practice Is to Either Have Stock Out in Range or Turn Them Into Pasture Which Necessitates Long Wait for Sale I T ARGE profits arc are annually lost by byboth byboth lj LAnGE both farmers and stockmen In tho the west because proper caro care Is not en given to the beef cattle during the tho winter months Tho The common practice Is to either havo o tho the cattle out In tho the range or to turn thorn them Into poor pastures and inadequately feed them This necessitates necessitates necessitates tates tho the keeping of animals until the they aro from throe to four years cars old before they the are mature maturo enough to market markot The Tho disadvantages ll of this practice are ap ap- ap parent It not only proves cs vcr very expensive ex ox- pensive but much greater risk of loss lossIs Is la Involved ol and a n. poorer grado of beef Is produced If It moro more feed anti and caro care were given 1 ven to the cattle enough to In insure ro a Q thrifty condition and steady development tho the cattle could be marketed marketed mar mar- earlier less of ot loss would s be experienced experiences and thc they would bring a 3 better price per pound Thus tho the additional additional addi addi- expense involved would moro morn than bo bu returned by tho the higher profits Here More where alfalfa hay I In is raised a a. reasonable amount of alfalfa fed with oat straw would mako make a 0 good Rood cheap food When Whets there thero is lIS plenty plent of cheap grain Brain upon the tho farm some grain added would bo be beneficial Ordinarily however tho the feeding of grain would not he be profitable large lorge herds are to be cared for tor tho the only practical wn way Is to spread tho the ha hay out upon th the snow In the open Otherwise they can bo be fed fd in open sheds hc L Adequate shelter should be bo given on all beef cattle A covered shed opening to the tho south should bo be provided pro to shelter the animals from the cold winds the sleet and md snow Plenty of 01 water and andt salt t alt should also alo be available 1 |