Show WINTER CARE OF CATTLEr JSTcthods > That find Favor Arc Described by on Indiana Breeder Incorporated in the last annual report from the Indiana state board of agriculture agricul-ture fa an address on Winter Feeding sS > Vtn nt r oft a J doUrowwI hvJ chaR pnortncra ureeaers association Follow ing aro extracts from the same likely to interest readers in general First of all then shelter from rain and snow and then shelter from tho cold winds but let your shelters have that other great requisite good ventilation and also that still greater one let it bo clean Great draughts through your barns aro not necessary to ventilation but comparatively small ones will do if rightly arranged This one hint is sufficient suffi-cient m this matter Provide openings on all sides of the barn near tho floors of the stable but in cold weather leave only those on the opposite side of the wind open Then another common fault is the full sweep of the wind under tho floors Perhaps these faultily constructed buildings are tho reason that the straw stack with its warm side and bed is such a great favorite with so many of our breeders and allow me to say that a good sheltering stack is a good thing and a thing that is not easily excelled Next to shelter in maintaining the temperature and the source of heat is Kood feed There has been a great deal written I about the ration that is tho most effective and yet wo aro not at all convinced that thero is only ono way to grow and fatten fat-ten the beef Through tho most of our state corn always has been the best winter win-ter feed available We could hardly get along without it Yet great as it is it needs to bo supplemented with other things Sometimes its comparative mar ket value renders it necessary that we use as little corn as jxsssible lest the pro duct be worth less than the corn Tho various feed cutters have often proved of great value where tho stables and troughs are all in good shape and yet there are seasons when tho ground is frozen and dry and tho fodderis of such good quality that there is no loss in feeding feed-ing the stalks whole on the ground and there is a saving of labor that may be better employed I am inclined to think that there is one crop that is too much neglected in this country and ono that is very valuable usa us-a winter feed Beets or mangels can be raised in great abundance and at a low cost With our best lands and in all seasons sea-sons it is possible to raise ten bushels of beets to the same ground space that will produce one of com The cost of raising is only about three times that of com per acre and tho feeding value of an acre of beets as a supplemental feed to corn is equal to five or more acres of corn The juicy lively condition of the cattle on grass in summer may be maintained all winter by a mixed ration of grain fodder fod-der and beets and this condition main tanned in the winter is of more value than will appear at first thought Tho most of us are too prone to put off the day of beginning tho winter feeding Sorghum is ono of the best of fall forage crops it sends cattle into the winter in tiptop condition con-dition by supplying them with a ration that has a largo fat producing power Keep both stables and animals clean and supply water that is as nearly of the same temperature in the winter as in the summer as it is possible to have it In a word shelter your animals from storms of wind and rain keep them clean and dry provide puro water without ice in it at least twice per day give as great a variety of food as you can and if possible let some of the feed be crisp and juicy as he summer feed Last of all see that your cattle have enough feed to main tain their condition and as much more as they can use in making flesh milk or growth |