Show wintering calves by E J maynard animal husbandman utah state agricultural colage many cales go through their first winter barely holding their own or even losing v eight even with good summer range following such calves I 1 should be made to gain around a pound per head dally daily during the winter feeding period II 11 their winter gain Is heavier than thil this how ever their summer gains are am likely to be correspondingly smaller and tte tie lalue alue of the extra feed used through the winter will be largely lost nathe naffie or wild hay containing some clow omer or makes an ideal winter whiter ration for beet beef calves and no additional feed Is required when it Is 13 available with straight wild hay calves should receive three or four pounds of alfalfa dlly dally or about three fourths of a it pound of cottonseed cake coke per head dally daily to produce their dally daily pound of gain gaim care must be taken in feeding cake to calves it Is a good plan to put them on feed gradually un der close observation and in such a manner that there be no op port unity tor for some to get more than their share 1 7 0 pound pounds ot of oats per head dally daily wilt will make a good supplement hen fed alborg alth ath wild lid or native hay to cales ga ves es need more protection from extreme eather seather thru the w enter than do older cotto w f r IM its or rood ills elt e ef it 1 I d ft bich dran pt I 1 vater was for or calves thru waal the indicated thit alete was no gafred evv it th i in vod bere iere fre calves b 1 t arro fl I 1 r at a p I 1 t tm in aie he ir enral pr re t lard nard t e t marketing ol 01 ainger In lared cattle has increased tr the importance 0 of wintering calves I 1 the most efficient chent manner possible quality Is alo also beco iscom m n ng C ot 01 greater importance with this ten dency as poor quality catte cattle cannot be fattened catl at younger 9 ages |