Show ir SAVING LABOR WITH CATTLE Alter Dally Routine of Chores So As Asto Asto Asto to Reduce Amount of Work Needed Other Needed Other Hints Prepared by the United United States States Depart Depart- Department Department ment meat of Agriculture In general labor In hi beef beet cattle cattle operations operations operations op op- op- op may be saved In two ways The first which probably will will offer I quickest relief and not require an anI I extra c outlay of capital Is to alter the dally daily routine of ot chores so as to reduce reduce re re- re I duce the amount of labor needed 1 Allow calves to nurse their dams inthe in inthe the pasture instead of bringing them to the barn lots for that purpose 2 Run nun the bull with the cows instead of keeping him In a paddock 3 Stack coarse In racks from which the cattle may eat at will Instead instead instead In in- stead of rationing their feed to them dally daily 4 Use self-feeders self In fatten fattenIng Ing cattle f for r market instead of rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra the feed to them once or twice a n day as the practice may be he 5 Feed the different feedstuffs In their whole state Instead of chaffing cutting cutting cut cut- ting crushing grinding etc 6 0 Load manure to the spreader and haul it to the field direct rather than dump iton it iton on piles plIes thereby eliminating the necessity necessity ne ne- of reloading 7 Dehorn all aU grade cattle and pure br ds not to be exhibited at t fairs and run them together to- to gether r so far as possible rather than SE separate parate them according to sex sea age etc tc thereby making It possible for forone forone forone one man to look after a greater num num- number number number ber of cattle In the same length of ot time 8 Carefully cull cuU the herd so as to retain only profitable animals and reduce the number of surplus ones onesto onesto onesto to be carried through seasons In which the greatest care per head hend must be supplied The second way to save labor with beef cattle Is to supply saving labor-saving equipment While this method requires an expenditure of money and will probably not bring such quick relief as the first method the equipment supplied will be permanent and in inthe inthe inthe the long run will wUl probably be more mor economical In saving labor The following fol lowing are ate some of the forms forma of oi equipment that should be supplied for ass o 5 4 mw YO YOA A Handy Arrangement for fop Feeding Stock Which Saves Labor this purpose 1 Permanent pasture 2 self feeders 3 feed racks 4 deep well 5 windmill 6 G water water- piping system 7 water troughs 8 litter JItter carriers 9 manure spreader 10 dehorning chute a and d 11 pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture fencing In many Instances some iome of pt the suggestions suggestions suggestions sug sug- given under der both methods ol ot saving labor uld bo be economically conon P ai applied |