Show CARE of C K profitable wintering of farm animals depends largely upon economical i feeding the fall season is lere iero and with it is tinie time to consider what feed can call most profitably be used grains will be high and should be fed judiciously the bulk of the feed used for win wintering terin 9 stock should be made up of hages liagis from the farm small amounts of concentrates cen fed daily with these feeds faedi make comparatively cheap rations entirely suitable to certain classes 0 f live stock for convenience in planning winter feeding farm animals may be divided into three classes 1 mature animals not producing an income during winter months 2 animals producing an income during the winter 3 young and growing stock to be retained on the farm the following summer in class I 1 may be included all mature live stock held on the farm alth either or breeding purposes future work or finishing for market the following summer in class 2 may be included work horses cows producing milk and stock being fattened tor for market or conditioned for sale during tile the winter months in class 3 may be included all young and growing stock on the farm the big saving in the wl winter later teed feed bill can be made with class 1 this does not mean that animals ot of this class should be permitted to come coma thru the winter in a rundown run down and weakened condition rather than consider such a practice it would be aar far better to sell the stock in the fall it is meant however that they can and should be maintained on the cheaper feeds hages supplemented by a small amount ot of concentrate es oil meal or grain aarein are in favor tor for them give the horses horse E C cuttle n atle and sheep access to cut over grain fields and straw stacks meadows wooded lots lota and pastures horses and sheep may have access to husked out cornfields in certain sections where losses of cattle have been experienced in the past pact from the so called cornstalk disease farmers should consider this tact fact before turning cattle nto such cornfields As the winter advances open the bars to shelters teed feed racks and grain troughs corn silage will be invaluable at this time especially for cattle and sheep keep the teed feed r racks acks fil ledwith corn stover hay and straw but do mt be wasteful in the feeding the amount ot of grain to be put in the trough can not definitely be given the same should vary in accordance with of winter and condition of 0 stock this la is a point that can only be decided in the feed lot to permit the stock to go entirely without concentrates cen at this time would be a graya mistake and in all probability make impossible the task of bringing it to spring teed feed in a healthy and vigorous vig orous condition such a condition la is imp taper r alive in the case of breeding animals and essential lor for feeders if best results are to be obtained the matter of feeding hogs hoes included in class 1 presents an entirely different problem from that of the other stock it is true that they may profitably be ran on grain fields meadows and pastures before snow arrives but concentrates must constitute much of their ration after outside fields are closed for winter roots chopped alfalfa and hay apples and waste products of tile the dairy arid and household will do much toward keeping down tho the cost ot of their winter feed in fact any products that will substitute for the forages and grasses in the feld which feeds are so essential to the conditioning ol 01 brood bows sows can well be used concerning the feed for stock included in class 2 little need be said it Is a tact fact well known that horses at work require both caro care and feed this they must receive it if their work is done to furnish furni sli the dairy cow with rations not intended to meet the demands made upon her system by tile the milk she gives would defeat the purpose for which site is kept equally certain would tile me stinting bf 6 the ration of fattening steers or hogs fail to make them ready for the christmas market As the food requirement tor for these different classes of live stock is ia a matter ot of common knowledge to stockmen stoc kmen it ft remains only to see that it is provided in abundance with class 3 the young and growing stock most costly mistakes I 1 in n feeding occur A full realization of oe the tha fact that cheapest and most rapid gains in live stock are made with younger animals should do much toward obviating losses to farmers thru insufficient and improper feeding of such animals the failure to pi put it gains on animals during the growing period intended tor for them by nature can not be corrected by copious fee feeding ding at any later time their etow growth ill has been stunted and rarely will they fully recover from the earlier setback even when they do it is a costly practice to put growth and flesh on a stunted animal as compared to what could have been done when he was in a healthy and vigorous condition but it is not necessary that young stock be fed as are fattening fatten ing animals an finals watch their teed feed troughs and see that all of tile the dally daily rations are consumed do not teed feed them in excess but make certain they are contented after each feeding see that the exercise lot Is used dally and that clean water Is provided the failure to feed young stock properly will open the way tor for future serious troubles and no stockman can afford to encourage such a practice even during the winter months ex |