Show SAVING LABOR WITH CATTLE Alter Dally Daily Routine of Chores So As Asto Asto Asto to Reduce Amount of Work Needed Other Needed Other Hints Prepared b by the United States Department Department Depart Depart- ment of DC Agriculture i In general labor In beef cattle operations op operations operations op- op ma be saved in may two ways was The first which probably will offer quickest relief and not require an au extra outlay of capital is to alter olter the dall dally daily routine of chores so as to reduce reduce reduce re re- re- re duce the amount of labor needed 1 Allow calves cal to nurse their dams Inthe in inthe inthe the pasture Instead of bringing them I to the barn lots for that purpose 2 I Run nun the bull with the cows instead of keeping him in a pad paddock ock 3 Stock Stack coarse in racks from which the cattle ma may eat at will Instead Instead instead In In- stead of rationing their feed to them dally 4 1 Use self feeders In fattening fattening fatten fatten- ing cattle for market Instead of rationing rationing rationing ra ra- ra- ra the tine feed to them once or twice n fI day tin ns os the practice may be 5 Feed the different feedstuffs in their whole state instead of chaffing chafing cutting cutting cut cut- ting crushing grinding etc 6 G Load manure to the spreader and haul it to the field direct rather than dump it iton iton I Ion on piles thereby eliminating the necessity necessity ne ne- ne- ne I of reloading 7 Dehorn Deltoro all nil grade cattle and ami pure not to be exhibited at fairs and anti run them together to to- ether gether so far as possible rather titan than separate them according to o sex a age e etc thereby making It possible for forone forone forone one man to look after a n. greater number number num awn ber her of cattle in the same length of time 8 Carefully cull the herd so soaR as aR to retain anI only profitable animals and reduce tho number of surplus ones onesto onesto onesto to be carried through seasons In which the greatest care per head must be supplied The second way to save sa labor with beef cattle Is to supply saving labor equipment While this method requires an en expenditure of at 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 probably be bc more economical In saving labor The following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing are some of the forms of equipment that should be supplied for tor forA forr r- r rr S 1 l 0 A Handy Arrangement for Feeding Stock Which Saves Labor this purpose 1 Permanent pasture I 2 self feeders 3 feed racks 4 deep well 5 windmill 6 G water water- piping system 7 water troughs 8 S litter JItter carriers 0 9 manure spreader 10 dehorning chute and 11 pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture fencing In many Instances some of the suggestions suggestions sug sug- given under trader both methods of at saving labor could be economically applied |