Show R Creep Feeding Calves Gains in Popularity Breeders Find it Pays In Time Saved Money Cattle breeders throughout the thena na nation tion are paying more and more attention these days to their young calves to secure maximum return from their herds Gaining in popularity is creep feeding of ot calves which has been used by cattlemen from the Dakotas Dakotas Dakotas Dako- Dako tas to Florida Some producers conY con- con Y yr w t t f t N f fR R ti r x tC The creep used to feed calves at the Norris Cattle Company's acre ranch at Ocala Florida was made by wire high enough to permit calves easy entrance and low enough to keep out the cows tend that creep feeding will add pounds to the weight of a calf cal by the time it is weaned Although all ca cattlemen are not agreed as to the kind and percentages percentages percentages percent percent- ages of feed used in creeps most of them use a mixture of oats and corn with added protein calf cal sup sup- Creep feeding Is usually started with oats and the corn is added gradually Some stockmen contend that creep feeding on pasture will save up to toa a month in getting beef calves on full feed after weaning Creep feeding however is only a part of the wide nation-wide trend of cattlemen of better feeding better housing and careful handling of calves |