Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1891 — THIS STOCK RANCH. [ARTICLE]

THIS STOCK RANCH.

Liberal Feeding. It Is always an Item to feed stock so as to bo able to secure the largest amount® of gain at the smallest cost. Liberal feeding does not by any means imply wasteful feeding. At no time is it good economy to feed stock moro than they will eat up clean. This is true whether you are feeding for growth or to fatten for market. It Is not necessary to keep growing stock fat, and usually it is wasting feed to keep in any other condition. But when you are feeding .to fatten it is an item to feed so that the largest possible gain can be secured. A failure to do this is a failure to derive tho largest amount of profit In feeding, and the best gain with the stock. If fed moro than they will eat they will waste feed, and this is adding to tho cost without a corresponding gain. After stock has matured, unless It Is intended for breeding, the sooner it Is fattened and marketed the better. I* rarely pays to fatten matured Stock, only to finish for market, and with good management in feeding during growth, very little feeding will be necessary to finish off. Neither .does it pay to food stock after they are fattened for market. It requires tho very best of management at this time to keep them from losing, and it will only be in exceptional cases that feeding after that time can bo made profitable. ■With stock that have been fed and kept In good condition with tho expectation of fattening in the fall, care should bo taken when feeding to fatten Is commenced, not to feed too heavy at tho start. An economical plan will bo to gradually increase the quantity each day until you are giving them all they will eat up clean, and then keep this up. The stock will thrive better and there will be less wasto of feed than If too much Is given at the start. The different foods should be fed In different ways, and as far as possible each kind should be given in a way that will secure tho best return at the lowest cost. To many who are accustomed to waste feed It may seem a small matter to ooonj omlze In feeding, yet it Is only by economy in the feed that wo are able to fatten tho largest number of stock and realize the best profits from tho farm products that are fed out. In other words, feed liberally, but not wftstcfully.— N. J. H., ton Farm, FkUl and Stockman. A Simple Remedy. It frequently happens that stock aro quite badly cut upon or by barbed wire. Though not severe enough to need a stitch they heal slowly. Here is a simple remedy which will not only keep away files, but will drive out maggots from wounds where they aro found, and heal thorn rapidly. Take tho inside bark of the elder, und boil in lard until a strong salve is made. Add a little tar. Apply plentifully, and as frequently as necessary, and unless the wound is extremely severe, It will soon heal.