This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...gets it dirty and makes it unpalatable) when the ears are on the stalks as they do when the shucked corn is fed. Gains from this system of feeding are not quite as satisfactory as those obtained in the cornfield, for more grain is wasted and more labor required. This method recommends itself more particularly to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...gets it dirty and makes it unpalatable) when the ears are on the stalks as they do when the shucked corn is fed. Gains from this system of feeding are not quite as satisfactory as those obtained in the cornfield, for more grain is wasted and more labor required. This method recommends itself more particularly to the man who has an abundance of good pasture, the opportunity to purchase corn delivered to his crib, and a great deal of difficulty in getting satisfactory labor. Corn fed in troughs. A modification of this system, and one that is more commonly practiced, is the feeding of the grain in troughs instead of throwing it on the grass. The important points in this system will be discussed when speaking of the dry-lot method, for it differs from it only in that the roughness is furnished as pasture instead of hay. System V. Feeding In The Dry Lot, Shed, Or Barn All methods of feeding previously discussed have dealt with a system that had to be carried on in the late summer, fall, or early winter. System V may be practiced any time from August to May. Where dry-lot feeding is practiced. The most extensive dry-lot feeding is done in Colorado and in western Kansas and Nebraska. In southern Michigan and Minnesota, and in northern Illinois and Ohio, a great many sheep are fed in barns and sheds. In sections of all these states, also in Iowa and Missouri, many feeders start their sheep in the field and finish in the lot, a practice that under many conditions can be recommended. Dry-lot feeding inexpensive. One method that is simple, inexpensive, and that can be recommended where weather conditions are dry enough to permit it, is as follows. On page 62 is shown a plan of a feeding yard similar to one that a large feeder in Kansas has constructed. It should be bu...
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