PROGRESSIVE BEEF CATTLE RAISING 



transform it to tons. To determine this the farmer will 

 measure the width and length of the stack and then get 

 the distance from the ground on one side to the ground 

 on the other at a point which is about the average height 

 of the stack. Having obtained these three figures for 

 width length and over, they are multiplied together and 

 divided by the figures shown in the accompanying diagram 

 depending on the shape of the stack and the length of 

 time the hay has been in the stack. The resultant 

 figure will give the number of tons of hay in the stack. 



One of the most important factors 

 Sanitation on in success with beef cattle is the 

 the Farm health of the herd. The cheapest way 



in the long run to safeguard the breed- 

 ing animals is by the prevention of disease and sanitation. 

 Every cattleman should provide himself with an isolation 

 shed and pen to which sick animals can be taken. This 

 will secure privacy and rest for the animals and in addi- 

 tion will limit the spread of contagious or infectious 

 disease. After a diseased animal has been removed from 

 this lot all straw and manure not exposed to the sunlight 

 and wind should be carefully burned and the shed^and 

 feed troughs should be disinfected, either with lime or 

 a spray. Special care should be taken to provide bright, 

 clean, sanitary quarters for calving as a step taken in 

 time here may prevent serious losses later due to 

 hemorrhagic septicemia, scours, sore eyes, snuffles, and 

 various other calf diseases. Feed troughs, water tanks, 

 and other places where cattle commonly come in contact 

 with each other should be kept scrupulously clean and 

 should be disinfected frequently. 



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