CA TTLE GENERAL MA NAGEMEN T. 



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FEED liOX FOR SHOCK CORN. 



years, tells me that his cattle do remarkably well, and that 

 there is no waste of corn, as the hogs eat all the cattle reject. 

 I think the best form of feed-box for out-door feeding is one 

 large enough to be used for shock corn if desired. The cut 

 shows its form. 



Use four by four inch scantling for posts ; cut them three feet 

 long. Six posts will be needed for each box, and I recommend 

 that the boxes be 

 made five by ten feet. 

 Spike two by four 

 scantling one foot 

 from the top of the 

 posts, across from 

 one to the other to 

 support the floor. 

 When completed you will have a bin one foot deep, on legs two 

 feet high. Its size will be sufficient to hold a feed of shock 

 corn for four to six cattle, and its width such that they can 

 easily reach to the middle of it. It will hardly be possible for 

 the cattle to tip it over on account of its width. It will be 

 high enough to keep the hogs out, and can be easily moved on 

 a sled. About one hundred and twenty feet of lumber will be 

 required, and if this can be had for two dollars a hundred, the 

 cost of the box complete should not exceed three dollars. A 

 few of these feeding boxes would be convenient on every farm. 

 They could be used in the pastures in spring or fall, when a little 

 extra feed is needed by the" stock, and would prevent the 

 tramping and waste which is so common when cattle are fed 

 on the ground. 



Stall-feeding of Cattle. More labor and care is required 

 to feed cattle successfully in the stable than by the methods 

 already described, but there are also advantages connected with 

 this plan. With a properly constructed stable all the manure 

 can be saved, and on many farms this alone would be considered 

 good pay for the labor. With cattle warmly sheltered, less food 

 will be required for each pound of flesh gained, as less will be 

 expended in keeping up vital heat. The amount of food to 



