1012 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



Mr. Haalett's Views.— Robert H. Hazlett, Eldo- 

 rado, Kans., is known as one of the close students 

 of the best contemporary methods and practices in 

 the handling of Herefords for profit. Out of the 

 fullness of years of successful practical work, in 

 answer to our appeal for some hints from his book 

 of experience with especial reference to his observa- 

 tions as to the effects of blood concentration, he 

 writes: 



"I shall state in the beginning that I believe in 

 giving the young animals a chance. With this in 

 view I try to grow them out as much as possible, 

 keeping them at all times in good thrifty condition 

 — not striving to make them fat, but on the contrary 

 to produce real development by feeding for flesh, 

 bone and size. 



"Speaking of the heifers, specially: From the 

 time they are weaned they are kept separate from all 

 other cattle, in pasture in summer and in corrals, 

 with open sheds for protection from storms, in win- 

 ter. During the time they are not on pasture they 

 are fed a grain ration consisting of a small percent- 

 age of corn, a larger percentage of barley usually, 

 and a considerably larger percentage of oats. All 

 this feed is ground and fed mixed with kafir corn 

 and cane silage or cut cane fodder and alfalfa hay. 

 In addition to this mixed feed they have as rough 

 feed cut cane and alfalfa hay with occasionally a 

 feed of prairie hay as a change of ration. They get 

 practically no grain during the summer, although 

 at times when the weather is dry and the grass not 

 very nutritious it is necessary in order to keep them 

 in condition to give those under one year old a light 

 feed of grain once a day. The older ones have no 

 grain in summer. It is my opinion that better breed- 



