1020 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



great competitions. Their success in the bluegrass 

 country has been pronounced. Mr. Moxley briefly 

 outlines their herd management in the following 

 terms: 



"In this part of the state we usually have good 

 bluegrass for grazing from May to middle of Decem- 

 ber. Our Herefords need no attention as far as 

 feeding goes during this season. The calves that 

 come during this season are left with their dams 

 until bad weather comes, when they are taken to 

 the bam and if old enough are weaned and fed a 

 mixture of corn, oats, bran, and either cottonseed 

 meal or oilmeal. 



"The cows with calves at side are fed silage, 

 cottonseed meal and a little hay. These cows are 

 kept up at night and run to shock fodder in the day- 

 time if the weather is not too bad. The dry cows 

 are left out and run to a strawrick and shock fodder, 

 unless we have a mean spell of weather, then they 

 are fed a little hay. We aim to start our cows into 

 the winter in the best shape possible. The cows 

 that calve in the early spring are taken up a month 

 before calving and fed the same as the cows with 

 calves at side. By putting the younger calves in 

 pens with older ones they soon begin to eat a little 

 feed. "We take the best of care of our calves until 

 they are about fifteen months old. It is our expe- 

 rience that if we do this we have very few of the 

 cheap kind. All of our breeding is done by halter. 

 We have a small herd and find this plan quite satis- 

 factory." 



Fitting for Show. — The selection and making-np 

 of cattle to be entered in the public competitions is 

 not a topic that lends itself readily to treatment in 

 cold type. No hard and fast rules can be given. 



