CATTLE FEEDING
$10,000 is invested, if you can save an hour a day, you
can afford to invest $2,500 in labor-saving equipment
Considering that the typical farm may have a total capital
investment of $100,000, this suggests that an increase in
investment of 10$ may cut labor and choring time by as
much as 50?!
"Before deciding just how much you can afford to
invest in your feeding operation this year, take a look
at your entire farm operation,” says Roy Van Arsdall, a
USDA economist located at the University of Illinois
“Decide where your invested money will pay off the !>est,
he says. If you have plenty of feed, a mechanized feedlot
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profit than if the extra feed was sold on the market.
Some things are a must in every feedlot. Concrete
around your feet! hunks and waterers will help cattle
gain faster—often S to S pound more per day on less feed
Also a good set of scales is an important asset to a feeding
operation. You’ll have a better idea of how well your
cattle are gaining and you can often better decide wheth
er to feed a little longer or sell immediately, depending
on the anticipated cattle price movement. Put these items
on a priority list if you don’t already have them
Augers seem to work
best in this Ohio cat
tle feeding setup. The
feed is all stored right
next to the feeding
area. Augers pull feed
from each side of the
barn to a large cen
tral auger which then
distributes it to the
cattle. Through prop
er adjustment you can
use this method to
meter and mix pro
tein supplement with
the grain portion of
the ration. Studies by
Illinois economists in
dicate augers, con
veyors and other me
chanical bunk feeders
are most practical
when you're feeding
50 to 250 head of cat
tle, and are figuring
labor at $1 an hour.
This Iowa farmer has decid
ed he can't afford to handle
sacked feed any more, be
cause it's hard work and
takes too much time. He
buys feed in bulk, stores in
a centralized location,
moves it directly into bunks
by either conveyor or a self
unloading wagon.
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