Two salvaged automobile
transmissions and a Vi-horse- ~
power electric motor move
silage to these steers oh the
Blake Phelps farm in Van Bur
en County, Iowa. The endless
slat conveyor spans the width
of the bunk and moves very
slowly as the silage is unload
ed from the silo directly into
the bunk. By using spare parts
and his ingenuity, Phelps was
able to mechanize his cattle
feeding at very little cost.
A feeder along the outside
wall of this converted dairy
barn allows more open rest
ing area in the center of the
barn. The feed manger, for
merly used by the dairy cows,
has been mechanized to dis
tribute silage and grain to
these cattle. Even distribution
of the feed is obtained by
varying the width of the
boards under the shuttle ac
tion conveyor.
All material needed for a com
plete economical ration is
stored in a compact area at
the end of this mechanical
auger bunk on the John Sau
der farm in Woodford County,
Illinois. The airtight storage at
the left contains shelled corn.
Silage is stored in the high
capacity concrete stave silo.
Notice the silo unloader that's
hoisted out of the way during
filling. Almost hidden is the
protein supplement bin be
tween the silos from which the
bulk material is metered into
the bunk with the com and
silage. The supplement is de
livered in bulk by the dealer
and placed directly in the bin.
This feed bunk is built so that
a sheltering roof can be built
at a later time to protect the
feed and shade the cattle
while eating.
HOWTO
GET THEM
ON AND OFF
FEED FASTER
Feedlot operators use formula feeds containing
Aureomycin to get cattle on full feed faster,
to keep them gaining more every day, and to
get them off feed and on to market sooner
First factor in marketing profit
able beef is to get feeder cattle
on full feed faster by offsetting
the stresses of shipping, unload
ing, sorting, changes in sur
roundings and in temperature.
How to do it? With stress
feeds containing AUREOMYCIN®,
fed for the first 30 days. Animals
in poor shape and down in weight
can be quickly restored to normal
condition and feeding, when
AUREOMYCIN is given in the feed
as soon as cattle go into the feed
lot. AUREOMYCIN is the wide
spectrum antibiotic that does the
most effective job in preventing
the diseases that often follow
stresses: respiratory infections,
secondary bacterial infections,
and subclinical diseases.
Cattle gain every day
Second factor in marketing
profitable beef is to keep cattle
realizing their full growth poten
tial every day they’re on feed.
After the initial stress period is
over, you can continue cattle all
the way to market on feeds that
furnish the recommended 70 mil
ligrams of AUREOMYCIN per head
per day. AUREOMYCIN helps in
crease average daily gains up to
16% every day your cattle are on
feed. It reduces the incidence of
foot rot and liver abscesses.
Market beef sooner
Third factor in marketing profit
able beef is to get cattle off feed
faster and on to market sooner.
With AUREOMYCIN in the feed,
cattle use their feed to put on
gains— not to fight disease. Cattle
reach the desired market weight
in shorter time—with a saving in
feed cost. You sell cattle with the
“bloom” buyers prefer.
Sm your food manufacturer
Ask your feed manufacturer, or
Shipping, unloading, sorting , .,
AUREOMYCIN helps prevent the
diseases caused by these stresses.
feed dealer, for feeds containing
the recommended amount of
aureomycin for stress feeding
and for continuous feeding.
American Cyanamid Company,
Agricultural Division, New York
20, N. Y. •AUREOMYCIN is
American Cyanamid Company’s
trademark for chlortetracycline.
Muddy lots often lead to foot rot.
AUREOMYCIN almost completely
eliminates this disease.
You save feed, when you get cattle
up to market weight and off feed
sooner. AU REOMY CIS helps you do it.
CYANAMID SERVES THE MAN WHO MAKES A BUSINESS Of' AGRICULTURE
AUREOMYCIN
FORMULA FEEDS