Handling Livestock During Drought

Author : James Tertius Jardine
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331375077
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Range and Cattle Management During Drought (Classic Reprint) written by James Tertius Jardine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Range and Cattle Management During Drought During the last drought, 1916 to 1918, according to estimates based on the best data obtainable, losses were at an average rate of 20 per cent annually for the three-year period and reached as high as 85 per cent in 1918, the worst year of the drought. Individual losses were as high as 50 per cent. The large reduction in calf cr0p is probably next in importance to losses. The natural increase is the main source of income, and if greatly reduced at a time when expenses are high the result is serious. The calf crop for some of the ranges affected by the last drought was estimated at 35 per cent in 1917, 25 per cent in 1918, and 35 per cent in 1919, the three years most influenced by the drought. These fig ures are probably not far from representing the true situation. Drought also has been a prime factor in retarding improvement in the grade of stock. 'heavy losses and forced sales might wipe out years of effort in building up the herd or reduce the numbers to an extent that culling and selection necessary to maintain quality would not be consistent with the importance of increasing the herd to take advantage of good years, or the set-back might be such that it left the stockman financially unable to purchase the right kind of bulls. Retarded growth and development of young stock is a consequence of the poor forage on the range in time of drought. This results in further decreased returns from the industry, due to lower prices being paid for stock taken, many steers being rejected by buyers and left on the range when they should have been removed to make as much range available as possible for cows, and heifers being stunted and thus requiring another year's growth before they would breed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.