Caring For Cattle In Winter

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Mature cattle can be wintered on good wheat or barley straw.A low-lying, brushy area provides some shelter for the herd.

T.J. Gilles is the owner of Spring Creek Ranch in Montana . . . where,
as he says, “winter grass is as nutritionless as diet cola and/or
covered with snow”. The following advice — although gathered over 20 years
of wintering cattle in that harsh climate and specifically applicable
to “Big Sky” country — should help other northern stock raisers bring

  • Published on Sep 1, 1975
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