Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-19
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Observations ON the rearing, fattenine, and pro-
per management Of Gales as practiSed by the
best breeders in England, extracted from DR..
Reels JNep Encyclopedia.
Where il is the custom to rear calves with
skim milk, it should always be boiled, and suffer-
ed to stand until it coos to the temperature of
that first given by the COW or in ri1ing degree
more warm, and in that state be given to the
calf Milk is frequently given TO calves when
warm only; but that method does not succeed so
well as boiling it. If the milk be given over
cold it will cause the calf to purge When this
is the case, put two or three spoonfuls of rennet
in the milk and it will stop the looseness. ION
the contrary, the calf is bound, bacon-b broth is
very good and safe thing to put into the milk.
Whatever hours are chosen or set apart for
feeding calf, it is best to adhere TO the particu-
lar times, as regularity is of more consequence
than is generally supposed. If the calfgoes but
an hour or two beyond its usual time of feeding,
1T will find Itself uneasy and pine for food.
Cay-Pen. In most instances it is the custom
to have the calf-pens annexed to the COW hous-
es. This is plan, however, in general. not to
be recommended, as every person who has had
any experience among COWS must know how
naturally and how forcibly new cals ed COW ex-
presses her attachment TO her calf with what
care and anxiety, II permitted, she ticks it all
over, and uses every exertIon to protect il from
injury; how the tender calf clings to its affection
ate mother as if sensible that to her alone il can
trust for protection; and yet the poor helpless
creature, perhaps, is dragged away and placed
within its mothers view, or at least within
her hearing, as if on purpose TO augment the
pain of her sufferings. Its doleful cries keep
alive the pangs of the unhappy COW; the struggle
to break the chain that binds her fast, and seem.
restless and uneasy whenever approached. In
such state of agitation it is impossible she can
either feed well, give that quantity or quality
of milk she would otherwise furnish.
To lie dry and warm is of the greatest con-
sequence in the rearing of calves. The prin-
cipal thing to be observed in the construction
of calf pens, is the laying of the floor, which
should be made of laths or spars, about two in
ches broad, laid at the distance of an inch from
each other upon joists, so as to make the floor
about one or two feet from the ground, as the 81.
tuatioD will admit This not only keeps them
quite dry by allowing all the moisture to pass
Immediately away, but has the advantage of adj
hitting fresh air below the bedding, and there
by preventing that uHwholsome disagreeable
smell SO often found among calves; for il is to
be understood that this place below the floor
houldfrequently be cleaned, as well as the floor
itself, whenever it becomes wet or dirty; but it
is MT right to allow the litter TO incease to
great thickness, otherwise the moisture will not
pass through. CalEpens are, however, often
made without this spared floor, and the fresh
litter laid on the old, which is sloyenly prac-
tee, and not by any means TO be recommend
ed.
So essential are warmth and good living to
young animals of every denomination, that the
care which has been taken of them in their
early days will be manifest in every stage
of their future growth. Nor is there any stock
which will pay better for this cautious manage
ment IN their youth than the COW kind; for il
they stinted in their feed, or carlessly at
tended whilst IN their growing state, they will
never arrive to that size which they would
otherwise have done, and consequently the loss
will be perpetualy felt by the farmer who at
tempts to raise mich kline This own breed with
out giving them dne attendance IN the frs.
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