Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-26
ON RAISING CALVES, MANAGEMENT
OF BEES, &c.

Il
Extract of letter from Gorham Persons, Esq
10 Re-. Gardner u Perry.
Respecting the proper time and manner of
weaving calves, have considered It Won in
tend raising the calf at The time il is c,lved, il
Is best 10 take II from the COW the day after,
or not TO exceed two days--nnless The udder
of The COW is swollen or hard then il ma, re-
qnre the process that nature points out for the
calf, The forcble application OF the head n
gains, the ndder, which generally reduces The
| swelling and hard lunches while either re,
main. should not take away the calf Bur
supposmg no difficulty Of that kind The cali
should be taken from the COW the first day.
} or Twelve hours after il /. caved then fed rom
bucket. or small tub with two quarts of milk
from the COW in the morning and evening. the
! finger held in the milk will very soon induce
the calf TO suck, and in a very short Time he
will drink the milk freely and readily. | have
had piece ot leather (upper leather) sowed
together OF The SIZE aud in The form of H COW 5
teal, small opening at top, the bottom cut
as when nailed 10 the bottom ola bucket or
tub with three pump nails. the milk will pass
under easily aad how 10 the or:ficc OF the ieat j;
the calf will soon press for it with as much
earnes,nesss as for that of his dam, and shortly
he VIII he so impatient Tor his breakfast aud
supper, that the process OF sucking will be too
tedious and he will drink freight will not he
necessary TO increase the quantity of milk be-
yond two quarts night and morning, bnl RS he
advances m szr. add little water, a pint at
hrsi and increase il, otthe same warmth As tho
nj 10 which add gill Of Indian meal which
NAV be increased 10 pint. although prefer
using double the quantity Of wheat bran and
think II lar better inr mich cows than Indian
neal-ofer him second crop hay, Gf hcfore the
season Tor grass no Will soon EAT il, aud may
have SKINNED mIlk soon substituted ioi nrw
miik made VAIN win water, as milk direct
from he COW.
When -four or five weeks old he will eat grass
and drink water, and be quite as large as il he
mad taken all the milk from the COW The
saving OF mix VIII amply pay for :he trouble,
and me call VIII not be siInied in siz'. think
we err III permitting calves to suck 100 much
nj hrsi, even when intended Tor the butcher
iney '"' ""ao' ny hHs'"""e '""h"rH'"iy, s''h
e,nu"a ~ "s eo,g"e Is injurious
W '"' ''''' '''''o" do we" Us " 'ne human
Lev n,a" pun cn"se an an''naI rs prepared
"a glpi , o. o'' Ia".e s'o"S LOT premium.
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Wv ,''"' ''eo mn ns eooa 'ar'ner "onld anu
" ~ "i" '"e neA, ca'''e snow
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e' "'e' ~ ''o ''"s 'ape"se. nave thoueh
" ""'o '"'n', suha'i Enclosures oil
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" "e'"' u '"S 'eoo shouu oe snoi' OF
''e n'e' so ''"o'esoa"e as 10 prevent 'neif eat
i's !" 'ue Jay ''ne' 'een WIN quart u "heat
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., NUN" 'ne"i-so'ne ciuS,s OIL ofeau occasion
"'y VI ""'c" "ey soon income iona AN
,uny % oP'hi'h caves shouia pe SO ted as 10
~, u '"en ~" owing s1a'e, OUT never gof,
GU VI pa"'p''e"' IL frequently occurs lhat
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va '"e neeess"y aSce' d,hee ny pu"'hg me
'""' "'u '"e ooueS "ie 'ooso anu 'ne SAL"
sPo"sy' c"'''ne u necessary 'ney are "ha'
ia, "e's is'n' "a" S1ck. iaey shouin be pro,
N"eu WIN SAN 10 ncH "hfn ,hey please.
use '"e o'"ue '""'P Sdi' rom LW"'pooi my
s"'''e VI ese'y "tS'',Puon neN Freely
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pu'P"se q""e aS wen rs "h'e and gfannia'eo
s", 'hHi Is more eApfnsI'f--you can ste some
VI +" at NY 'h'n '" n!'he'o'
nv "se M VINO" '"ey snoo'n nave 'heii mrs,
can DOES not appear 10 be settled, as hnd
'a''ne's s7e'ee'So'"e plelefins '"oy years ola
p"s'' o' me mon'n 81 June succeeding the
sp"s ""e" ,u'y were TWO years o'd, DINERS
'"'r' years o'o past am 'a'ner inclined 10
p'e;L' Tue 'a''fr age u"'ess 'ne can grows
,dPuy a"' ""N "''d'htu e'ta' s'@e' ana may
pe 'eu 'oi "S'" animal never aho"
ne"e' 70 cave NV 'u"e' me very 1881 OF me
''o''n 70 p'e''''oe 'ne' VIZ '"e" nave no"
"u'''ious grass eu' "h'cn WIZ s"fi oe
" :I ens "ea'" a"u snfns'n' ana unless
'o'e". a':u eo.u an s'o'"' no INJURY a'ses
~ I r ,a'."s :" 'ne pNs'u''.-i nave ,honen'
u. ' ,'a " .'s 800 '"as a"u S,an.n'o".' 10
ti6 tnem up as " IS termed; tile hrst tall the Y