Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-06-26
Tor The o>GrI pymsn.
Rearing Calves


ME EDlToE There u great difference
in opinion, and practices, among farmers,
with respect % the conducting Of almJs,
every branch Of their farming operations
nor isit 70 6e expected that one uniform
mode OF farm management should b. or
can Dc adopted everywhere. and by all,
when We take into consideration the diaer-
eucC existing in climate, soil, markets, and
many other circumstances and contingencies
rendering this unnecessary and impossible.
Yet 10 would s,em that there nigh, and
ought % be lcs, notions a. 70 What Is the
bcst way Of conducting s5me parts Of our
farming business. With TsPccs TO thesuo-
icci now under consideration, even among
intelligent farmers, 10 Is seldom that YOU
End any two who think alike and practice
The sane mode OF Management. One farmer
prefers. and contends it Is the he,t way, to
let the calf suck twice a day, letting It take
bat half the milk and that frs,, as the
"stripplu.s can then bo sayci-heius the
riches, tor family us,. one take bis calyo,
from the COW as soon as they come, aud
teaches them % drink skinned milk Aui
moal. believing thi. c5ur,c, AL things con-
sdercd, much better than . lei them suck
the COW Others again i.sipproyo Of that
method. and could no, De made % practice
il. but will take the caliir5m is mother after
The ir.t few day, Of IL, hl,, and feed !, en-
trgly on sour milk thus we are puzzled
q fnd the right. Aud, Mr. Editor, with
your rermIssi0u-bslicvins it 90 Be Of much
importance, 1r certainly, in order to bc'uc-
eesslul 10 stock raising as in other business,
IL i. Of the utmost Importance 70 commence
right then, say, start the question,
what il the bgst way OF rJarils calves, not
ouly the spring management, bat summer
and winter treatment Now it 20 bring
the calf up 90 driuk p5rriise from a trough
j. thought by s5me o. be the better way,
Why, am perfectly willing they should
practice that method, but should DO 10th
70 adopt d, with my own calves. And Il It
i thought thatI attn deceived a, 20 the bJst
wly % sImmsrlus and wiutering COWS,
trust The farmers are numerous that arr
willing TO .,sp forth and enlIshten me
And now, then frw word, 10 relation O
70 the method noe practice, and which
intend TO practice until am convinced ola
better.
Ahsr the calf has sucked once, I take II
from the COW and teach it % drink mil.
from trough, which j. kept sweet an,
clear hy frequent scaliir-s. They car
usually D. learnt 70 drink by inserting ;h
fncers in the mouth Of the calf and placiu.
il. uJso in the milk, f5r the first few day.
after which time 10 will generally help itself
Give them ihrce quarts 0f milk twice day
warm from the COW, four or Eve days
steadily increase the quantity 70 Eve quarts
BY that time they eat bay readily, which
give them as much as they will eat; as th
grass starts, 1t is a very good plan 70 turn
them out into some small enclosure whgr
the feed /. sweet and nutritious, az az st
or seven weeks yfa,e Continue ten quart
Of milk day, until eish; weeks old, wher
the quantity may BE- diminished, or skim
med milk substituted, with 4 little oa; o
corn meal. or. which / think alii,iebeticr
pieces Of bread soaked in the milk and ic
warm continue this course general
th twelve weeks Old. when they end them
selves Nansi without any '' fuss, or noise
l think the above method 0i bringing calye
up BY hand preferable 70 letting them suck
for the following reasons !st. Food can b
given with more eacincss as % quantity
81. Il is mors economical, a. food Of diI
ierent kind can De- gwen the last few week,
81. It &. les trouble. 4;h. IL saves iujur
20 the cows teats and udder, by the buttin
and biting or the calves. 9Th The calv,
learn 10 eat various kind. Of food mol
readily. 9th. They are more tame an
gentle. and II oxen much more likely 70 3
tractabie and obsdieut. 7,h. From bein
early and thoroughly vcaned from the COW.
the calves can run with them, il necessary
-ihr0ush the season and not occasion ,roubl
bysucking.
The principal thing during thesummer
TO zee that they are free from lice, tba, the