Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-29
From the Ma.a,Au.su. rlaushm,p.
Rearing Calves


cows brar a so'd rrice-,hat 8, when we
rear good oven and good COWS.
We are now too dependent on the q" hr
west" for neat stock and hogs. We ought
O. rai-c enough to regulate the markets, and
u6t DEPEND on distant jr1vcrs 90 determine
what Tric,, are TO - demanded.
We learn that more attention isnow Tail
% ,hc rrarnc of calves, though butter and
milk aye still m butter quite a.
high as il ha, been 'or years past.
Dairy farmers are generally disposed 90
turn oG Young calves with poor milk sour
milk; and no milk when they have bot
Ttl,. and The calves hav, 40 the appear
an,c of skim mixer, 'or wear or two,
ul they hay, learned Co take care of
themselves, either in the fslj or at the hay
now
still We think that hr-.drr. of stock will
serc,cl better by l,ttin: the youu. suck
their own mothers milk ,i'l they can stand
alone ani hear the carl.uc which the mo.
thsr love, 90 give them even before they
have tasted the fr-, drawn milk. which b.
designed TO give them a start in The world.
The fashion ot ukin. calf from DO.
mother before De has had time 90 src her
long enough 1T, know her again" j. an
Ola one and as many Of our rcadsr' are in
clInci 10 new m'I,- 1i farming we may ven.
ture 20 give some .ome advice "a regard TO
to tbc rcarins OF calves.
All now agree that time j. money ''-
therefore ", cauno, aG,rl @, brin, up a'f
by hand. some may DO this IN eases whore
tbsy have ctildrcn who have nothing O. DO
bu, give slur milk and r1srijss 90 thc
your: calves. Aul where shis system is
strictly attended O., good calves may b.
rcaryi on very cheap feed. Bot suict at
tcn,ion i, 80 important that calves rcarsd by
hand are usually 50 POOR in autumn that
ibgy must have great atattsntion paid % them
through the winter in order TO make ahy
decent appearance.
We have sometime, recommended the
practice Of letting tbs calf suck hi' mother
ull De is two or ,hrce months old. This
,ub,racts somewhat from thc milk Of thg
dairy. bat We cannot have our cake ani
money too, and We must judge whether We
may not gain by letting tio calf take the
natural ,our'e for lew week, even though
the dairy milk may De diminished.
Calves will very .,ou learn 20 cl; hay.
They prefer &, O. grass, aud though We are
aware that numerous farmers, on weaving
their calycs. clutriye % ,etlar them out iu
the -a-lsu. and ia clover lot., where they
are pe,t,I through ,he summer az much
CO., OF lab5r-yc, the calves actually prefer
nice tay 90 the richest clover rltebs, that
ttsy can hayc-anJ as bay o, O. b, theIr
chef food through the winter, We invite
our rr.Isr, 6, try tho pracue, OF keeping
clly.. iu the barn through the first sum-
u.r aud feeding elisly on bay instead Of
sa,,.
We iavi,, trial Of thi., whether the calf
i,r-rmt,tol % suck flr one week = twelve.
w are aware OF the objection ,hl, c.L,r,
e.uro, easily o, we,neI uuIe.- they are "a.
kru from o., COW before they have fairly
learned 20 suck. .tilI We know that thi, D..
r., the case when they have had nir
chance - take something ei,s as wei al.
ulk.
4 common practice is % tts the calf to a
stake aud lst hrm wind round i; ,ili bic b,d
i.t.1 wet o. De on. lie has IN crib to eat
from. and la, M chance 6, learn anything
,I-.p, TO drink poor milk or poor mills
IlrrlIss out OF a nossin that is held 80
ut1 leave him no Opportunity Of cbo.,e.
Cll,5, will begin to eat hay very soon
when they have a chance. When a nun.
lrog ,hem are to be wsanrl they should
al De- pa, into one pen united, then the
t!a.t will som teach thg next % cat hay,
o. oats. or meal. Tie oldest calf is uotvcry
ready % eat meal OF any kind while De can
have br, Gll Of milk. But all Young calves
will eat loan and 10 glad TO geti; Now
Place handful Of pure loan Ou ,hs 'ill, or
10 t.e trough by thc side ol thc Pen, and De
vii eat it sr,cdily though be may have a,
ulel milk a. be wants.
The mex, move should be to put hi,lc
neal into the trough BY the side Of the loan
and In contact with it, and ere long the cali
Nil Ike the meal a, well as the loan and
ell will be- eaten. Fresh loan from the
roadside. or felI. is eaten greedily by al.
calves. and "a, ,lon as one ha. yenturcd %
"a: loan aud meal mixed together, the 9TH
sr calves will follow suit-for We never
knew the younger calves in the pen to per-
nit the elder to busy himself with hi,
tongue without insisting on being pAr,a-
ker 10 the sport.
Oit meal /. better than Indian for young
calves. and they like il better. II they suck
halt the milk Of the mother for two or thre,
months, they may be wcaned without
'FJuble-as they have now learned to eat
hay and cat meal. Let them have the Grst
milk that comes. and save al the stripping
|' the dairy. /, is seriously cOn'ended
has the FIRST drawn milk is quite a. good
i0r sucking calves as the last would BE-
called s,riPpings. lfso the dairy man will
a''so much grudsO the loss Of that portion