Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-25
from III. Ma .aesu.s,t. rIOssAu,,a.
Raising Calves.

The rearing Of calves ia matter OF I'm
rortAnee TO Farmers. especially to thcse ~hC
DO no, keep q dairy. Farmers who ie'r
COW. Tor their milk. generally &c, rid OF their
calves at four day, or week old, or ei-e
atten them and .ell them n, the ase OF h'e
or .ix weeks, when IL - claimed they bring
more money for veal than they would at
year old Il raised.
The QUESTION with thO-s Who rear their
calves. Is. "IIow can u BE- done 90 s 10
rroducc stock at the least expense" The
fr,, consideration with farmer ~ho de-
sire. 10 rat.e calves. is. 20 procure good
cows for stock Purposes. and then use none
bu, good stock bulls. .ueh as have been ie.'-
et and approved.
Good iecdingi- another important con
alteration, one that mus, not be lost sight
Of by the .,ock.Srceder. Unless farmers re-
gard this. It would hardly be worth while
10 paw much attention 10 improved ereed' OF
any domc-iicaind animals.
Thee con. deratiou. all having been duly
weighed and regarded, the neIi thing to -
mentioned is a suitable calf.hOu-e OF pen,
where the calves san De comfortable and
bealthlul. some believe 10 best u tie them
un. while Others would let them run loose.
The place where they are kept should be
well ventilated and lighted.
The COW IN calf should be dried some little
time before eal,ins. el-s she will drop q
POOR. scr.egy calf Unlc-- the COW be
Young. .he need no, dry more than 'iI weeks
before calying.
Many farmer. regard March rs the best
month for ealye- TO come tha, are to be
ra,-~d. One farmer says. &" rear your calves
~hent,er they cone, Il @, for i,."
Farmer. are no, agreed whether the cali
rai-ed. shall .uek or drink IL. milk, some
practieing ,h, Que and some The other meth
"a. The latter method is, however. more
generally pr.etieed 80 far q. our observation
goc.. A calf that j. taught to drink sooner
learn. 10 .hii, for it.sli IL is thought.
ID. ordinary custom i', WREN calves are
70 - Aush, TO drink, TO le; them remain
With the COW. tour or Eve day. until the
milk j. good. This s sah TO Be beneficial
70 the cows, the udiers oi which are sOne'
iimes hard.
,.uot ordinarily very dithcul; task io
Get, c,lT 70 drink milk from pail. The
u.s Of the fnser- sill soon teach ii 10 drink
milk. n ted on new milk. about four
quart. = day. hslf N the morning and 'he
olhsr halt in the eyenin: are sufficient. This
ouan,ily nus, be increased ~ the calf grow.
until I, b~s,n. 10 eat hsy or grass. The
farmer know, ,ha, good ieet q. the CHEAPEST.
and he .ill no, therefore knock hl' calves
IN head .ith the skinner ss 10 Is aid
.ne have done Cruel. porrilee. skim
milk. hay ,s, and every other substitute i'
interior to us- milk Tor calves.
To pr,'en, their drinking the milk too
quick. put . leather te.s into the trough, or
rail. iha, they may take in the milk slower.
Keep them veil oediet and take care that
,hsy 90 no, become infested by 'srn'n. NJ
condition i. . preventive, .s maintained by
some. .ho .y th., none eui poor animals
in condition. become Lousy.
C..,ratiOn should Be done when bull calves
are IRON tour % ~ week. old.
Every farmer engaged in stock breeding
should feed veil. both summer and winter
10 thi. Nay Only can cattle raising be made
profitable.