The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-07-03
Mich Cows and Calves.

At an International Agricultural Ex-
hibition held some years ago at Ham
burg, an extraordinary cow, the pro-
perty of Count Pinta, of Silesia, took
the prize offered for the best mich COW.
This COW, on the ll5th day after calving
after having travelled five hundred miles
to reach Hamburg, yielded thirty-thrce
and half quarts of milk in one day,
which gave thirty-one pounds thirteen
ounces of butter. The following ex-
tract gives his mode of treatment of
cows and calves, for which he was dis
tinguished:
"The new born calf is sprinkled with
meal and laid before the COW, which
latter remains chained to her post,
which then ticks the calf all over. The
calf is then taken away from the cow,
and brought back to sucking only three
times a day, at milking time. So the
calf requires from the first the habit of
regular meals punctually given. After
the calf has done sucking. the COW is
slipped clean. In other cases part of
the milk is first taken, and then the last
milk allowed to the calf Which of
these two modes is adopted depends up
on the yield of milk and its richness. |
once lost valuable calf by allowing
him the last milk, this containing too
much fatty matter.
Gin consequence of their abundant
allowance of feed, my cows bring large
calves, which, at the age of three weeks,
after being fed nothing but the milk of
their mother, will average $50 to 100
pounds, live weight, (165 to 176 pounds
English.) There will also occur many
twin births, which shows that rich feed
ing does not diminish the generative
power.
{" AT the age of three weeks, the calves
are removed to calf-stable, and there
receive drink three times day, at the
same time they used to suck in the
meantime they are allowed hay. The
first popularity now of my mode OF
feeding is this, that into the drink OF
the calves l mix great deal Of linseed
Another point of high Importance is tC
take prevention against diarrhea. Now
lOOseness of the bowels originates in
most cases from acid formed in theil
stomach. l therefore suspend between
every two calves piece of chalk. Some.
times q calf will not touch the chalk fol
months; at other times they will eat up
the whole piece in few days. l also
shear all my cows and calves. One girl
will shear two cows or four calves in a
day. The shearing helps to keep the
skin clean, and greatly increases both
comfort and appetite Of the animal.
"Another point of great importance
is to have the organs of secretion fully
developed at the time of calving, espe-
cially at the first calving. Our physi-
clans will prescribe fennel tea to wo-
men lying-in; this induced me to try
tennel-tea also on my cows. Upon one
ounce of fennel poured three-quarters
OF quart Of boiling water, let it stand
five minutes on hot plate, then strain
ed it, and gave it to the COW luke-warm.
The cows are not all fond of this drink
l therefore sweeten it and give it out OF
a bottle. l give this drink Immediately
after calving, three times day for two
days, or six times in all. l give the
same drink thereafter once q month; in
case of costiveness / give it oftener,
with the best success.
{" 1t is Of great importance to allow
mich cows sufficiency of fatty matter
in their feed always. I prefer linsecd
to any other ingredient"