The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-01
The Calves.

There is no part of the farm stock
more liable to be neglected in fall than
the calves which have been raised dur
ing the summer. They are often left
out late in the season, without shelter,
to pick at the frozen grass, and BY the
time cold weather sets in, are reduced
in flesh and cannot be wintered without
extra nursing, and even then one or
more are often lost before the time for
turning to grass.
Calves should enter upon cold wealth
er in good condition and with vigorous
health. Shelter and an abundance OF nu-
triJlous food should be provided as sooh
as grass becomes frost-bitten and pooi,
and cold storms of sleet and ram De8'u
TO be FREQUENT. They demand the nness
and best hay grown on the Iarm, anu
sbould hoys In addition a little OIL
maaI Iran mr. oats. Roots viii be fonnd
on a1oeIIant food for calves during the
80; n+ar In addition to the oil meal or
- aboye mentioned. Some prefer
Cts saw a pint or little more per day
20 esch animal. We have seen calves
wintered through in fine condition upon
bay and oats as above, but we prefer a
mixture of oil meal and bran, and if it
can bebaG, daily feed of tnrnips or
carrots. -E-
Calves that are we'll cared for, that
have q warm shelter and that get SUIT
tciency of nutritious food not over fed,
continue their growth during the win
ter will usually milk When two years
old, which is matter of considerable
importance to the dairyman. In our
ex perience in raising stock we find by
far the most important period to give
close attention to the animal is during
its first year. Neglect during that time
is almost always attended with loss. A
poor runty calf, poorly wintered cannot
be expected to be in milk for The next
year, and at three years old is no better
for the pail than the two year old that
has had generous care from its birth
vet the former has cost considerable
more than the latter.
Many farmers make no estimate or
the cost of raising stock, and hence do
not properly appreciate the difference
between helfers coming IN mix wnen
two or three years old. Every animal
raised OIL the farm should be charged
with every item of its expense until 1t
begins TO pay the farmer BACK either I'D
milk or beef. By keeping o strict ae-
count with stock We are enabled TO see
az glance VIII, Their there is gain or loss
IN the business of stock raising. 1t such
accounts were more generally kept, We
apprehenG more attention would be Civ.
GA to calves in pushing them forward
so that full and early development OF
tue animal he secured. Some object TO
putting calves in stanchions. preferring
TO let them run loose in the stable, We
save never seen any i'll effect from
stanchioning calves, but on the contra
ry, believe there arc many advantages
| from this mode of arrangement.
Less room is occupied when they are
thus coufiued, aud they with their sta
bes are kept cleaner than when allow
ed to run loose. They are more easily
fed, especially when any extra food is
given, and each one gets its share and Is
not driven about by master or stronger
animals. By giving them run in the
yard every day they get sufficient exer-
else, while the early breaking to the
stanchion and the handling daily rem
ders them more docile and more easily
managed as they grew older aud come
in milk Utica Herald.