Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-09
9Farm, Garden, Kitchen and Shop

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raised some very good calves, when
| kept the native stock, but then l
used to have a large number that were
not worth raising, and | knocked them
in the head. Now | raise the Dur
hams and the calves are all worth
raising. | let my calves suck the cow
until they are two weeks old. | think
they should get we'll Strengthened out
and growing before they are taken
from the COW. | then learn them to
drink new milk. This | believe may
be done in every case with very little
trouble if proper care and pains are
taken. They should not be handled
roughly and frightened, nor should
they be starved to it. If they will
not readily take to the pail by giving
them the finger, | give them some
from bottle and they will usually
very readily learn to drink. As soon
as they will drink new milk readily |
commence changing it gradually for
SKINNED milk and also make a por-
ridge of India wheat meal which |
gradually add to their milk. All
changes in feed should be made with
care and moderation, or the result
will be, the calves will get to scour-
ing. ! used from one to two quarts
of meal to make porridge Tor six to
seven calves the past season. keep
the calves up and feed what hay they
want. In this way | raised two calves
last year. One full blood Durham
bull calf at months and &c days
old weighed 900 pounds. The other
a grade bull calf at months old
weighed ga pounds. The past sea-
son | raised pair of steer calves,
one three-fourths Durham at l months
old weighed TO pounds; the other
one-halt Durham $50 pounds. Dur.
lug the winter | have fed in addition
to hay, 4 quarts turnips and 2 quarts
of potatoes a day to each one.
f. l.. HaStings--I have a full blood
Durham bull calf II months old, thai
good judges say weighs 800 pounds
| raised him as follows: gave him new
milk few days and then gradually
changed to skinned milk, and during
the summer his feed was a pail full
Of thick milk twice day and hay
Nothing else. | tried to learn him tt
eat potatoes but he would not ca
them so | let him go. This winter
have learned him to eat potatoes an,
give him a few.
g. W. SeaUer-I hardly ever lie
my calves suck the COW at all, or a
most only until the milk is good. A
soon as the cows milk is good | pu
my calves on to SKINNED milk an,
give them nothing else. After war;
weather comes | feed thick milk an
prefer to have it thick all the Time
that is, don't like to change frOL
thick to that which is not. but thin
the calves will do better TO keep th
same feed. Last summer raise
thirteen calves. In June | turned "a
but four of them out to pasture as
had not milk sufficient for them al
These four were steers, two of theI
half blood Durham, the other two II;
tives, all about of an age. keI
them all together in the barn with
yard to run in, and fed them a pa
full each of sour milk twice da
during the summer and what hay the
would eat. In the fall | was offere
800 for the four calves. | keC
them yet. The grade Durhams al
rather the handsomest built and vel
closely matched, but there is no gre;
difference in the size OF the four.
the time | was offered 500 for thes
my lot that turned to pasture wou
have sold at some SO to $12 eac
1t is the milk that makes them gro
and at present prices it is more pr
fitable feed to calves than put in
pork. This winter | have fed turni
twice day, about four quarts to ca,
one.
II. Scott-My method of raisin
calves is as follows: | let them SUI
the COW until the milk is good, tn,
learn them to drink and common
putting in hay tea. make the t,
by filling pot with hay and waite
In the morning when | first get
put it over the fire. By the time
get my other chores done it &c
stepped sufficiently, and put it in wi
the milk which it warns sufficient
without any further trouble. | ra
ed steer and heifer calf the pa
season. give them what milk ,
have to spare and hay tea now. 7
steer was very small inferior ca
and had strong misgivings abe
raising him. He was also sick. L
hair pulled off his gambrels and fro
his nose or face, but after time
commenced to grow and at elev
and one-half months old he weig
$50 pounds. Tue heifer is one-ha
Durham and at nine and oneha
months old weighs $40 pounds. NJ
in order to make good large amin
we must stretch them out when Ii
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