St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-22

tcrially.
The decline in the value of hogs is
vcrv marked. In Ohio i'll 1867 the
average price was SlO.35; i'll lo12 the
average. price is 1888. Am equal de-
cline is shown by the other swine pro-
ducing States.
Raising Calves.
A Young farmer gives many useful
hints. and his own experience on this
subject. in ii late number Of the Boston
Journal
A few nights ago one of my COWS
dropped a calf. and rs | had not eX
pcctcd it quite so soon, she dropped it
while tied in the barn. 1t was very
cold night. and the barn (having il eel
lar entirely open on the cast) is very
cold one. In consequence, when went
out in the morning the poor calf was 50
chilled that he could not stand or even
suck the COW when we held him up for
that purpose. | didmot care very much
for the value of the calf, as | did not
wish to raise it, but | did not like to
have it die i'll that way. | never was
caught in that way with il COW before.
but | thought could save the calf. At
any rate would try the experiment.
rolled it in an old blanket and carried
it to the house and lay it 10y the stove
until could get through with the feed
ing and milking. Then | got IL great
tub of water, almost as hot as | could
bear my hand i'll it, and put him into
it all but his head, and then rubbed
/ him there until thought the circula-
ton began to start. and he began To
show some signs of life. Then | fed
him with II few spoonfIIls of hot milk i'll
which put few drops of whisky that
| borrowed of il ncighbor for the occa
sion. though he thought the whisky
w;IS of more value than the calf. When
he had swallowed little of that | took
him out of the water and rubbed him
dry with some old bags. and fed him Il
little more. and then wrapped him in
the blanket again and left him behind
the stove. In about two hours he he
gan to look quite bright. and fed him
again: this time he took nearly IL pint
"f milk without amy whi>key. and |
found that he could stand alone. but |
made him lie still couple hours long
CT. and then took him to the barn and
put him with the COW. Since that he
has been all right, and is doing us well
az amy calf. As said i'll the beginning
IL tried this experiment more for the
sake of learning what | could do. and
whether this method of treatment.
nhi' Ia had l"f..r" tried with success
on chilled lambs. WAS equally good for
other animals OF not. than from amy de
sire to save the life of that particular
calf. If amy of my brother farmers are
so unluckN is to have any calf or colt
chilled when first born. and they desire
Ia save its life. hope my success will
induce them to try the hot bath. with II
little warm milk inside. If Il little
spirit OF ginger or some other Stimulant
i added To the milk ii will assist nature
= very much. Stimulation at Il critical
time like that is something aS necessary
a. Il lift on the wheel when the team is
i'll Il tight place.
F. :. My wife bids me tell the lady
readers of The journal that this same
treatment might he the means of saving
the life of some poor children who are
born with 50 little vitality that it is Il
question of doubt for the first twenty
four hours whether they shall live or
not. As one human life is worth more
than many calves. | hope you will value
her suggestion accordingly.
As il Is the season now when the
the calves begin To come along. and il
is often desirable for the farmer to raise
his own calves when he knows they are
= of good stock. it may not hc amiSS fol
me to repeat something of what | said
last spring about my method of raising
them. The first thing to he thought OF
j. the selection of the animal to he rails
cd. DO not depend altogether upon
the character of the mother of the calf,
/ in making your choice. 1t seems to he
. fully agreed 10y all good breeders that
the mother does not so much transmit
to the calf the quality of giving much
milk. or rich milk. as she does form
; disposition and constitution. But the
milk or butter making power can be
most surely obtained by breeding from
+ males that are themselves bred from
stock that have possessed this power
: during generations past. Then raise {;
: calf from good COW only when You
know that il can trace back to Il line %
+ good cows on the side of the bull also
The cscutcheon or milk mirror should
. also he examined if any doubts occll
on other points. will not say that /;
+ perfect mirror is an untailing sign of /;
good mixer, or lack of it IL sure in.
dication that the COW will not give
much milk. but | would much rather
- take my chance with COW or calf that
was well marked in that way. than will
T. one that was not. Unless some othel
. cause should make me feel re,y SURE
that IL calf ought to make Il COW thai
l would he Il good mixer, | would moi
: raise 1t if 1t had not a good mirror. And
! should not depend upon it as much tC
help me to decide whether to raise {:
: bull calf tn breed from. Nomatter how
d. pure his blood or perfect his pedigree
p | would not have him to breed dairy
COWS from unless he had Il good mirror
Then having decided what calf t.
} raise, the next thing is how tn do it in
) the best manner. If the cows uddcr is
all right, and has not cakcd. | do not
want the calf to suck more than twice
If her udder Is cakcd | let the cali
draw on it after | have MIXED away
nearly all | can get: do not want the
calf to suck more than the first three
days. however. Then | would like Ia
} let him have us much of his mothers
milk as he will drink from ii dish or
pail until he is week old. never
have any trouble to learn them to drink
at two or three days old. Just wet
one finger i'll the milk and put it in the
calf : mouth. and moderately carry nv
: hand. and the calls nose with it. to the
milk III the pail. Usually he will not
take much the first time. but the see
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