Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-17
Sa.te the Calves.

Sa.ss the Calves.
Except among regular cattle breeders
but few calves are being raised at pres
ed. We Know many farmers who
will give away pure Aldcruey calf
rather than to take the trouble OF rails
ing IL. a writer in an exchange SAWS
/ that at least two good calves can he
raised from the skinned milk of each
COW kept. and that the entire expense
OF keeping the cows can be paid Tor
from this source. lesvia2 The batter as
clear profit. As few village residents
are so situated as to raise their calves
he advises dsirsmen TO procure ihes.
calves. a. they are generally of good
stock and can be had for almost moth.
ing. lie gives hi. plan OF raising them
a. follows: At the season of the year
when we can turn on grass, . calf will
need but little milk after il IL three
months old fit has been taught TO eat;
and. If II can be had. a second calf can
take iis plsce. believe have improv.
ed on the plan recommended al the
Cleveland Couv ention-,hAt OF feeding
oil meal. used instead the farseed
aud have never seen any i'll effects
from II. think the oil meat Is vslua
bic largely for the oil il contains, aud
iha, il it was all extracted it would he
little better Than bran or meal can
see little sense in selling iiaxsced a,
clio bushcl and paving $50 ton .nd
freight for oil meal. aGd these are the
present quotations. Perhaps cannot
DO better here than TO describe in detail
how | manage cslfto raise II on skim
milk and make it a. good n = new milk
calf. ! let the calf stay with the COW
day or two, so as TO fill itscu well with
lie mothers mix. "a the calf needs the
PurgAtive qualities which such milk
contains. ! then separate /; aud shut
il in close. warm pen. out Of light Of
the mother. and let it 20 withou: food
Tor twenty -four hours. This ma. seem
cruel. but 1t j. difficult 10 make a calf
drink until it !. hungry. thea feed 4.
new mir for abou, ten dAys or until
II learns to drink well aud takes start
10 grow. then mix hall skim milk
with the new aud put into Tie skim
milk tablespoonful OF na1sced. TIN.
seed we pat into : cup. pour boiling
water over it and let it stand until it
lells. By the time The calf is Two weeks
old we harr him on fu'l diet or skim
milk and fArseed. and use a little more
than spoonful al meal. We yrada-
ally increase the faXsccd until at eight
or ten weeks old We feed gin At a
Iced, or half pint a day. By the lime
the calf Is four or Fix week. old we be
gan feeding she'll corn. aud when il gets
so that ii will eat four large ears OF coin
q day we slack of lh- fax-ced. II is
summer ia. calf should run on gra.s.
but II winter keep little good Lav OF /,
corn fodder where the calf can reach II /
from the time it j. four week, old.
believe corn fodder is beet, aud next TO I
this ro~en or second crop hay. II yoa
are wanIn: TO rAi.e all the calves you
can, or are short OF milk, your calf will
grow finely alter i, j. ten weeks old
with little milk. a quart OF milk nigh,
and morning, wiki water aud gin OF
laAseed. and liberal iced OF she'll corn
aud fodder in winter or pasture ia SUN
mer. VIII keep 1t thrifty. | have calf
now Just three month. old that viii cat
six ears OF corn and quite bundle OF /
fodder day, and am satisfied that il
would remain thrifty If we gave i, no
more milk. II We had been asked one
year ago how TO feed -Aim milk to get
the greatest profit from it should have
answered st once ''Feed to pigs" but
this years experience has convinced
me that unless hogs bring near ) cents.
pound. or you can grow stock % sell
at fancy price, tor breeders, there IS
more money in feeding it to calves. !
have noticed Tor yesrs that no stock
brings proportionsiely such high prices.
or sells IS readily at farm sales. a.
weAned calves, and | think that where
there is good stock 10 begin with. and
good care, there is more profit in the
IRE, years keeping than any subsequent
one and that the man running butter
dairy who would raise all the calves
be could and sell them at about d year
old would make the most from the
waste oil his dairy. OF course he should
reserve enough of the bes, to keep his
dairy hsrd.-I Herald.