Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-26
Farm and Household.



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Raising Calves.
As many farmers are getting in the way Of
raising their calves in the fall, instead Of the
spring, few suggestions at this season may
not come amiss to those not already familiar
with this branch of cattle raising. Accord
ing to our own experience, there are several
advantages in starting calves in the fall in
stead of in spring. There are no better
months for this purpose than September and
October. The flies, which trouble calves and
other animals so severely in hot weather, are
then gone and the weather is so cool that
milk Keeps sweet as long as desirable. Very
few farmers can afford to raise calves on
whole milk, but when the mercury is above
ninety, it is very difficult keeping muk long
enough to obtain the cream before 1t be-
comes too sour to bear warming over fire.
Then, again, it is a great bother to be obliged
to warm up messes of milk over the kitchen
stove morning and evening during the hot,
sutry weather of dog days Calves raised
in the fall get good start by the time for
turning to pasture the following spring, and
will then grow right along without further
trouble OF course the time of year for rails
ing will always be governed by the farmers
season for dairying If his best months for
making butter or cheese are the summer
months. he will necessarily be compelled to
raise his calves in the spring but if We could
nave our choice IN 'ne matter we "ouI1
choose octooer lor RECEIVING ln'o 'no VIM
all the caves heeueu lor Keeping up the
STOCK OF the 1afm.
SELECT ONLY THE BEST.
In raising calves for the dairy, it is very
important that only such are selected as We
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TEACHING TO DRINK.
Usvin,, the, calf on hand the next THING is
To teach il TO drink its milk from n nail in.
instead of sucking it from the teats of the
mother COW. People differ as to the length
of finn. "A vouur calf should be allowed TO re.
main with its mother some nreferrine to re-
move il immediately or within short time
while Others would let il have its own way for
a dav or t1ro or even longar We are inclin
cd to beEaye tbot the cow will uspall,
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allowed 10 suck for n few DAYS or weeks Int
II is usually much ensier teaching n calf to
drink when il is Int a dav old than after the
instinct of Sucking becomes a habit W.
have usually allowed our calves TO remain
with the cow half dav. or until they have
had one full meal. then take them away and
tsaob then to d~;nl- by offsrinc tbe,n warn
new r,ilk in clean sweet nail The Mill
phopld he ae near the natural tamnerature as
nrocticable In cold weather hot water is
rsed for warming the mil before the milk is
mt in Fvervtb;nc being ready hack the
REL fellow inio come corner and having mt
his head between vour leps with tbe nail in
front of Won wet he fngsr in the warm mill
and insert II in the calfs month II he will
encl the Rnger Won have only IN GRADUALLY
work his head down To the mill IN oct him to
drink II he makes ton slow work of taLing
the milk with the finger in the mouth put in
two fingers keenino Them a little wav snart
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srcl, the fpoar AT all we have sometimes oil
lowed the calf 10 s,,cl it's mother a few min.
ntes N Iybet mn lis annette II the COW is
MIXED clean frs. the calf will generally be
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never failed Of TEACHING q calf even If several
weeks old IN suck tbe finger and from that
To drinking milk from the nail is an easy
stem. Pouring milk down through A tunnel
him drink is all wrong They sbould he
treated kindly at all times and made 70 feel
that YOU are their best friend. Calves that
are Kindly treated when vouup seldom make
ANYTHING but tame Gentle animals when
CROWN
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are the hest situated for RAISING calves as
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