The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1883-06-20
Raising Calves.
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Col. f.. d. Curtis. Il wcli.known writer for
the agricultural press, gives ms views us Io!'
lows in Il cotcniToIi!ry 4! TINS sun},ct: u,.
Farmers cannot afford to give all the milk
of the GARY to the calves. The pig. pen calls
for its share and If 1t Is not supplied there
will be l~eanncss there. After q great deal of
dawn to mixture Of food which is the hest
that we know OF. We feed calves fresh milk
from tie COW until they are two weeks Old.
and then give them mix rom tue creamery
from which tic cream has risen. with Il table
Spoonful Of oil meal stirred i'll the mix. me
quantity of milk is governed by the size OF
the calf, never giving them as much MS they
will drink. When calves arc three weeks Ola
they will begin to eat Il little hay, prrlcrring
! clover. They are Allowed to have all that
they will eat.
81 this age they will also lick mp and cat a
little meal. We br.in with u halfri!l of wheat
| miGGlirrS and linSrCd.oil meal. which. mixed
IN the proportion of two to"nc, IS put IN a box
| accessible to rho calf. IN the calf docs not eat
the top. which almost always will induce the
! cali 20 cat the mess After eating once there
IS no further trouble One pail OF milk Twelve
QUARTS will feed four calves. Inc NIX Is
given twice Il day, and the meal, with hay,
three times. The calves are t!tu up SO lhcS
will not suck or chew each oIlic". which Is
! hur;tul. When the calves get o'!er-*iN To
eight weeks Of a:c-n little water n..G% be ad!
ed TO the milk. They should lac kept In q
, stable until three montlH old. when they
may bc turned out IN f csh grSsS. and meal he
/ given them once II ClS "llu''ii siN 'i'N -
This go. hey sh"uld have from ono !" TWO
unartS of the shorts and oil meal. Beginning
with half II gill. thr meal ration Slntlid ne IN
creased every week gradually M l"tic l'.rSrSt
unantity we have SlOicn OF. The older Il call
cc;S the NOR" feed it requires. when we sup
rly with hay aud the meal. inS'e q OF m
~crras,ng he milk which reversed Tor the
II is more economical to Keep calves shut mp
in n sable handy by than I" spend the tltnr
! running after them in a field. The calves VIII
do ~ great deal better. as they are ont OF
storms and not so much exposed To HES;
Under his Sy>tcm Of care and feeding we n;td
never been trnnb'cd with scourS Or Other ms
eases arising from rXpOSur. ana rom having
only healthy and thrifty. but all along have II
r~rr:crt development and appearance. The
hal Is bright and siikcn, and the holy sym.
metrical. with jus, the rish' proportion ~
flesh anil hone. When calves are turned on!
too young IN pick their oWn living thrS no
come roi-hcllipd and this i~Il.Slalc they carry
I with them all their lives. They always run
down and get s%!un'ei. from which uhprntt-
nllc condition they scarcely ever recover ne
fore winter. and spring finds them rlntN. win
St,rirg cGnts and Slnkrn eyes. ill-iaroreu III
all respects. and not worth any more liih
when turned TO GRASS nearly n year before.
This is the way calves are raised. The oppo-
site extreme Is to let them suck ana so lose
the use Of the COW for the dairy, ana NJ me
same time uui!t the calf for practical use. me
calf should I've kept growing until 1t reaches
maturity. When growth ends loss hegiinS. ana
this is TOO often tine case In rrarin. animals:
A dollar invested in wheat middlingS Will
pay for one hundred pounds. and TINS WIZ lern
n calf q long time. and really adds double us
cost to the value of the y0ung animal. FARM
rrs should nlw;lyS remember that there can
not be profit without thrift. NrXt-to Inlaui,
lngs and oil: meal. ground oats IS me pest 'tra
for calves. Irit j. not convenient to have inc
oats ground, they may be FED whole. inc anne
bulk as The meal ration. IT. does NOT seem
necessary tosay that the stable should DC Kep!t
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