Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-27

The first week give il milk fresh from The
e,w, all It will drink But to make /, drink.
hack the calf into corner Of the pen. place
its head between your legs, set the milk buckle,
on box one foot high, hold the bucket steady
With your LEFT hand, place the middle hngey Of
your right hand into the calls mouth and push
its nose into the milk. wheni, beeinstc suck slip
your finger quietly out Of its mouth When !,
throws up its head YOU mus, repeat the opera
lion as before Do no, &c, angry be patient.
and in three DAYS or more, the calf will learn
to drink | have known smart calf TO learn
the second day.
AFTER one week the cows milk will be all
righ, for family use. so the cali can have no
more new milk. II assume that you have but
one cow. and that you wish TO make buuer.) }
skim pan Of milk that has stood for twelve
graham tho, shorts nor eornmeal), in cup Of
cold water, and add one quar-, Of boring water
This will thoroughly cook the middngs. and
Il will be free from Jumps. Now posr in three
quarts of sweet (ntver souri, milk and you
will have one gallon at the proper temperature
tor feeling. Never feed It too hot ot--calves do
no, like scalded mouths Make Il just milk
warm" The third week feed just the sane.
only double the amount Of middlings. The
fourth week increase the middlings to one tea.
cupful, but never give more than one gallon Of
drink at time. The calf should be fed every
twelve hours from the FIRST.
After the first month begin to add very lit.
tie only, OF corn meal shorts, bran and oil.eske
meal But these should always be thoroughly
scalded before being poured into the milk.
DO no scald The milk unless the calf scours
badly
when the calf is one month old begin also
to feed little fine hay--just handful at FIRST,
and from this time let it have taste Of every.
thing tina, is good ior it, such as beets, carrots.
potatoes, cabbage, squash. corn fodder, sugar
cane !; also bits Of bread, crackers, etc., from
the table. One objec, Of this style Of feeding
is to educate the calf for model family COW
for the family COW should learn TO eat every
thing that is clean and good. Keep on
with the gallon Of warm drink twice day un-
til the calf is three months old after that once
day, in the morning. and cold waite, At noon
or night.
"a calf so raised has cost but very little. II
has made no draft at all upon the cream or but.
ter, and the skim milk has no, been missed for
there was more than the family had use for.
\ 4, bas cnpsuo,aJ uho,,, a ,lolIorse v,ovth ri
ground feed when three month old. and fifty
cents Of hay. This with little work and much
innocent amusement for the children is the sun,
total Of the expense. have tried this method
with several calves, and always with the best
success. The only danger is from over.feed.
ing, which occasionally makes them sick for q
day or two"
Mr. w. c. Damon is altogether a practical
and responsible citizen and dairyman. From
experience and observation most heartily en-
dorse his plan Of rearing and feeding calves.
Cooked Oil Cake meal is also one Of the
safest and bes, for eding-especially-
and young animals Of all kinds. 100 pounds
Of this meal equals 300 pounds oats, 3Is
pounds corn, 1857 pounds bran.
| Having been subjected to a steam heat OF
over 400 degrees it may be fed freely, and is
the greatest flesh former and milk and butter
producer as well as the most economical food
| in use.
For young ea,tle-From to years old. ]
to quarts per day, in a feeds.
This Spring calves-From / 10 quarts pei
day.
| Sheep -One pint Of meal to each pound Of
oats fed or larger proportion of meal II pre-
fencd.
! Horses--A quart TO feed. with oats OIL
corn, will'keep horse in good condition.
Pigs-From to } quarts in feed, accord
ing to age and size.
From six to seven quarts Of this meal pc
day, in two feeds, morning and evening
should be fed to cows giving milk, and tc
steers intended for beef Mixed with water
and allowed to stand IL hours before using
it gives the best results, but it may be fed dry
Stock not accustomed to be fed on linseet
meal should have it frs, mixed with bran o
corn meal. In few day, they will cat
alone. One quart Of the mea, weighs on
pound. We feed this with unvaryine goo.
results. 1t has proved the best chemical com
pound yet discovered for any and all liv,
stock, as it sssimilates so easily and perfectly
PETER SAKE.
Honolulu, December 40. 1854.
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