St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-23

third more per acre, than the best agrl-
cultural lands.
With the improvement OF our dairy
cattle, comes as twin brother the I'M
provement OF grasses, resulting IN an
improvement of methods OF handling
COWS, calves, milk and butter. From
childhood have been a great fancier
of fine cattle, for four years l have
studied closely and constantly the best
method OF handling and feeding cows
and calves, and while have learned
good deal, | know there is much Tor me
to learn. But this much l am certain
of, and that is, to understand Dairy
cattle and the Dairy business, one must
have personal, practical, knowledge.
He must know how to select, feed, milk,
and above all know how to set milk so
as to get the cream from it, know how
to handle and raise the calf.
have been asked by great many,
how | raise a calf. and thought best to
give my method through your we'll cir
culated Journal and stir up the gift IN
our people to give their practice and
result. AS raise Dairy cattle only, my
plans may not be suited to other varie-
ties of stock. | am sure it will not suit
for scrub cattle of any kind. There is
a great deal said about grading up"
our scrub stock, and this ought to be
cor1h Sfnoly
will have to be graded up.
The statistics show that Elgin county
Illinois manufactures $4,000 pounds OF
butter per day, which is the largest
quantity made in SO small territory IN
the world. That is also one of the
wealthiest countries in the world.
We may never attain to that pre-
eminence, but we have the best dairy
district in the south, and ought to avail
ourselves of the advantages nature has
bestowed upon us. To this end we
must raise fine cows, giving attention
from calfhood to maturity of animal.
My method is as follows:
Iseparate the calf from the COW at
five days old, place them out OF sight
and hearing of each other when pos
sible.
learn the calf to drink first by put
ting its head between my knees and
putting two fingers into its mouth,
when it begins to suck my fingers, |
lower them into a vessel of milk and it
soon learns that the milk is in the pan
and not in my fingers. The first time
the calf gets the milk out Of the pan
it is broke and weaned, and will follow
you all over the farm.
Now and then the calf will not lower
head to the pan, in that case | hold my
two fingers into its mouth and pour in
between them some sweet milk, good
way to get the milk in its mouth is to
pour it in small coffee pot, and pour
the milk through the spout into the calls
mouth. The calf is smart and will
make you follow this finger business
for month if you let him, but don't do
it. If you haven't got that splendid
commodity (patience) don't try it.
For the first week l give quart and
half of warm sweet milk twice a day,
and then two quarts warm sweet milk
nights and morning until the calf is
two months old. Then begin by put
ting in small quantity of clabber, and
reducing the sweet milk in proportion
until the calf is three months old, at
which time l leave off the sweet milk
altogether, and feed on half gallon
clabber morning and night until five
months old, at which time quit feed
ing on milk altogether. In the mean
time the calf must have small quanti
ty of meal, and all the good hay it
wants, and plenty of water from the
first.
If the calf suffers from constipation
give the milk cold If with scouers
give it warm and in less quantity, with
the whites of two eggs. After the
second month you do not need TO give
warm milk.
When the calf is two months old let
it run out with it's mother, unless you
have select grass lot for them. The
COW and calf will not know each other
after the calf is month old
Now claim the following advantages
for this plan.
1. Gentle calf and finally broke COW.
2. Healthier calf, because more regular
" fed. Not one hired mixer in fifty
x,,;ll oriro tho calf the same anantitu