The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-02-13
RAISING CALVES.

Suggestions offered by . Man Who Knows
All About 1t.
The following taken from the New
England Farmer tells just how to raise
calves in winter by one who has done it
for twenty years:
l have been for more than twenty
years in the habit of using linseed meal
cruel for calves. For about ten years !
had milk route in our village. and hav-
ing a herd of thoroughbred Shorthorn
cows raised all my calves. We made 1t
q rule to deliver all the milk our GUS
toners called for, and it was no unusual
thing for them to call for all we had.
We kept all the stock the pastures and
fodder corn would keep in the summer,
and bought grain and some hay in
winter. The stables were always full
in winter. We let the cows breed as
often as they would. The calves were
always born in the stables in winter,
frequently in summer. We never lost
q calf that was born alive, and raised
them all, about one every month on an
average, and brought them up in such
shape that they sold readily for good
prices until the excessive boom in Short
horns gave place to similar excessive
boom in Jerseys.
When calves were expected always
went to the stable at nine or ten o'clock
in the evening, and could always tell by
the cows actions IL she would calve that
night. They were accustomed to see
me looking about at that hour and were
not disturbed. The calves were always
taken from the cows at once and given
a good rubbing with straw. We then
MIXED the cow and fed the calf, being
careful that the milk was at blood heat
or little warmer. My barns at that
time were old and poor and it was about
impossible with the means at my com
mand to make them warm, and poor
economy it was, too. For half dollar
l bought dry goods box OF the mer
chant. set 1t on one side and made q
door of part of the cover, and ventil
ating window six by eight inches deep
When q calf was we'll fed he was put
in the box with generous bed OF light
dry straw, and blanket thrown over
him. When very cold q wisp of straw
WAY put III CHC WAHuOW' OuiSeAHiC'
they lived in it . week in very colo
weather. A quart Of linseed mea
boiled for half an hour in fifteen quart.
of water makes Cruel that calves will
thrive upon after they are . month old
have put calves on it as soon as tho,
had learned to drink, but it is mucf
better to make gradual change.
never feed calves new milk after thu
milk is suitable for selling. ] make
good veal calves at ten weeks old OF
skim milk and linseed meal Cruel, with
q mixture OF bran, fine middlings. lin
seed meal and corn meal fed dry, as the
digestive organs gain strength. BegiI
with a very little and increase it o fas
rs tho calf will bear it, il he is to By
fatted. Watch him at every meal: SCI
that he eats it all up clean, and that hi
droppings are not too thin. One day 0
securing will put him back week. !
calf does scour, skip one meal, give
half feeding next meal with tea
spoonful Of pain killer in it. Let tn
milk or Cruel always be warm. COX
milk kills many calves. Give them
warm place If possible with pure air
Keep their feet dry. There is NOR
time to take care OF calves in winte
than In summer, and they make bette
cows.