The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-22

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How shall We train and mature the
dairy calf. Is question OF much i'm
portanee. and. in my opinion. one
which will to a great extent determine
the usefulness Of the dairy herd. writes
w. ]. Glllett In Breeders Gazette The
trotting-bred colt Is gradually edueat'
ed up 10 It's work. and Il has been well
established that Better results can be
reached by beginning that education AT
a very early age. The youngster takes
to It's lessons from a natural instinct
which Is born and bred characteristic.
The development OF the dairy calf pre-
sents a similar lesson. and she must DO
trained, not 10 conflict With natures
laws. but 10 that end for which she
was born and bred She Is like the colt.
In that by unfayorable training she
may never reach her best, yet that
function. endowed by nature. must crop
out In some form. showing her willing
ness and ability TO respond. perhaps
proportlonately to her education, to
her true nature How this education
should be conducted IL a question upon
which we are not infalllhle. and ! can
only give a method which has brought
10 me very satisfactory and nattorlns
results. Ny practice Is 10 allow the
calf TO remain with the dam only about
six hours This for the reason that the
early removal excites less anxiety OF
the mother. and think the calf takes
more readily 10 drinking milk from the
pail have roomy box stalls for my
calves and unless crowded for room
each one has a separate stall. Here
the education beglns feed literally
Of whole milk for the hrst six weeks.
after which the youngster Is gradually
weaned onto sweet skinned milk.
warm as Il leaves the separator. Al
this time think II necessary TO add
some substitute for the butter fat found
In the skinned milk. and for this pur-
pose use old process oil meal. scalded
10 Jelly. and mixed with milk. There
Is soon developed an appetite for grain.
and while they will consume at FIRST a
very small quantity. II must be re-
membered that this small amount does
the calf just as much good as a proper
tionaiely large amount does a matured
animal. | aim 10 feed all they will eat
OF ground oats and wheat bran, mixed
equal parts by measure They also
have access to good hay. clover pre-
ferred. and a small amount % corn sill
age as soon as they will eat II. | pre-
Ter skinned milk. oil meal and this
grain ration, because they are bone and
muscle making foods. I'd consider
whole milk. containing butter fat
worth 20 cents a pound an extraya-
CANT food. when We can do the work
eTectually with oil meal worth only
cent per pound. Bone and muscle and
early maturity are what seek 10 de-
velop IN the dairy calf. and with the
foods mentioned push them. realiz-
Ing that there u no time IN an animals
he when tho food cost o. 100 pounds.
live weight can be predueed so econ
omically ns when they are young
But growth r. not all 10 be oonsld-
cred. and another point Of no less Inn
portance Is health and constitutional
ylgor. which Is promoted by good sani-
tary treatment. free from exposure.
cleanliness Of pens. plenty OF fresh air.
sunlight. exercise occasional grooming
and kind treatment My fan calves ere
/ kept IN their pens until the warm. sun
ny days OF early spring when they are
daily given a frolle In the yards. In
June they are turned Into a small pas
ture. but are stabbed nights and inclem-
cnt days. and are fed Throughout, the
summer. Spring calves are stabbed
during the summer. but are given open
air exercise. In the winter they are
| given an hours airing every day. which
/ develops a fondness 10 be with the herd.
| so when turned ont In the spring. they
have learned TO rustic among the older
ones. take readily to eating grass. and
soon grow independent Of stable feed.
/ Those twelve months OF age think
thrive and find sufficient nourIshment
upon good pasture and should be fed
milk until about this age. desire a
calf 10 always be In good thriving con-
dition. but do not encourage any dis
position to taking on hesh. for II beefy.
she Is out Of her place, and We are de-
veloplng a fictitious nature for which
she was no, created believe there is
to-day an existing evil In the Amer
lean show yard. In Judges giving too
much encouragement 10 beefy dairy
cattle.