Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

the usefulness OF the DAIRY ncEus Wits
w. j. Gilietf In Breeders Gazette. The
trotting-bred colt Is gradually edueat'
ed ap 10 its work. and 1t has been well
established that better results can oe
reached by beginning that education At
. very early age. The yonngster takes
to Its lessons from natural instinct
which Is born and bred characteristic.
The development OF the dairy calf pre-
sents q similar lesson, and she must 30
trained. not to conflict with natures
laws. but to that end for which shs
was born and bred. She Is like the colt.
In that by unfasorahls tralRsns 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
prcportionately TO her education. TO
her true nature. How this education
should be conducted Is question upon
which we are not infaliible. and can
only give a method which has brought
to me very satisfactory and nattsring
results. My practice Is to allow the
calf to remain with the dam only about
six hours. This for the reason that the
early removal exeites less anxiety OF
the mother. and l think the calf takes
more readily 10 drinking milk from the
pail. | have roomy boz stalls for my
calves and unless crowded for room
each one has separate stall. Here
the education begins. feed literally
OF whole milk for the nrst six weeks,
after which the younsster Is gradually
weaned onto sweet SKINNED milk.
warm as II leaves the separator. At
this time I think II necessary to add
some substitute for the butter fAf found
in the SKINNED milk. and for this pur-
pose use old process oil meal. scaided
TO Jelly. and mixed with milk. There
10 soon developed an appetite Tor grain.
and while they win consurs At nrss q
very small quantity, n must Be re-
membersd that this small amount does
the calf Just as much good ne a proper.
tionately large amount does a matnred
animal | aim 10 feed all they will eat
OF ground oats and whoa. bran, mixed
equal parts by measure. They aiss
havs access TO good hay, clover pre-
terred. and q small amount OF corn SILL
age AZ soon as they will eat t. I pre-
fer skinned milk, oil meal and this
grAin ration. because they ars bone and
muscle making foods, and consider
whsle milk. containing butter fat
worth 20 cents q pound an exsrava-
CANT food. when we can do the work
srectually with oil meal worth only
cent per pound. Bone and muscle and
early maturity are what seek TO de-
velop In the dairy calf. and With the
foods mentioned push them. reaiis-
Ing that there f. no time Ia an animals
life when the food cost Of 100 pounds.
live weight. can be produced 80 ccoa-
omically as when they are young.
But growth IL not all 70 be coss.a-
sred, and another point OF no less i'm
portance Is health and constitutional
visor. which Is promoted by good sani.
larry treatment. free from exposure.
OF pens. plenty Of fresh air.
sunlight. exercise. occasional grooming
md kind treatment. MY fall calves are
Kept In their pens until the warm. sun.
ny days OF early spring when they are
iaily given q froifc In the yards. In
Tune they are turned into q small Pes.
ure. but are stabbed nights and inclsm-
mt days. and are fed throughout ths
summer. Spring calves are stabbed
Turing the summer. but are given open
lir exercise. In the winter they Gre
stvcn an hours airing every day, which
develops a fondness TO be with the herd
% whom turned out In the spring. they
rave learned TO rustic among the older
mes. take readily to eating grass. and |
Don grow independent OF stable feed.
Those twelve months OF are think |
hrivs and And sufficient nonrishment
lpon good pasture and should be fed /
milk until about this age. I desire =
ali TO always be 10 good thriving con.
lition. but do not encourage nny dls.
'ositlon TO taking on flesh. for II bsefy
he is out Of her place. and va are de- /
'slopfng fictitious nature for which
he was not created. believe thsre q
o-dsy an existing evil in the Amer.
can show yard. In judges giving too
much encouragement to beefy dairy
attic.
Hogs and Ppmpkins.-- G. ssrrcr In
tural New Yorker. Recently. whus
eeding my hogs their ration OF pump-
ins. 1t required to my mind thu, man
I the Ills with which humanity Il AZ.
lctsd. particularly some Of a parasite.
al nature, are due TO our domestic ami.
nails. More prudence and a littls fora.
bought might avert much disease NO,
say death. Tapeworms ana otbs,
arasites find the swine. sheep. etc. a
ongenial breeding place. The both
umane and wise course to pursu. /,
see that our animals are kept ln good