The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-03-23
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hss doee. msn Gao 10" 10 ,ins, the qaes
tion may be ssswerv3 10 the snrnsiive,
iof many calves bsye been 20 raised. Bot
IL nqaiics stili. sood ia 'gmst, snd esre
fai vsiohiulusss. % II 10 rot 10 accord
ssee With n.ture's methods which 10
% osi eases sre the best msihods-
The On odefn dsiry COZ, bosfv,r. can
hsrdly be called = prodaci Of rstare. I
siuce man hes rsmoisied Der 10 serve bis
srlihcisl purposes. The dsiry COZ OF
today gives more and richer milt than Is
needed Tor isedios her tfsp'ios; indeec,
the beat batter producers oii.n yield
mix too rich 10 tat for the bss' develop
nent OF the calf 10 such cases feuo,ios
par, OF the cream will be en- sdvsnt'se to
both cali aud owner have raised -
good calves a. souid ssk Tor chiefly co
shin piik, bot | lost several while iesrl
ing hos.
Min Ia the natural food Of The young.
.nd would not sdyi.e farmer TO DIS
pepse With IL entirely during the nrst
few weeks. a. IL 10 risky experiment, 90
pecislly 80 for . novice at the bosin,ss'
Modern investigation has taught pbyn
ci.ns that stsrehy food is indisestible to
babies 10 the etry months Of their ,1'-'
sucs. Bread. the al, a d life for 80 sdnlt
With digestive organs folly developed,
would be the arrow OF desth il fed eiciu
avely 10 ~ infant Calves develop
faster than hsb ef, and can dispense With
milk easier, but ii IL Lot tate to take II
away entirely ill they sre lev weeks
old.
"Scours" carry fl most Of the calves
thst fail 10 do veil. II 10 simply Asymp
tom OF indigestion 81 first. but unless cor
rscted st once It generally means death or
worse. A dead calf Is . loss, bat an M
thrifty one 10 constant source OF expense
Scours ere due to many causes, but the
most common o suse 10 band fed calves is
giving too much food or that that which
| is loo cold, ! sould about Is soon see
CAT fall dead after taking . hearty meal
IS TO see /. SILVER, fer know that the
food was too cold, and that the obili
would be most sure TO Cause Indigestion
| A perfectly healthy calf or child is one
that receives no check by disease from
birth TO maturity. With proper treat
ment such would be Common
The danger from feeding grain to Young
calves is due to the isct that 1t 10 irltst
i ue to the digestive organs. which are not
fitted for it. Cooking grain improves it;
II given spsrinely with milk the stomach
gradually learns to dispose OF it. l con
slider il perfectly safe TO have btx Of
clean, dry whest bran within reach OF
calf Of any time, Is be will DOT eat 1t be
tore be can dises. it. II is grain forced
down 10 liquid that does the harm. acting
ss . drench 0, physic when il is not need
ed. would also have little wisp OF
swee. hay tied 10 q bundle and buog over
the pen within resch fer the calf TO nioble
st 90 soon IS it plesses. This will usually
be by the third or fourth week.
Flax seed crushed is considered one oil
the best grain feeds Tor Young calves to
take the place OF fat taken from whole
milk. I. must be cooked to = jelly and
given spsripgiy. q table spoonful to eel
At fret, increasing the quantity ss the sni
NAL grows. Ia cool weather enough to
lat few days can be cooked at once.
would not dare 10 try 10 raise calf
by hand without good dairy thermoms
ter so could know the exact temperature
Of the food given. would have it ct
blood hest until the calf was ct less. three
weeks old and not much lower ss long
ss the bulk Of the food is given 10 liquid
form. Another important matter is to
make no sudden changes in the quantity
or q1slity Of the food.
With sufii cient care calves calves can be
raised any time Of year. but the fall |, the
best time. The weather 10 then cool and
there Is no temptation to turn to pasture
while too youpg to depend on grass for
food. Flies are annoy ing TO young calves
10 the summer and often greatly 7 tard
growth. Cool try bay is far better than
grass so long 80 they have milk. Grass
is To-, loosepi g to the bowels. A calf Re
signed for the dsi,y slould be ieI for
| muscle growth rstber than for fat, Whest
bran end ost mesl With little linseed is
better than corn mpsl.
IoeIperier csd p rson often have diff
Guilty 10 teaching calves TO drink. The
longer they are allowed TO suck the Gov
the greater the difficulty. II is better to
begin 81 . dsy or two old before the suck
Jog hsbit 10 formed or firmly fixed. Suck
iug comes by instinct. Drinking has to
be learned. and II is . foolish man that
gets ont Of pstienoe and cufi, baby calf
cause II doesn't understand having it's
oose crowdei into dish Of milk, When
the fee ling hour arrives the calf is 10 q
seeking bu: not 10 drinking mood. My
ssy u TO milk the oow and then let the
c.lf suck the empty udder lev minutes.
rsk o away then it will generally suck
the fingers readily. or most anything II
can &c, hold ot ! nov take i,s besd be
tweet my legs and With two fingers Of one
bend 10 Its mouth and the psll Of milk 10
the ether. gradually bat kindly bring the
c.li's muzzle and the milk together. being
csreiul not to let the mouth get too deep
" 10 the pail 30 - to choke the calf BY
keeping the fingers little way spsrt the
calf soon gets tat, Of the ssrin milk
and the frat lesson IL learned.
TIE chief objection 10 frinkins f. iLa