The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-07-11
PURE BRED CALVES.
DISCUSSED FROM THE STANDPOINT
OF A MILK PRODUCER.

Methods of Feeding Pursued by Va
rious Aut hssrities-value of Skim
milk and Whey-It Pays to Raise
Animals Of Pure Breed.
Discussing the subject Of calf rails
ing at the recent session of the Ohio
Dairymen's association, L. s. McClel-
land, dealing with the calf from the
standpoint Of a cheese factory patron,
according to The National Stockman,
said that he prefers spring calves and
If they are not strong and all right
thinks the owner would make money
by giving them away rather than by
trying to raise them. The dam and
calf should be kept quiet for awhile
after birth. Keep the calf on cow for
two weeks, meantime teaching it to
eat a little grain. At 2 weeks substi-
tute whey for part of ration and grad
ually increase until at weeks leave
off milk.
Too many dairymen think that a
dairy COW must be starved as calf. He
had seen some that looked as if they
had been raised on fresh air and Gods
love.
In the discussion following Mr.. Rice
stated that most of the calves raised
on whey by his patrons were Short
horns which ultimately went to feed
ers, who now prefer whey raised
calves. Pasteurized whey is superior
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shorts and little oilmeal in connec-
ton with whey. Some use oats I'M
ground. He likes rye meal better than
anything he has tried; finds the calves
eager for pasteurized whey, whereas
had to force them to eat unpasteurized;
heats to 155 or 100 degrees and doesn't
cool it.
John Fippin of Galloway discussed
the same subject from the standpoint
of milk producer. Most milk sellers
think it too expensive to raise calves.
He thinks they are right If the calves
are not sired by good dairy bred bull.
Give away the weaklings-raise good
lot to run in. He prefers to have them
come Jan. to March l.; then they go
to grass in good shape. Leave COW and
calf together till milk becomes good,
four or five days, then put COW in stall
and calf in crate and set behind her
roomy crate wherein the calf can lie
down.
Give calf about two quarts of milk
at feed, teaching it to drink, which is
easily done in crate, and after calf
learns to drink make half ration skim
milk, teaching it to eat grain, and in
five days give all skimmilk. Feed
milk at 80 degrees. Feed in stanchions
after this, keeping calves in stanchions
till mouths are dry after feeding. If
calves are to be milk producers, don't
let them get too fat. Give skimmilk
and grain till 6 months old. Can raise
a better dairy calf this way than on
whole milk. Always feeds skimmilk
sweet.
Mr.. Bailey feeds calves in stalls,
shutting them in while feeding, which
prevents some .hogging the whole mess.
he has narrow stalls, arranged so lie
can shut in a number of calves by
lever and as easily release them.
Calves a week old will learn to eat hay
If kept with older calves. Flaxseed
jelly. a handful in each feed, he has
found valuable for calves.
President Stratton thought calves
should be developed for the purpose
which they are to serve at maturity.
Develop a calf into dairy animal by
training it to eat literally of protein
foods, avoiding fairness.
Professor Hunt discussed this theory,
stating that it was theory only, though
reasonable one, but exact data are
lacking. Calves are often asked to eat
too much skimmilk; must have rough
ness as well as milk and grain.
Mr.. Johnson gives his calves 8 to 10
pounds skimmilk at feed, all the hay,
straw, silage and bran they want, and
raises good dairy animals. He keeps
Holsteins and supplies hotels, clubs
ana public institutions.
Mr.. Devol advocates bran and had
records to back his assertions. Calves
Gerseys) gained 80 to 81 pounds in 80
days, beginning at 5 weeks old. Costs
$25 to $50 to raise a yearling, but
cheaper to raise them well than to
have somebody else to do so at $12 to
$14. Calves raised by others were
stunted and timid, not in the habit Of
eating liberal quantities. Keeps them
in stable all the time till a year old
and prefers not to pasture. Some
creamery men reported that their pa
irons preferred pasteurized skimmilk;
others the reverse. Don't feed sour
and sweet milk alternately; better feed
sweet all the time.