Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-19

az least three times q day, OF COURSE
in order to do this the COW must be
MIXED that many times. In dairy dis
trfcts dairy cows have been bred up
to the point where 1t is absolutely
necessary to milk them when fresh
three times a day because of the large
amount Of milk which they produce.
Feeding Of ekIm Milk. g.
In this way by the time the calf 10
40 days old he is taking all skinned
milk and his ration is very inexpens-
i've. At the time when the skinned
milk begins to be added to the ra-
tion. calf scours and collie are very
liable to occur. To eliminate this
danger 1t is advisable to feed blood
-four with the milk. There are two
advantages in feeding this -four. The
first which has been suggested Is to
eliminate the danger of scours and 1t
Is doubtful whether or not there is
anything that Is more efficient for this
purpose. In the second place. the
blood flour adds a great deal of pro-
tein and bone phosphate which is util-
lied for the purpose of growing bone
and muscle and giving size to the calf.
To keep the youngster in good condi-
tion a cruel made Of oil meal or fax
seed cooked with hot water and fed
In small amounts with the milk is
valuable In that 1t contains a great
deal Of fat to replace tina. which has
been removed by the separator. When
the calf Is between four and six weeks
old 1t will begin to take feed Of q
solid nature. the first evidences Of
which will be that the calf will nibble
at clover hay II the opportunity is af-
forded. At this time such feeds should
be supplied.
Never ovefeed the Calf.
When the calf has reached the age
OF two months the milk ration can be
slightly increased. Up to this time 1t
should never exceed ten or twelve
pounds daily. Mistakes are more often
made in feeding the calf too much
milk than In feeding It not enough.
Any changes that are made should be
gradual. Radical changes always re-
suit In throwing the calf OF feed by
sickening It either with scours. calf
collie or some other OF the diseases to
which young calves are susceptible.
more than by pound a day and It
should be borne in mind that the calf
should never receive more than twen.
ty pounds OF milk in day at any age.
Too many feeders believe that the
quality that is lost by removing the
fat can be replaced by greatening the
quantity. This Is a mistake for even
though the calf had the power of
drinking 100 pounds OF SKINNED milk
Il would not receive rs much fat as 1t
would from one pound Of whole rich
milk.
Summing up. then. the proper way
to raise the calves is to feed them
from ten to not exceeding twenty
pounds of milk daily and replace the
nutrients which have been removed
BY the separator with a grain ration
which Is palntnble and acceptable to
the calf. and then allow the youngster
to derive the remainder Of nutrients
frum alfalfa or clover hay.
Keep Calves In Good Quarters.
The management Of the calf has as
much to do with its welfare as does
the feeding. As n rule. calves in
cause the cows can be milked and the
calves raised during the winter
months when the farmer has more
tines and also because he realizes
that the COW which freshens In the
fall will produce 20 per cent. more
milk and buttcr-fat than the COW
which freshens in the spring. Owing
to this the calf Is kept In the barn
during the first six months OF his life.
Il Should be kept in a stall which is
roomy. dry. well-bedded. well.venti.
lated. with plenty Of light. Under
these conditions. he receives sufficient
exercise and keeps in a healthy.
thrifty condition so as to grow well.
On the other hand. II the calf Is kept
In a stall that Is dark or damp or Ill
ventilated. he Is very liable to be-
come affected with one OF the two
dozen Ills to which the calf II sus-
ccptlble and will die. On bright days
after the calf has reached the age of
four weeks he should be turned out
to play even though the weather Is
cold. because the exercise and the
fresh nj: ana sunshine he receives is
greatly beneficial to him. An hour
of such treatment daily Is excellent.
but the calf should MT be allowed to
remain out long enough tC become
cold and chilled. for herein again les
another danger. After the winter has
passed and springtime comes the calf
will give little more trouble. for It has
reached the size and age when 1t can
get a large portion OF its subsistence
from the grasses Of the pasture. but
for the first year II should not be COM
peli-d to live entirely ON grass. The
digestive apparatus Of the calf has not
yet become sufficiently developed to
permit of tn. consumption Of enough
nutrients from feed containing so
ynucn water as does grass For this