The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-08-18

in order to do this the cow must be
MIXED that many times. In dairy dis
tricts dairy cows have been bred up
to the point where 1t Is absolutely
necessary to milk them when fresh
three times day because Of the large
amount Of milk which they produce.
Feeding Of Skim Milk.
In this way by the time the calf 10
40 days old he is taking all sk1mmea
milk and his ration is very inexpens-
i've. At the time when the skinned
milk begins to be added to the ra'
ton, calf scours and collie are very
liable to occur. To eliminate this
danger it is advisable to feed blood
flour with the milk. There are two
advantages in feeding this flour. The
first which has been suggested Is to
eliminate the danger of scours and IL
is doubtful whether or not there Is
anything that is more efficient for this
purpose. In the second place, the
blood flour adds great deal of pro-
tein and bone phosphate which is util-
lied Tor the purpose of growing bone
and muscle and giving size to the calf.
To keep the youngster in good condl-
ton a Cruel made of oil meal or flax
seed cooked with hot water and fed
in small amounts with the milk Is
valuable in that it contains a great
deal of fat to replace thai which has
been removed by the separator When
the calf is between four and six weeks
old it will begin to take feed OF
solid nature, the first evidences OF
which will be that the calf will nibb1e
at clover hay If the opportunity Is at
forded. At this time such feeds should
be supplied.
Never overfeed the Calf.
When the calf has reached the age
of two months the milk ration can be
slightly increased. Up to this time II
should never exceed ten or twelve
pounds daily. Mistakes are more often
made in feeding the calf too much
milk than in feeding 1t not enough.
Any changes that are made should be
gradual Radical changes always re-
suit in throwing the calf off feed by
sickening it either with scours, calf
collie or some other of the diseases to
which young calves are susceptible.
The milk should never be increased
more than by pound day and 1T
should be borne in mind that the calf
should never receive more than TWEEN
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 as 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 grain ration
which is palatable and acceptable tt
the calf, and then allow the youngste1
to derive the remainder of nutrients
from alfalfa or clover hay.
Keep Calves In Good Quarters.
The management of the calf has as
much to do with it's welfare as does
the feeding. AS a rule, calves il
dairy" districts are born in the fall be
cause the COWS can be MIXED and th<
calves raised during the winter
months when the farmer has more
times and also because he realize:
that the COW which freshens in th'
fall will produce 20 per cent rlor'
milk and butter-fat than the GOV
which freshens in the spring. OWN;
to this the calf is kept in the bari
during the first six months Of his life
It should be kept in stall which i
roomy, dry, well-bedded well-vent
.. lated, with plenty of light. lTnd'
these conditions, he receives sufficiei'
exercise and keeps in healthy
thrifty condition so as to grow wei
On the other hand, if the calf is KEEP
in a stall that is dark or damp or i
ventilated, he is very liable to be
come affected with one of the tW
dozen ills to which the calf is SUI:
ceptible and will die. On bright day
after the calf has reached the age {
four weeks he should be turned OF
to play even though the weather
cold, because the exercise and tn
fresh air and sunshine he receives
greatly beneficial to him. An hou
of such treatment daily is excellen
but the calf should not be allowed
/ remain out long enough to becom
4 cold and chilled, for herein again lie
l another danger. After the winter hs
4 passed and springtime comes the ca
Il will give little more trouble, for it hs
\ reached the size and age when it ca
get large portion of it's subsistent
from the grasses of the pasture, b.
for the first year it should not be cor
k PEELED to live entirely on grass tt
g. digestive apparatus of the calf has n
Of vet become sufficiently developed
n, permit of the consumption of enous
IS nutrients from feed containing
in much water as does grass. For tn
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