Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18

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In small amounts with the milk Is
valuable In that Il contains a great
deal Of Fat to replace tina. which has
been removed by the separator When
the calf e between four and six weeks
old it viii begin to take feed Of
solid nature. the frst evidences Of
which will be that the calf will nibble
at clover hay II the opportunity 10 AZ.
forded. At this time such feeds should
be supplied.
Never ovsrfeea the Calf.
When the calf has reached the age
% two months the milk ration can be
slightly Increased. Up to this time Il
should never exceed ten or twelve
pounds daily. Mistakes are more often
made In feeding the calf too much
milk than in feeding Il not enough.
Any changes that are made should be
gradual Radical changes always re-
suit IN throwing the calf OF feed by
stckening Il either vith scours. calf
collie or some other OF the diseases to
which young calves are susceptible
The milk should nev4 be Increased
more than by a pound q day and II
should be borne 10 mind that the calf
should never receive more than TWEEN.
y pounds OF milk in a 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
u would not receive as much fat as II
would from one pound Of whole rich
milk
Summing W. then. the proper way
20 raise the calves IL to feed them
from ten to not exceeding twenty
pounds OF milk daily and replace the
nutrients which have been removed
hv he separator with a grain ration
Rhich Is palatable and acceptable TO
the calf. and then allow the youngster
70 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 its welfare as does
the feeding As rule. calves in
dairy districts are born in the fall be-
cause the cows can be MIXED and the
calves raised during the winter
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tines and also because he realizes
that the COW which freshens in the
fall win produce 20 per cent. more
milk and bgtterfaz than the COW
which fresheus In the spring. Owing
10 TINS the calf Is kept in the barn
during the first six months Of his Ife.
Il should be kept in a stall which IN
roomy. dry. well bedded xellventi-
lated. with plen,y Of light. Under
these conditions. he receives sufficient
exercise and keeps In healthy,
thrifty condition so as TO grow well.
On the other hand II the calf Is kept
In stall that IS dark or damp or III
ventilated. he Is very liable to be-
come affected with one OF the two
dozen Ills 10 which the calf Is sus-
cepdbie 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 air and sunshine he receives Is
greatly beneficial to him. An hour
OF such treatment daily Is excellent.
but the calf should not be allowed 10
cold and chilled. for herein again lies
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 II can
get a large portion OF its subsistence
for the first year II should not be- COM
PEELED to live entirely on grass. The
digestive apparatus Of the calf has not
yet become sufficiently developed TO
permit Of the consumption Of enough
nutrients from feed containing so
much water as does grass. For this
reason is should be given a ration Of
corn. oats. bran. and oil meal twice
daily for the first year at least and
then. OF course. during the second
winter IL should be carried through
on a ration composed largely Of rough
age. such as clover hay. alfalfa hay,
corn silage. etc. with a sll yht amount
Of concentrated feeds, in order 10 de
velop to the greatest degree the d.
gestive apparatus. Calves raised IN
der these conditions viii make large
growth and by the time they have
reached the age OF tive years they will
have the size. stamina. reserve lorce
and power to freshen: and with the
good breeding and productive powers
OF their ancestors they should produces
profitahly even the first year. and IL
the owner continues with his good
care and feeding he has reason 10 be
disappointed IL they do not produce
for him at least $50 pounds Of butter
in their two-year-old form. Likewise
Is be in a position to compliment him
self IL these results are attained.