The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-20

when h freShenS to more than MAKE
1t up. and It ia seldom n gets a
good calf IL the c0w ia MIXED con-
tinuOusly. If the COW is all right the
calf is given it's mothers milk for
three days. then half separated milk
and half new milk for a few days
longer. As soon as we begin to feed
all skimmilk we add q tablespoonful
of linseed meal to each ration. i'll
creasing this as the calf grows older
until half a pint is fed.
Many feeders feeding a number Of
calves will give all the same amount.
| We seldom get Il man who will feed
any other way. and a new man will
almost invariably get the smaller and
weaker calves to securing. Feed until
the calf begins to look full and no
more. What would be a full ration for
one would overload the stomach of an-
other. Not all have the same capacity
any more than all the people. and If
given too much their digestion will be-
come impaired. Usually a dose Of
salts and short rations for a day will
correct this. and calves fed the linseed
meai are much less likely to become de-
ranged.
Calves need water to do we'll. 1t
may be given them separately or when,
milk is short mixed with the milk. but
water they should have. 1t ia neces-
sary to the we'll being Of all animals.
For calves that do not put on fesh
aud look thrifty charcoal is an excel
lent regulator and corrective. Mixed
with salt they will eat It xeadily. and a
tablespoonful two or three times a
week is healthful for them.
We believe most in the x~irtussAofsthc
linseed meal. Years ago, before we be-
gan to feed It, we used to have calves
scour and get thin. and It would re.
quire lots Of fussing with feed aud
medicine before we got them growing
again. We. have fed grain mixtures Of
various kinds. but nothing W gave
the satisfaction that the linseed meat
has. In feeding separated milk we are
feeding a ration from which the fat
has all been removed. and the remain.
der Of the milk t. proportionately rich.
e. In the elements Il contains. as its
volume has been lessened BY the with
dfawai Of the cream. Linseed meal r.
rich In fattening properties, and the
addition Of water to the milk will bring
the whole to more nearly Z normal
balance.
Another important factor in raising
rood calves "a to keep them warm and
dry. A calf that lies down ON damp.
cold doors or on wei, 6lthy bedding
will not thrive. and scours are often
caused by this instead Of by improper
feed. lf 1t rays to raise z calf at all II
pays to raise It well. particularly those
designed for dairy q
Still Going on.s
At a picnic party for the children!
enc Of the ladies' in charge took the
y,otungstsras efcar' Z stroll. while the 9th
ors picked up the dishes and remnants
of the dinner. Returning m hour lat
q. she inquired anxiously whether or
not q certain fat urchln had remained
~ the dinner scene: not until the
strOllefS were almost ready TO return
had she noted his absence. The other
ladies' had not seern the child. and n
there was also miS1anEE 9 basket q
s0tables.
II search 49, institutsd. md present
II the boy ana the basket wefe. dls--
covered. belinda tres: VI
ssyVVhy, WHY. asked one y The
ladies'. what havs you BEEN doing
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