The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-27
By LAURA ROSE,
Demons.rator and Lecturer In Dairy:ns
At the Ontano Agricultural COL
iese. Guelph. Canada.

"HERE is difference OF opinion
among farmers as to letting
the calf suck the dam at ali
Ssme take II away Immediate
~, but the greater number leave the
calf with it's mother III least twenty
four hours after it is born. 1t is al
ways safer to allow il 10 stay that
length uf time unless the COW is Known
to be tuberruIous. in which case the
calf should be removed right away and
not allowed to he licked by its mother
or to drink any Of her milk Tuber
culosis is not hereditary. but may be
contracted.
To teach Il calf to drink let it get
quite hungry first. then insert two fin
gers in its mouth and lower its head
| into the pail. Calf feeders can be
| bought and are liked by some II the
calf proves obstinate and depend upon
| it some surely will the milk will cOol
while your patience is being tried, II
must lie heated by adding little hot
water to it, for the y''rln" baby mus;
not get cold milk, even when it Is Oh
stinate Remember il is against na
ture for a young calf to put its head
down to drink. SO while it is learning
this we must be patient. 1t will help
matters at first to raise the pail. or
better still, dish. to the calf. if pos
|
They soon sour. Always wash and
scald the pals at least once day: It
takes less time than to bother with
sick calves.
AS rule. it is good plan to feed
the calf whole milk for the first three
weeks. though there are EiaHy strong
ones which would stand the change t
skimmik at two weeks At first give
from six to eight pounds uwo and one
half to three and onehalf quartsi. ac
cording to the size of the calf twice
daily At the end of three weeks i
should get from eight to ten pounds
In the event Of a calf from any caus,
not getting the colOStrHm first milk
which is very laxative and intended b.
nature to cleanse tie bowels OF tn
young animal. it is advisable to tpe'
it with the milk from the freshest
lowest testing COW you have. at tn
same time watching carefully 10 see
the bowels are acting. If not Civ
about two tablespoonfuls of warm RI,
lilseed oil or castor oil repeating tn
, dose If necessary.
Jersey milk is often TOO rich i'll fa
for the calf TO do we'll on it. Sue
milk should be diluted with water .
! give the calf milk from another fres
, COW of low test if you have one.
In feeding calves by hand" said Il
, expert stock raiser to me. Il woui
! never be without ii thermometer an
;, some means of weighing the milk. as
, would far rather let calf go without
meal than have it get couple I
hounds too much milk or have it get
ut IL temperature of 30 degrees if 1t ha
been used to getting it at 10 degree
which is about right.
When heating milk for calves 1t
best to place the vessel containing II
nan of hot water: then there is
danger of it's being burned or boile
One great advantage Of separator Skin
milk is that if fed Immediately II Is
the right temperature and is fresh al
sweet Besides. | think the animal ne
in the milk has certain vitality III
The froth should be removed 1t is q
good for the calf. sometimes caasil
collie
In changing from whole milk to ski
| milk do not be in too great h''rr
Take at least a week to make u
| change.
] At two or three weeks the calf "
begin to eat little hay and snou
u he provided with some nice, brig
clover hay. 1t should also get llt'
% meal about this time A GOOD plan
e to fiji the hand with bran and crush
!. oats and when the calf mas finish
its milk hold your fingers for II
In suck. and while it is doing so wo
~ the meal, a little at time. into
3 mouth with your thumb Another pl
Cd is 10 mt little meal into the D
p tom of the pail just as it has 1nisn
a. a. drinking. Some give it few WIZ
in oats The chewing and mixing OF
We food with saliva promote digest'
ns and thrift. little puped roots
. relished by the calf and tends 70 kt
.. the appetite keen. II you wish to
. ten a calf give it some fat prnduc
food. such as little cornmeal.
:. I. A calf of two months should
~ get over eight quarts OF milk per u
= at four months it cannot mate y
use of more than ten quarts "
e this It should get two quarts OF mi
-. crushed grain per day and all the
= it can eat.
IA At six monlhs the milk all
~ anee may he dropped ont OF he'
~ that time if milk is scarce. Weail
The calf from mlik should be $40