East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

ter fat.
Such cows are generally producer
and reared along the following lines.
Assuming the calf to be well bred and
otherwise satisfactory at birth, many
successful dairymen find it to be the
better practice to permit the calf to
suck the dam for its first feed.
The first milk-the colostrum-pos
sesses both medicinal and nutritive
qualities important to the calf's great
est needs.
Remove Calf Promptly.
The calf ought then to be promptly
removed to well ventilated, dry and
sanitary stall, away from the dam. The
stall should have window to admit the
sunlight and the floor ought frequently
to be covered with dry and fresh bed
ding. After several hours and when the
calf becomes hungry it should be taught
to drink from the pail, by coaxing and
not by forcing methods. Any practice
that would be calculated to develop a
stubborn and timid disposition in the
calf ought carefully to be avoided. Cul-
tivate the calf's affections. Offer the
calf the dam IS milk freshly drawn. BY
placing finger wet with the milk on
the calf's nose and repeating few
times if necessary the calf will follow
with its nose the finger into the pail and
begin to drink. By practicing patience
the feeder soon has the calf taught to
drink from the pail and with continued
kindness no further trouble need be
feared in this matter.
The calf is a delicate creature and
should be nursed with great care in or
der that digestion troubles may be
wholly avoided. Generally such trou-
bles are produced either by over feeding
or feeding in unclean pals.
Sometimes the dams milk is very
rich, when only little should be given,
and thus :void a bad case of indiges'
tion.
At all times it is better to under feed
little than to over feed. Feed whole
milk for about ten days and then grad
ually change to skim milk. At three
weeks the whole milk may safely be
omitted.
During the change little flaxseed
Jelly can be added to the milk, begin
ming with a tablespoonful and ending
with half pint, at feed. This
ljelly is prepared by cooking the flax
seed meal in water in the proportion OF
about one to six by measure. Small
calves ought at first to receive not more
than three to four quarts of whole milk
while large calves may receive from
five to six quarts daily.
The quantity may in each case bt
gradually increased until at the age Of
six weeks the amount may have doubled
which may well be the limit. Skin
milk had best be fed as soon as il
comes from the separator while it still
retains the animal heat,
Cold milk is dangerous feed for the
calf under four or five months of age
Feed skim milk warmed at 80 to 95 de
grees relying upon the thermometer, not
the finger. DO not feed the calves milk
from tubercular cows. Creamery skin
milk ought to be treated before being
fed to calves or pigs by heating for q
to 30 minutes at a temperature of l5C
to 160 degrees Fahreinheit-to kill the
bacteria present in the milk.
| Three Feeds Daily.
Divide the milk into three feeds
daily for the calf for the first week
afterwards two feeds daily. Feed mill
until the calf is six months old. Al
five or six weeks of age the calf viii
eat hay and grain. Let it have all II
will eat of both, after drinking its milk
DO not feed the grain in the milk. Equa
lparts by Measure of bran, corn mea
and ground oats makes first class
Igrain mixture for the calf. Sprinkle
little of the grain on tho mouth o.
tongue of the calf few times when il
Twill soon become to like it and ea
freely. Most any bright hay viii b'
|relished. Only feed what the calf viii
|eat up clean and thus avoid having thu
|calf form the Objectionable habit u
lmussing over the feed in search OF thu