The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-18

ter fat.
Such cows are generally produced
and reared along the following lines.
Assuming the calf to be well bred and
otherwise satisfactory at birth, many
successful dairymen find it to ne the
better practice to permit the calf to
suck the dam for its first feed.
1ne first milk-the eolostrum-pos-
sesses both medicinal and nutrltlye
qualities important to the calf 5 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-
1tiyate the calf's affections. Offer the
lcalf the dam 8 milk freshly drawn. BY
placing a finger wet with the milk on
1.-The calf nose and repeating a 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
ldrink from the pail and with continued
kindness no further trouble need De
!. feared in this matter.
The calf is a delicate creature and
. should be nursed with great care IN or
der that digestion troubles may DC
wholly avoided. Generally such trou
lbles are produced either by over feeding
: or feeding in unelean pals.
Sometimes the dams milk is very
: r,ch, when only little should be gwen
: and thus cyoid bad case OF lndiges
O tion.
AT all times it is better to under feet
little than to over feed Feed who'll
milk for about ten days and then grad
e ually change to skim milk. At thre
e weeks the whole milk may safely b
/. omitted.
L During the change a little flaxsee
n ;elly can be added to the milk, begin
le ming with a tablespoonful and endin
y y with half pint, at feed. I'm
n Jelly is prepared by cooking the flax
II seed meal in water in the proportion Q
"a about one to six by measure. sma
'e calves ought at first to receive not NOR OF
"a than three to four quarts of whole NIL
O. while large calves may receive frol
, live to six quarts daily.
- ~ The quantity may in each case .
!. gradually increased until at the age
" six weeks the amount may have double
!, g (which may well be the limit. ski
=. milk had best be fed as soon as
~ ~ comes from the separator while 1t stl
retains the animal heat.
m Cold milk is dangerous feed for tn
w calf under four or five months OF ag
no Feed skim milk warmed at 80 to 20 O.
er grees relying upon the thermometer n, M
is, the finger. DO not feed the caves mn
II. from tubercular cows. Creamery SKI
If milk ought to be treated before PEN
to fed to calves or pigs by heating TOT
TO to 30 minutes at temperature OF l,
no TO 100 degrees Fahreinhcit-to XIII u
bacteria present in the milk.
Three Feeds Daily.
ng Divide the milk into three fee'
ed daily for the calf for the first wee
ry afterwards two feeds daily. Feed mi
le- until the calf is six months old. I
lg. live or six weeks of age the calf W
is eat hay and grain. Let it have all
as will eat Of both, after drinking its .lil
tn Do not feed the grain in the milk. Equ
Or parts by iAeasnre of bran' corn me
nd and ground oats makes ilfst cla
'ut grain mixture for the calf. Sprinkle
he little Of the grain on the mouth
ars tongue Of the calf few times when
ms Twill soon become to like it and 9
M freely. Most any bright hay will
of relished. Only feed what the calf W
th, eat up clean and thus avoid having t
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