The Dickinson press., 1914-07-18

Of. Some object to this method Of
allowing the calf to remain with the
mother at all on the ground that it
spoils some heifers. It is true that
a few heifers are nervous, will not
stand well and will not give down
their milk properly when the calf is
taken away. This, however, has never
yet happened in the writer's expert
ence.
Temperature Of Milk for Calves.
Temperature Of milk is one of the
most important factors in connection
with raising calves. The best tenn
perature of milk when fed is that of
blood heat (98 to 102 degrees F.) The
nearer the temperature of the milk is
to this the better it Is for the calf.
It is the great range Of variation in
temperature which cause the trou-
BILE. Feeding almost ice cold milk
once and the next time warm milk
will surely bring about the scours
Feeding cold milk alone will produce
this trouble.
Most farmers now have a cream
separator. If the milk is fed at once
after being separated the temperature
Of skim milk for the calves is likely
to be uniform. Where no centrifugal
separation is In use this question of
obtaining uniform temperature Of skim
milk is much more difficult. Bright,
smooth-haired, thrifty, good appearing
calves on a farm are almost conclu-
sive evidence that there is a hand
separator OF the place.
Feeding Sour Milk and Using Stale
Utensils.
This Is another common cause of
scours in calves. Sour milk never
agrees with young calves and should
not be fed to older calves except in
cases of emergency. Sour and stale
milk buckets are frequently used from
which to feed calves. These contain
multitudes Of germs, which, when
taken into the digestive tract, cause
disturbances. Calf pals should be
washed out and scalded daily with
hot. water. The hotter the better.
The scalding water should not be
used first as it causes the milk curd
to stick to the pail; Pals should be
washed With l9ke%af@ water first
and, secondly. rinssd II gsaldjpg bot
watsE: Wooden pals are Undesirable
Fl dairy bdTposss q any kind.
Is. .sas CAVES e ERs Grain Early:
A little calf a learn to eat grain
very young. If he. has a chance to
learn he will MUNICH grain when two
weeks Old -1sEzz@aG:s#sEzzTgEsaE
One good method of teaching a calf
to eat grain is to take a handful of
: grain occasionally and hold it close
to his. mouth. Considerable grain
will adhere to the moist mouth. This
will cause the calf to lick his mouth
aud thereby gather some grain into
the mtdth and begin to chew, and
soon he will go to the feed trough
and help himself. .sr.ksSassszsszzaXsszs
Another good way ia to have the
young calf in q pen with another
older calf that already knows how to
eat grain. Little calves are teachable.
They initiate. This Is true while
young and that characteristic stays
with them as they grow older.
Until a calf Is three to five months
old he should have all the grain he
can eat. After that it should be re-
stricted according to the use for
which the calf is intended.
Calves intended by their owners
for dairy cows should not be kept
fat and feshy, as this condition In
creases the tendencies to convert
feed into fat and put 1t onto their
backs instead Of converting it into
milk and butterfat. A dairy calf
should therefore receive less of, the
fat and heat producing feeds (corn,
wheat, barley. wild hay or timothy
; hay), but instead should be fed on the
muscle and milk producing feeds
Goats. oil meal, bran, alfalfa hay and
clover hay).
Comfortable Quarters. !,
Too much stress can not be laid on
the Importance Of keeping calves In
clean, we'll bedded. we'll lighted and
well ventilated quarters. Little,
calves are many times put into an
out Of the way, dark place in the barn.
They remain there. rover getting OF.
ercise, receive no change OF air ali
through the Water and never receive
cheering rays or sunshine.
zf by Teason Of lack Of room the
calves must be stored away In q. dark,
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