Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-17

e.od;no of Ille ue1l o"i
 i, begin before it is born. Toe
 dairvmen practice very scam
 ,a pregnant dry cows, and as q
 weak, puny calves are drop
 s;ob from birth are handlcap-
 .hoir development and are dli-
 'n' faed and care for. It is
 onomv 'o for any dairyman to
 ,old feed from a COW under sneh
 Instances, ,ost as this is likely Z, to
 nnfayorably the future welfare
 aal aalf as well as later milk pro-
 'I hu The COW. While the de-
 on mon the COW at this time are
 ,ns 'r not quite so great as when E,ll ay1 milk production, there E.thaless a severe strain upon ora she should be fed llberally
 ' to he able to produce a strons faeyeloped calf and so that sb
 l ne in good condition to give a ] flow of milk.
 Teaching the Calf to Drink
 nat,1re the calf sucks the COW
 if if can support itself. In mod |dsiry farming, however, the
 'N of butterfat and whole milk tthe dairyman to separate the
 from the COW soon after birth.
 milk produced by the COW for |first few days (colostrum) has Iarties which put the calf's dl-
 ve system in good working
 If is therefore necessary that calf have this milk.
 good practice to let the cali the COW for about AS hours hirth, but if weak and poorly |loned it may be we'll to let 1t for several days to gain bgth. ,;t,, T. z \ longer a calf remains with the inc harder 1t is to teach 1t to ! hut it is usually a simple mat |to teach a good robust calf to |k if taken when not more taan z 1 old Before this is attempts ! kalf should be kept from the GOV |ahont F. hours; it will then be hurry. About ? quartes of it's hers milk, fresh and warm, |ld be put into clean pail and |in front of the calf, which will efmes put it's nose into the pail |drink without coaxing. In most s, however, it will be necessary et the calf suck the fingers and |his means gradually draw It's into the milk. The fingers Ild be removed carefully as soon he calf gets a taste Of the milk. Fill cftentime take it's nose out of |milk in a few seconds. and if so |operation will have to be re- led. Patience is necessary. usu- after the second or third feeding |raif will drink alone. Occasion a calf IS stubborn and it's nose Ito be forced into the pail; i'll cases it should be straddled backed into a corner. The nose hen grasped with one hand, tive EN being placed in the mouth E the nose forced into the milk, h the calf, by sucking the fin :, will draw the milk up into It's |thsThe fingers should be gradu |removed and. this operation re- led until the calf will drink alone |e of Feeding and Quantity oi Milk to Be Fed.
 lhen a calf is young it is best to Fit three times a day, as nearly t hours apart as possible; but Ry successful feeders feed only Ee day. The calf must be Ted blarly and in equal quantities. It impossible to give a rule which apply to all classes, for some ees have greater appetites than ers grow faster, .and therefore ud have more milk. The working acity Of the stomach of the calf is lll, and during the first few weeks Fe troubles are caused by feeding
 much milk than by feeding toe le As a rough guide to the in erlenced feeder the following is gested:
 1rst week. Feed 6O-pound cal. |aarls day of it's mothers milk lm rom the COW.
 eeond week. If no digestive trou appear and the calf is thrifty lease the feed to , or 6 quarts o ve milk day. This does no z 10 be it's mothers milk.
 .lrd week. Feed as for secon, tx , except that | quart of skin X IS substituted for 1 quart o
 Whole milk
 oufth week. Same as third weel p ep. mat one-half of the mill :, 'u'd pc skim milk and one-hal Ole milk.
 slsn the calf is 1 month old ! ' !; reeve al, skim milk provide ,. 's larlfty. The amount scan be in 'assa gradually until it is 2 month ase a when if should be taking s t r quarts day.
 ea .a' loregoing rule for feeding al' x ao un,y to a calf weighing abou ,osa.s esulds at birth. It may be varie 'l'a M B to weight and the vigo ,oh e !, call Experience will 500 ,sa o',, sler feeder how to vary tn Fls ls Larger calves will need s n,.a .aore milk. When skim mil ,dsss. ny instead of whole milk som essss s s a.,sempt to feed more of i ,mspt % tney think that the extr E los. glVar will compensate fo uns " oi file fat. This is entirel nj Ii x So more skim milk shoul siss aaa If whole milk were use, 2 osis iss at removed from the mil 'atea % c'. replaced by grain, as X E; ua. a. in another paragraph. i WbiIe se ehg Milk for Calves.