Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25

In the study Of present-day agriculture
y is necessary to go back to Mother Ma
juxe for many lessons in stock feeding.
This is especially important In the feed
ing of calves. In nature the young cali
gets its milk at short intervals at uni
form temperature. and it is always sweet,
clean and wholesome. The success of the
calf feeder will depend upon his ability
to initiate nature.
The young calf should not remain. with
its dam for longer period than three
days. A shorter time is better. The
calf should receive the first milk drawn
from the udder of its dam This milk
is known as cofostrum milk 1t has
valuable laxative effect, If the COW dies.
so. that the colostrum cannot be OBJ
tanned, it is advisable TO give the calf
dose of castor OIL
The stomach of the calf is small and
will not hold a large quantity of milk al
one time. This makes it necessary 10
feed it as often as practical over 1eed-
ing will cause indigestion and may result
in the death of the calf
The newly born calf should receive from
eight to ten pounds of whole milk daily.
depending upon the size and strength OF
the animal. The milk can gradually be
displaced by skimmilk, until at the age
of four weeks the calf is receiving no
whole milk at all Experiments and
actual farm practice unite in commencing
the use of skimmilk.
Many successful da1rymen are skim
ming q part of their milk and selling the
sweet cream TO the factories This prac-
tice leaves the desired amount OF SKIM
milk on the farm to be used Tor caH
feeding and allows fair price for the
product.
The well bred calf is made or unmade
the first twelve months of it's life. Good
dairymen are often poor calf ralsers, and
this has resulted in the stunted calf we
see ON the average farm. Calves are well
cared for in Holland and Denmark, which
fact has had much to do with the de-
velopment of the industry in those coun-
tries. The future success Oh. the dalryman
depends SO largely upon the care OF his
calves that too much emphasis cannot
be placed upon this subject
\ general rule is to feed all the cows
will consume as long as they are respond
ing with an increased milk flow This
will apply TO cows of distinctly dairy
temperament. OF course, il is always
understood that the ration must be prop
erly balance for milk production. Unless
a sufficient amount of protein is supplied
the COW cannot increase her milk flow
even though consuming a heavy ration
IN the interest OF economy II is always
important to use roughage to the fullest
extent possible. Therefore, first of all,
the cows should be given all the hay and
silage they will consume. If the hay is
clover or alfalfa the roughage part of the
ration will be we'll balanced. In addition
to this good milk cows must be fed grain
A good rule to go by is to feed about
a pound of concentrated feed to every
four pounds of milk the COW is giving
a good grain mixture is one composed
of four parts corn or kaffir meal. two
parts bran and one part cottonseed
meal This is standard grain mix
ture used BY good many dairymen
with the best of results. 1t is always
d good plan to do little figuring on
the cost of the ration. since it might
mum milk flow. In other words the
last pound or two of milk might cost
so much that it would be more profita-
bic to feed for the moderate flow
Lice on cattle and young stock are
frequently serious pest. Any of the
various dips advertised sold for this
purpose are effective They can be put
on with sponge or brush and worked
I'm thoroughly to the skin, but II is not
always safe 10 wet an animal all over
I'm cold weather. Kerosene and lard
rubbed in from horns to the tail is a
safe and sure remedy An even better
one s-to use powdered sulphur. Rub
il in well with the hand and repeat in
two weeks There is no danger from
using this
Every precaution should be taken to
give the COW about to freshen the most
clearly and sanitary surroundings. The
COW should calve in a clean freshly
bedded stall or. better Vet. in mild
weather. in the pasture. 1t is essential
that surroundings be clean in order to
avoid infection of the freshly severed
navel cord. The COW will be in better
physical condition and Will yield more
milk If she is dried up about six weeks
before calNing time than she would il
MIXED up to time of calving.
Many daFymen pin their faith to the
jersey COW. and when well cared for
Ind generously fed she usually re-
spends by producing a plentiful supply
of milk and butter fat The other
breeds of dairy cows have also proved
their worth at the pail A good deal
depends on the dairyman
investigations made by the Depart
nient Of Agriculture indicate that the
average cost Of raising heifer on
dairy farm in the northern and east
ern sections is about s61 at the end