Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-11-09
Putting The Calf On Winter Feed.

Putting The Calf On Wlnter Feed.
Published by the Extension Service Of
the Maryland State College of Agriculture.
"Weanling calves at the present time
are receiving their change from summer to
winter feed. In quite few instances this
Is merely a change from grass to grain.
although in many cases with younger
calves it may be taking the calf of milk
diet and putting 1t on the grain ration.
This change. unless given gradually and
with care. is very often detrimental to the
calf It's stomach must accustom itself to
the new feed, in fact its entire digestive
system must undergo change properly to
care for the new feed. While the calf lives
through the change. there is often loss
Of fat and vitality. leaving the system in
good condition to contract disease. and
consequent stunting of growth. says G. Z.
Wolcott. Of the Maryland Extension Ser
vice.
The calf. or for that matter the yearlings
of both sexes. should never be fed the same
ration as the COW. The cows business Is
to produce milk and she is fed with that
in view. The young animals business is
to grow. and feeds for tissue building and
milk manufacture. while made up Of the
same constituents must necessarily be in
different proportions for the best results.
When calves are weaned their main source
of protein milk. is cut off and from this
time until maturity they should receive
those feeds furnishing abundance Of this
element 1t is found in alfalfa, clover. soy
bean or cow-pea hay. In addition to hay
a grain ration must be fed. Probably the
most economical and convenient mixture
is two parts commeal. two parts linseed
meal or oil cake. and one part bran. The
amounts Of this mixture needed by the
animal depends to large extent on the
size of the calf and the rate Of gain the
owner wishes to maintain. Too slow a
gain is not desirable. and at the same time
il is often dangerous as well as expensive
The young stock should have all the
rouehage they will eat. with the exception Of
silage. and the amounts Of silage vary from
a few pounds for the small calf to about
20 pounds for yearline heifer. Where a
rye or wheat field is available for pastur-
age. little roughage is needed except in
stormy weather.
HAVE You some HosEY To SELF
The marketing Of any product is a prob
lem entirely aside from the business Of
production. but the present finds the farm
er. in many instances. having either to
handle both these lines or 10 receive a
compensation for his labor and price for
his product considerably below the figure
allowing fair margin Of profit. The bee
keeper is no exception. and according TO
G. II. Gale. Of the State College Of Agricul-
ture. producing honey Is only oRe-half the
game. Since few beekeepers in Maryland
sell at wholesale. the retail trade is the
one that shows the greatest possibilities
for the Maryland beekeeper. II each pro-
Queer win develop standard. put the pro-
duct in neat and attractive package.
and not dump the entire seasons output
on the market at once. this business will
show a good side profit from the general
income on the farm. Underseling is neither
tificialIy lowering the local market The
Office Of Markets has recently begun the
issue Of honey market report. and this in
all instances will allow the beekeeper to
determine what the local price should be
This report will be mailed free TO those
requesting il. When one county In Mary
land is producing as much as $4,000
pounds of honey annually. the possibilities
for the remainder Of the State are not %
small as might at first be supposed.
DoS'T SEED WHEAT AFTLR Nov. /.
III ground prepared for wheat is not
seeded before November LIST. that ground
should be seeded to rye. says j. z. Metz
ger. Of the Maryland Experiment Station.
Except ia the extreme southern section Of
the State. seeding later than this date is
a risk that under ordinary conditions will
cause loss.
The recommendation that rye Be seeded
instead Of wheat is based on the fac, that
where ground is prepared and crops such
az corn o. tomatoes are 70 follow. the rye
will make excellent green manure. In a
time Of almost prohibitive fertilizer prices
this item alone should not be overlooked.
Furthermore. rye makes excellent spring
pasture. and iftbe weather continues favor
able 10 its growth. winter pasture will Be
available from it also.
II has been q general result that too late
seeding Of wheat leaves the grower with
a poor stand In the spring because Of
winter killing. This Is a waste Of seed.
time and labor. and the use Of the ground
fos Other crops is delayed until summer
when that wheat which does live through
is left TO mature. Wheat prices are high.
but ground space is valuable. and II
wheat crop cannot be successfully brought
through the winter. il is decidedly better
TO s1bstituts another crop.
Bsrxos Hour HoSosS FsoN EArOSAL DArEY
SEOs
The student Dairy Judging Team Of the
Maryland State College Of Agriculture
showed their msttle when. At the National