Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-10

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hfgaEFiced feed
gN2a4iE . vigorous calf hegsEaS dur,
as tifa Etcuad week tn pick at the bed
titag 81 aIi3fF material within is rssss,ls,
und Il gkat tiiae both grain and rough
- - the best 4uHlity Should bo PRO-
viSied. Closer hay. alfalfa lay. or. Il
t'gRsa are nat available. tbs most pain,
table rgagaage GA hand sl4onia l,s civ,
"a tsy talf sitter tite second week. If
affalEa ts used. caFe should he taken
laat K aaes not cause scolfs; this
feed should be fed sparjngiy nj Iirst
npI Increased only after the calf gets
accustomed to Ii. E'tie essential points
Nre sllat the reuEhage he az good quail.
tfy aad kept clean The usual mistake
ia providing rDaghage is thar Ii Is not
HSpt clean, IL is either placed on the
Hoof, where it soon becomes contain
itsatea with the droppings. or is ppt
into il inauger or feed box, SO placed
iilat the calf can easily spoil It, Hay
should he furnished at first only
handful at Il time and placed so that
IL cannot get soited. A iatticework
raeE of metal Gr wood, Is useful IL II
is placed high enough from the floor
so that the calf cannot soil the hus in
my manner but still have 1t within
easy reach. This rack can be SO con-
Struettd that Il can be hung on the
wall or framework of the stall or pen
and removed when not needed For
The first six months, at least, the calf
should receive all the rnughage Of good
quality that 1t will eat up clean. TIE
quantity taken up TO the time ii is
one month old is very small, The rack
should be emptied every day and fresh
raughage supplied,
Care in Feeding sisss.
Siiage may be given after the calf is
one month old. but the utmost care
sfould be observed 10 be sure that IL Is
fresh from the sllo. Tor this reason
very Young calves, except in the hands
of very careful feeder, should not be
led sflage, as il ferments rapidly when
exposed TO tEc air. Care should he
used ia starting with sllage, using only
q liEsta at first and gradually increas
Ing the quantity as the animal be-
comes used TO it, Generally there is
10 Ginger that the calf viii get too
much roughaga if it is clean aud OF
the proper quality.
II the calf has access TO good pas
turc dming the FIRST six months 1t need
ii0t racaiye other roaghase. Pastures
used in summer ssil..lia contain plenty
Of shade. 1t Is moi advisable, however,
TO haye calf under two months OF age
on pasture in tSae early spring.
Grain for Calves.
Whole milk is natures balanced re-
tiona for the calf When skirn or sepa-
rated nlilk is fed. other feeds are used
TO supply the fat which has been re-
noTS. Proprietary calf feeds Or
i:l5slIs. for feeding with separated milk,
hive been put on the market. Many
ths have merit. but by using the
feeds usually found on the farm or
IN markets nearby the farmer can
generally mix grain ration which is
~ good. and costs less.
WslSat bran is grain which is read
lily taken by young calves. Inasmllch
rs o3ts of the essential points is to in
fiuce lile calf 10 eat grain as early as
iassSibic, bran In many cases is one of
tie INGREDIENTS Id the mixture. Corn,
4 fee6 very commonly found OH the
9arssl, las an excellent physiological eff
fect ui4on cattle Of all ages and To d
great extent may take the pIace of the
tat renewed from the milk. Ii is there
fsre ore of the very best grains 10
rs,e HIsh skim milk. Experiments in
Virginia teIi to show that corn fed
20 calves should be cracked rather
ihan siasiy ground. Cracked corn aad
Elcct hsssin therefore should be the ba-
sis of iEe feed mixture. Ground oats
are very good for the purpose. but they
are rot grown on the farm SO common
IL rs corn. and in many cases cost
much more per unit of feed than corn
AID hrstn. The following mixtures are
recommended:
/. Three parts cracked corn ami part
wheat bran.
2. Three parts cracked corn. part
wheat bran, ard part ground oats.
3. Three parts cracked corn, part
wheat bran, / part ground oats, and ]
Fart Inseed meal.
4. Eisse parts cracked corn, part
wheat bran, parl ground oats, and part
4 HOOD meal.
8. Oats grourd.
Grain in Second Week.
When the calf Is in Its second week
II should begin to receive grain. and
vnen one month old it should eat about
saiiiI a pound q dr.. After this time