Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-14
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measure of the amount Of hay, straw,
pasturage, ETC., that is given. Alfalfa
and peavine hay will be the most
satisfactory roughage available on
the average farm. Where silage can
be had it should be fed abundantly.
The run of a rye patch will be most
valuable for the older calves dur
ing the winter months. During the
summer they should be provided with
the most luxuriant pasture possible.
flies annoying they will put on gains
more rapidly If kept in a darkened
barn during the day with the rack
well filled with bright hay constantly
before them and turned on the pas
turc at night.
all growing animals, and it is i'm
possible to make calves thrive and
grow as well without milk as with 1t.
Where it is possible even the Junior
yearlings should be kept nursing a
heavy milking cow until after the
last show of the fall season. This
may not be practical on many farms.
Skim milk will be much cheaper and
can be provided in more cases than
nurse cows. While it is not as good
for making show beef calves, it is
an excellent substitute for the whole
milk, and, under all circumstances, at
least skim milk should be provided
for the calves until they are from
five to six months old.
For, the calves that are to be
raised on skim milk the following
precautions should be Observed:
l. Separate the calf from the COW
when it Is from two to four days old.
IT 1T is kept out Of sight Of the
mother there will be less fretting
and worry on the part of both.
= For the first two weeks give the
cali about two quarts of the mothers
N n
IT to miss one feed but little dim
guilty will be encountered in teaching
II to suck the fingers and drink from
the bucket. For the first week II
would pc better If this daily allow
three feeds instead of two.
3; At the end Of two weeks grad
ual!y begin to- change from whole
milk to skim milk. Each day give
pint less of the mothers milk and
put IN pint of skim milk instead
ons1i the calf Is completely changed
D.. When the calf Is about two
weeks old, it should be taught to eat
grain. A mixture Of equal parts Of
cracked corn, oats and bran will be
most desirable. The" grain should be
fed Immediately after the milk is
given.
s. Nothing but clean buckets should
be used in feeding milk to calves.
Many Of the i'll results seen from
feeding skim milk to calves are due
to dirty buckets. The buckets used
fer feeding should be Thoroughly
washed, scalded and aired after each
feeding.
.. Overlooking is also responsible
for lack of growth in skim milk
calves! A good general rule is to
feed pint, of it for each ten pounds
of live weight in the calf. This is
a general guide, and at no time should
more than a; gallon be given at a
feed. g.. s.,-
7. The skim milk should always
be heated to about body temperatures
before it is fed. That is, around 100
degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Only sweet, clean milk fit for
human food should be given to the
calves. Buttermilk has been success
a uniform supply of it is available
there is no real reason why this
should not be fed, but as rule it
will be more satisfactory not to try
to feed them on butternilk. It is
sure to upset the digestion Of the
calf If FREQUENT changes are made
back and forth from buttermilk to
skim milk. +" '@
Ir digestion and scours are fire.
auently seen in bucket fed calves.
This condition is usually caused by
failure to observe some of the pre-
cautions just given. When the con-
dition is frs observed an effort
should be made to locate the cause
and remove it. Then give the calf
two to four tablespoonsful of castor
oil and cut the milk allowance in
half or even let the calf miss one
feed and then gradually bring it back