Evening journal., 1921-03-16
CAREOF CALVES
OF GREAT VALUE
Through Ignorance Many
Valuable Specimens Are
Lost Every Year
FEEDING THEM
INDIVIDUALLY

Many valuable calves are annual
~ lost through ignorance and care
lessness. either because the owners
have not yet acquired the knowledge
and experience in caring for the
baby calves, or that they are care
less in attention and do not feed
regularly. Calves, like all animal
kind quickly become accustomed TO
regular hours for feeding, and II
the attention is not given at the ap-
pointed time they fret aud worry
ana make no gains. AS a rule the
new calf is born in a strong and
healthful state, and Il is up to the
attendant to keep il in that state.
The care must begin at once so that
there is not the slightest chance for
IL 10 have setback.
For the first day and night the
neither should have charge of her
offspring. The warm milk from
the mother win furnish nourish-
ment that cannot be substituted for
foundation. This will start the
digestive organs to work in the
right way. After that the calf may
be removed 10 pen which has been
thoroughly cleaned. disinfected and
literally bedded. For a couple OF
days three pounds OF milk should he
fed II three times a day. and this
quantity increased one pound a day
until the little animal is able to con-
sumo is pounds. Close watching
should be kept for any bad results
that might come from the feeding
After a week old plenty Of pure
and clean water must be within easy
access Of the calf, care being taken
that il is fresh and clean. for foul
or stale water would be apt TO cause
trouble. Water Is OF great import
Rnce, and Il is surprising the guam
tity the calf will consume during the
course OF the day.
When a month old a small amount
Of grain may be given in addition 10
the milk. This grain feed should
compose 100 pounds Of ground oats
100 pounds wheat bran. 25 pounds
Of oil meal and three pounds OF salt
all thoroughly mixed. To start
with sprinkle a small amount Of this
mixture in a clean trough and al
low the calf 10 lick it. After il
once has acquired a taste for the
grain feed il will look Tor it as Gag
erly as IL does for its milk. A lit
tie hay Of the iinest quality may
also be given al this time. This
will furnish the necessary roughage
and az the same time keep the calf
busy. Gradually working hay and
grain into the dauy milk ration will
promote rapid growth.
Where there are more than one
calf 10 attend to. they should be
separated at feeding time so that
each win be abie TO obtain its share.
They can be placed m separate
closed stalls for this purpose
Calves DO not all feesi alike. and
therefore they should he watched
and catered TO as they demand
Some calves can take more milh
than others without causing any bad
results, and others take the feed
best Whatever they crave that
should be allowed them. Where
this attention IS overlooked success
ful growth canRot be expected.
Every day that the sun shines out
warm the baby calf should be turn
ca into an open lot 20 permit it to
run and play until 4 has had an the
exercise Il needs. While the cali
Is in this pen an excellent oppor-
tunity Is afforded 90 give The pen I
good cleaning. Sprinkle the fool
with lime and upon this fresh bed
ding, thus giving a nice dry bed foi
the night. There is nothing NOR
important 10 the welfare OF the calf
When the calf has arrived, at IN
age Of two months. the grain ratiol
should be increased. Keen Il grow
ing rapidly by allowing three pound
a day Of the following ration; on
hundred pounds wheat bran. io