The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-01
TO REAR 4 DAIRY CALF
Some Valuable Hints on the Care o.
stock on FARMS.

CElEA III III "a o Nyff ~ ~
fed, either at pasture or in the stable,
that in her generosity to you she Ess
10 turn her ON needed ~ aud aes1
into milk, growing 50 thin ehaf aer
hips and ribs are the most Dropln i
features in her makeup, bow can "a
expect her To give you a strong 81
Remember that the calf wei boz 3
half reared Try 70 be always Nith
your COWS during parturiti0n Re dy
II necessary to assist at the proaer
time; a. you win find this extra care
the cheapest sort Of insurance aga st
loss. Give the COW q weil-be5ded ss Il,
and see that all is dry and clean.
Some breeders remove TIE cali TO
It's pen a. soon as born; hit ! con-
slider ii better for both cor and calf
to leave the calf with the COW for So
10 AZ hours, as the COW viii be con
tented al the tirae when sic needs 20
be quiet. and the calf VIII lck little
and often and 80 get its digestive or
gans properly working These or
gans Of the newborn calf are very
delicate, and very subject t. disorders
If the milk fed Be not right Ia quality,
quantity, and temperature, of If harm
ful germs are introduced into the
stomach and intesunes by feeding
from uucIean pals The calf pens
should BE- wellllghted and ventilated.
be reasonably warm and be kept
clean ard dry. For tie arsf two or
three weeks. the calf should receive
only It's dams milk; and 1t should be
fed not Jess than three times per day
with mix warm from the COW a
good Holstein-F rfegian COW or heifer
will need milking At sec am, loo
PR, ard $50 pm. and II the baby
calf be fed two quarts at each milk
ing, il is likely 70 be enough.
BY the time the calf IL three weeks
I'D, it viii be able to dispose Of five
pinte st each Of the three feeds; and
after II reaebes four weeks, it may be
fed but twice a day the new milk
gradually being replaced With SKIM
milk, tn ct sjx weeks the calf Is TAX
iHg faaf - five quarts Of skim milk
twice pr day From the time ore
begina e nsa skim milk. till the calf
is two months old, the thermometer
should he used so rs to be sure tie
mix Is above 50 degrees, but after
that age, the hand is a sufficient
guide At about four weeks, the calf
will begin to chew bits Of hay; and If
a little wheat middlings Is placed in
Its mouth after feeding, ii win quick
Iy learn to eat ground feed Up TO
about twelve weeks old, the calf
should have ground oats or wheat
middlings, an well as bright clover
hay, before it 1T all times, all being
kent sweet and fresh and after three
months it should have its grain feed
az regularly as the COWS. While 1t
ia better to feed skim milk If one can
I'm a calf is 20 weeks old, warmed
water should be offered every day
after about tile tenth week but one
should be careful that at first the calf
does not take II for new kind of
milk, and load up too heavily With
1T, If any strong. healthy calf GETS
out Of condition, nine times out Of
ten 1t IL the fault Of the person in
charge; and he has only himself to
blame.
Ghosts in the Capitol
The uuwritten history OF the United
States Capitol would make interesting
reading, IL all the stories tod by the
guides could be gathered into sin
gle volume, Those who SCOT at the
sight-seeing trips az only f9r green"
visitors are missing something
have enjoyed many Of these tours, and
In every one have learned something
new and interesting, Sometimes the
words Of the guide recall something
long forgotten as when recently
standing near the Senate Chamber
with group before the statue Of John
Hancock, WAS reminded taat he was
the first signer Of the re Iafati1n Of
Independence Accordinc t0 tao ays-
TEN Of the guides each lfe hitory
is emphasized with some eDcep-
tional deed or Incident b rE you
It must IN truth be exc 7.5nal to
MAINTAIN plAce lH hiatp4 az wen az
to secure recognition in the news
Of the papers. One old far
mor in the eorup Of visitors reiter-
ated an old saying when he Insisted
that the axle that makes the most
noise gets the grease. And ttlats the
way most political reputat ms are
made nowadays just by nerve but
gettoo much grease on the axle and
Off comes the nut and down goes the
wagon"
When the Capitol Rotunda Is reach
ed, the guides are always asked by
lady sight-seers IF it is really true
about the ghosts walking abroard."
Rumor has It that every night al the
hour the ehgies ia statuary
in statuary hall come ont and hold
high carnival, directly over the
crypt place suggestive Of ghostly
During the day however,
all Is peaceful, and in every nook and
corner Of the Capitol, the figures rep
resented By statues and paintings