The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-01-24

pounds linseed meal, 10 pounds
dried blood flour, 10 pounds skim
milk powder, one-half pound salt.
Mixture No. Fifteen pounds
linseed meal, rs pounds red dog -four
or white middlings, rs. pounds finely
ground corn meal, 10 pounds blood
meal.
Blood meal, a packing house pro-
duct, may be omitted. Ground fax
seed may be substituted for part of
the linseed meal.
To feed, mix one pound OF either
of the above mixtures with seven
parts of liquid made up of water and
whole milk. The more milk used
the better, but the amount may be
gradually reduced 80 that the calf is
on the meal entirely when 1t Is six
weeks old. However, a little milk
will pay big dividends when fed to
the older calves. The average calf
will require about eighteen ounces of
meal a day when 1t Is six weeks old,
and about twenty-four ounces when
1t Is six months of age.
A calf should not be fed more
than twenty pounds (ten quarts) of
milk day, unless the skim milk has
to be fed or go to waste. When
there is supply, milk should be fed
to calves until they are year old.
Most Of the constituents in the
above meals are produced locally.
Flax can be grown successfully here
and it would probably be very advis-
able for some of the local farmers
to produce some for f1axseed meal.
Dried blood flour can be purchased
in Salt Lake.
Skim Milk Valuable Feed
Too often the feeding value of
skim milk is not appreciated. This
quality feed should never be thrown
away Skim milk is especially valu-
able as supplement to the grains,
as it contains complete proteins that
are necessary for the growing anil
NAL. Experiments conducted by the
wisconsin Experiment Station indi-
Gated that the efficiency of cereal
proteins was increased from rs to IS
per cent when fed with skim milk.
This by product Of the dairy is just
as valuable for pigs, colts and chick
ems as it is for calves.
Feed Good Hay
A calf should be fed the best hay
available, as soon as it will eat 1t,
usually when it is from few days
to two weeks old.
Grain for Calves
The calf should be taught to eat !
grain as soon as possible. A grain /
mixture which will give good results !
consists of three parts by weight !
each of ground corn or ground /
barley and ground oats two parts OF
wheat bran and one of linseed meal.
This mixture may be varied by the
addition of one more part of wheat
bran Some feeders prefer equal
parts of the above grains, while
others the whole oats alone.
When the calf is receiving skim
milk the farm grown feeds will suf- j.
flee, but where a limited milk ration
is used either linseed meal or ground
flaxseed is quite essential in the ra-
ton. 1t is best to feed the grain
twice a day, feeding what the calves
will clean up in 20 minutes. me
feed boxes should be kept clean and
sweet, as a calf does not like to eat
mussed over grain. 1t is best TO
feed the calves in stanchions and to
feed the grain Immediately after
feeding milk. A few handfuls OF
silage may be fed the youngsters
any time after they are two months
old. When the calves are six months
old they will eat two or three pounds
of silage day.
Water for Calves
Calves should be watered every
day. This should be done in the
middle of the day, and not just be-
fore or lust after feeding them milk.
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