Substitutes for Skimmed Milk in Raising Calves. 



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water and two quarts of milk at a feed night and morning. Gradually 

 increase the amount of meal until at the end of 14 days the amount 

 for one feed is one quart of milk, three-fourths quart of meal mixed 

 with one pint of cold water and then with one quart of boiling water 

 added after the lumps are all stirred out in the cold water. Mix the 

 milk and the meal gruel together at the time of feeding. As the calves 

 grow older, they may be fed according to the following table: 



Table IV. Table for Feeding Schumacher Calf Me.a.l 



The amounts indicated in the above table are the maximum at the 

 end of the periods named. The changes are to be made gradually. The 

 amounts are for one feed and can be changed to suit the age and con- 

 dition of the calf. The best results were obtained by mixing the gruel 

 sometime before feeding and then warming it again when ready to feed. 

 The object in using a little cold or lukewarm water is to get the lumps 

 all worked out before adding the l)oiling water. If boiling water is added 

 directly to the meal it is almost impossible to get rid of the lumps. 



The calves in Lot B made good gains on the Schumacher Calf Meal, 

 and the cost of one pound of gain compared favorably with the cost of 

 raising the calves in Lot A on skimmed milk. 



Some trouble was experienced in getting the calves to take the meal 

 gruel readily. The amounts called for by the directions seemed a little 

 large in some cases and were cut down accordingly. One calf. No. 6, 

 refused to take the gruel at all and was put on skimmed milk. Calf 

 No. II did not seem to do well on the meal alone, so some skimmed milk 

 was added to his ration. 



Table V shows in detail for Lot B the amounts of the different feeds, 

 cost of feed, total gain and average daily gain for each period of 30 

 days. Tables VII, VIII, IX, and X show that while the cost per pound 

 of gain with Lot B is larger than with Lot A, yet the gains are very 

 good and the cost moderate. 



