A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



Have a stall or temporary accommodation 

 prepared for the calf, as far removed from 

 the cow's stall as possible. Where or what- 

 ever it is, it should be light and well venti- 

 lated, positively free from damp, projecting 

 or jagged nails or timber, and well bedded 

 with clean, sweet straw. 



After the two hundred and seventieth day, 

 it is well for the cow to have free access to 

 her stall all through the day and, of course, 

 to be housed at night. Her bed should be 

 deep and clean. Dirty stables are the usual 

 cause of blood poisoning and all the kindred 

 troubles of dam and calf. Always leave the 

 cow untethered at such times. Rarely is 

 any assistance required, though we keep a 

 close watch, and prolonged restlessness is 

 taken as a signal of distress, which we at- 

 tempt to relieve by offering a warm drink 

 consisting of a pail of water into which a 

 handful each of bran and oil meal have been 

 stirred. 



When the calf is dropped, unless the cow 

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