A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



skim milk, warmed to resemble new milk. 

 Third week, one quart of ground feed and 

 one quart of oil meal, boiled in four quarts 

 of water for one hour, strained, and the liq- 

 uid divided amongst the day's meals. Give 

 only half the lunch feed, adding the deducted 

 quantity to breakfast and supper Fourth 

 week, skip the nine-thirty lunch altogether. 

 Fifth week, three o'clock tea also merges 

 into supper. Keep up the three feeds a 

 day until nine weeks old, when the calf will 

 commence to nibble hay, and should have 

 a little of the best in the barn. At noon give 

 a drink of milk and water, about equal 

 parts. From this time on, the milk can be 

 gradually decreased, being replaced by more 

 well-boiled feed; but remember that it is 

 better to underfeed than to overfeed a heifer 

 calf, for the desire is to make strength and 

 bone rather than flesh. 



We teach the babies to drink by dipping 

 two fingers into the pail and then, holding 

 the hand palm upwards, rubbing the mois- 



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