136 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



milked thereafter. This practice is permissible with 

 cows of a poor grade. It is injurious in high milk 

 production, and inevitably leads to the destruction 

 of the herd, because many of the good dairy calves 

 are vealed and forever lost as dairy prospects. If 

 calves are allowed to suck their dams for as long a 

 period as required for making good veal, the value 

 of the cow as a milk producer is somewhat lessened. 



BRED FOR BEEF 



Th s pure-bred Shorthorn calf was left with its mother for a week. After 

 that time it was fed whole milk, then whole and skim milk mixed, then 

 skim milk and oil meal. 



Objection to the practice of first milking the cows 

 and giving the whole milk to the veal calves is raised 

 because of the labor expense. Some farmers meet 

 this by removing some of the butter fat and provid- 

 ing substitutes as previously described for the cream 

 removed. Where calves intended for beef stock are 

 removed from their mothers cream substitutes can 



