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after. I give calves after that all the sour milk they will drink, 

 once a day, and once a day all the water they want. If in the 

 Fall or Winter, I give them all the oat hay they will eat. If 

 in the Summer, I fence off a pasture for them, either of timothy 

 or oats sown in the Spring. Under this system I raise calves 

 that arc the admiration of all who see them. 



The advantages in favor of raising thus, are numerous, 

 but I shall mention only a few. In the first place you have 

 the full benefit of the cow for butter making purposes ; sec- 

 ondly, the calf becomes fully domesticated and of a gentle 

 nature, generally making a gentle cow ; last, but not least, a 

 calf weaned at the ninth milking will not experience the 

 hindrances to its growth that all calves get that are weaned 

 at a later day. 



HOGS. 



I prefer the Berkshire hogs. They give the best satisfac- 

 tion since I have introduced them on my farm. They are sure 

 breeders and the sows are good sucklers. The pigs make quick 

 returns by maturing early. In fact, with fair treatment they 

 are ready for the market at almost any time. Hogs, as a gen- 

 eral thing, do well with me. Hog cholera sometimes shows 

 itself, but I dread it little. I never had it but once among my 

 hogs. In my case and many others, I think it was brought on 

 by over-feeding new corn, the hogs actually gorging themselves 

 therewith. Since then, if I feed green corn at all, I feed it 

 cautiously. I prefer feeding good, bright old corn until the 

 new becomes old enough to husk. My theory is, that any 

 grain fed before its maturity is more or less injurious, and if 

 indulged in too freely will result disastrously. 



