342 ARID AGRICULTURE. 



or with a ration much out of balance. It may 

 be caused by indigestion or bad physical condi- 

 tion. If it becomes a habit the sow should be 

 fattened and butchered or sold. 



WEANING With dairy cows the best practice seems to 



be never to let the calf nurse its mother. ' The 

 first, or colostrum milk, should all be fed to the 

 calf, as 110 artificial food can take the place of 

 this natural secretion. The calves should be far 

 enough removed from their mothers to be "out 

 of sight and out of mind." It is probably bet- 

 ter to teach them to drink at once than it is to 

 bother with any of the patent nipples, teats, or 

 feeding devices on the market. Stock calves are 

 usually weaned when they are six or seven 

 months of age. Colts are weaned at five or six 

 months old. Lambs are weaned at four months, 

 and pigs at two months. Usually all that is nec- 

 essary is to separate them from their mothers, 

 and give plenty of other food. 



